Posts Tagged ‘aging’
Looking back at 2024, sharing some favorites – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Like many national news organizations, RINewsToday, The Pawtucket Times and Woonsocket Call (now combined into one newspaper called the Blackstone Valley Call & Times), offers its readers an ‘age beat’ editorial commentary, covering a myriad of aging issues, Congress (including Social Security and Medicare) retirement, the long-term care continuum, consumer issues, spirituality, pop…
Read MoreChair Casey leaves mark on national aging policy. Leadership changes in DC and RI – Herb Weiss
Chairman Casey’s Leadership Leaves his mark on national aging policy By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Last week, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, held his last hearing, entitled “Empowering People with Disabilities to Live, Work, Learn, and Thrive, in SD 106. This hearing was his swan song as…
Read MoreRetirees reflect on financial fragility of retirement – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Literally just hot off the press… the Los Angeles, California-based nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies® (TCRS) in collaboration with Transamerica Institute®, released the findings of its 24 Annual Transamerica Retirement survey. Considered to be one of the largest and longest running annual surveys of its kind, its…
Read MoreThe Second Fifty: Seniors are happy, expect lives to improve, hold optimistic views – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues It seems that America’s older adults are not fearful of aging. With optimism they are embracing it. That’s what the findings of a new AARP survey reveal in exploring the second half of life. AARP’s 2024 survey of adults ages 50 and over reveals that older adults have an…
Read MoreExpanding Medicare on political agendas: In-home Health Care critically important – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues This week Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a “Medicare at Home” proposal on ABC’s The View that would expands Medicare to assist older Americans to age in place at home by covering some of the cost of in-home care. The proposal targets adults who are part of…
Read MoreOut and About in RI: Senior Agenda Coalition conference annual big turnout
It’s not just social events that we celebrate with our “Out and About in RI” feature. Here, the 16th Annual SACRI Conference and Expo – with the theme “A Bridge to a Secure Future” – which was held yesterday brings together Rhode Islanders and leadership with a joint spirit of positive aging. Thank you to…
Read MoreCreating an understanding of the richness and diversity of aging – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues For years, media managers have clung to the erroneous notion that advertising sales are primarily driven by millennials, holding the mistaken belief that older consumers on fixed incomes are less receptive to purchasing new products. As a result, these media outlets—whether print or digital, broadcast, or podcast…
Read MoreAARP study on older adult stereotypes in on-line images. We think they can help. – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Photo: AARP website Following on the heels of an intense national media debate of President Joe Biden’s age and his ability to govern, a new AARP study finds a positive shift over the past five years in how adults 50-plus are portrayed online in marketing and media…
Read MoreRI Minority Elder Task Force honors RINewsToday writer, Herb Weiss, and advocates
“This year we decided to honor 4 individuals in our community who we felt go above and beyond for seniors. Whether it is bringing attention to the problems seniors are facing daily through writing or passing out food at the local food pantry. The dedication goes above and beyond the norm. This year we decided…
Read MoreCarol Anne Costa to lead Senior Agenda Coalition of RI. Annual conference plans – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues The Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island (SACRI), an independent and diverse coalition of over 20 agencies and individual members who advocate for older Rhode Islanders, gears up for the planning of its 16th Annual Conference and Expo (October 9th) with the recent appointment of its new Executive…
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