The Silver Century Foundation promotes a positive view of aging. The Foundation challenges entrenched and harmful stereotypes, encourages dialogue between generations, advocates planning for the second half of life and raises awareness to educate and inspire everyone to live long, healthy, empowered lives.
Homebound Seniors Living Alone Often Slip Through Health System’s CracksFebruary 19, 2025by Judith Graham-Millions of older people are confined to their homes or can only get out with great difficulty. A surprising number live alone, and their situation can be precarious. For this article, written for KFF Health News, journalist Judith Graham visited…
Their Biggest Worry Is the Cost of Health CareOctober 24, 2024by Judith Graham-What weighs most heavily on older adults’ minds when it comes to health care? The cost of services and therapies, and their ability to pay.
Utilities Plunge Nursing Homes into DarknessSeptember 23, 2024by Kate Ruder-When powerful wind gusts created threatening wildfire conditions one day near Boulder, CO, the state’s largest utility cut power to 52,000 homes and businesses
Dementia: A Diagnosis Too Often DelayedAugust 9, 2024by Mary Jacobs-Last year, a bank officer phoned Kelli Brown’s brother with a concern: a lot of money was going out of their 87-year-old father’s bank account. Their father, a retired accountant, lived alone in Cincinnati. He seemed to be functioning well…
Special Programs Teach Much-Needed Skills to Dementia CaregiversNovember 15, 2023by Judith Graham-There’s no cure—yet—for Alzheimer’s disease. But dozens of programs developed in the past 20 years can improve the lives of both people living with dementia and their caregivers.
What AI Can Do for Older AdultsNovember 7, 2023by Mary Jacobs-When Alyssa Weakley’s 82-year-old grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2019, the family scrambled to respond. Her grandmother lived in southern California; Weakley and other family members were in northern California and Washington State. As problems arose, they took turns…
Innovators Find Creative Ways to Connect the GenerationsSeptember 12, 2023by Mary Jacobs-As the pandemic receded, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, a community center in New York City’s Upper East Side, came back to life. The halls buzzed with people of all ages, from young children in the preschool to older adults who…
Friendships Are Good for Your HealthMarch 15, 2023by Mary Jacobs-As a human resources executive, Carole Leskin traveled around the world and worked with a diverse group of interesting people. She never married and never had children, but life was full. Then a recession ended her career at age 65.…
Nursing Home Patients Caught in a SqueezeJanuary 25, 2023by Susan Jaffe-After 11 days in a St. Paul, MN, skilled nursing facility, recuperating from a fall, Paula Christopherson, 97, was told by her insurer that she should return home.
Older People’s Mental Health Undermined by the PandemicNovember 2, 2022by Mary Jacobs-In early 2020, Sarah Crouch started a tally on her cell phone: a list of names of family members and friends who died since the pandemic began. As of July 2022, there were 51 names. About half died due to…
‘It’s Becoming Too Expensive to Be Alive’ October 19, 2022by Judith Graham-Economic insecurity is upending the lives of millions of older adults as soaring housing costs and inflation diminish the value of fixed incomes.
The Struggle to Find Home Health CareOctober 4, 2022by Judith Graham-Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health agencies.
Your Medicare Drug Plan Can Hike Its Prices Almost AnytimeAugust 3, 2022by Susan Jaffe-Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up for a new Medicare prescription drug plan during last fall’s enrollment period and when she tried to fill her first prescription in January.
A Hidden Epidemic Threatens Older Adults: Malnutritionby Mary Jacobs-For most of her life, Jenny Anne Horst-Martz’s mother worked hard to stay slender. But now, at age 90, her mother struggles to keep enough weight on. The problem started a few years ago when her mother was injured in…
The Parade of Aidesby Howard Gensler-Working as a caregiver for a friend or family member is a rewarding but stressful job. When my mom qualified for an aide (thanks to the pooled income trust and Medicaid), it gave me a break during the day to…
It Takes a Network to Support a Senior Who Lives Alone March 18, 2025 - Donald Hammen, 80, and his longtime next-door neighbor in south Minneapolis, Julie McMahon, have an understanding. 
Homebound Seniors Living Alone Often Slip Through Health System’s Cracks February 19, 2025 - Millions of older people are confined to their homes or can only get out with great difficulty. A surprising number live alone, and their situation can be precarious. For this article, written for KFF Health News, journalist Judith Graham visited…
Their Biggest Worry Is the Cost of Health Care October 24, 2024 - What weighs most heavily on older adults’ minds when it comes to health care? The cost of services and therapies, and their ability to pay.
Utilities Plunge Nursing Homes into Darkness September 23, 2024 - When powerful wind gusts created threatening wildfire conditions one day near Boulder, CO, the state’s largest utility cut power to 52,000 homes and businesses
Dementia: A Diagnosis Too Often Delayed August 9, 2024 - Last year, a bank officer phoned Kelli Brown’s brother with a concern: a lot of money was going out of their 87-year-old father’s bank account. Their father, a retired accountant, lived alone in Cincinnati. He seemed to be functioning well…
Special Programs Teach Much-Needed Skills to Dementia Caregivers November 15, 2023 - There’s no cure—yet—for Alzheimer’s disease. But dozens of programs developed in the past 20 years can improve the lives of both people living with dementia and their caregivers. 
What AI Can Do for Older Adults November 7, 2023 - When Alyssa Weakley’s 82-year-old grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2019, the family scrambled to respond. Her grandmother lived in southern California; Weakley and other family members were in northern California and Washington State. As problems arose, they took turns…
Remote Work: An Underestimated Benefit for Family Caregivers October 31, 2023 - For Aida Beltré, working remotely during the pandemic came as a relief.
Innovators Find Creative Ways to Connect the Generations September 12, 2023 - As the pandemic receded, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, a community center in New York City’s Upper East Side, came back to life. The halls buzzed with people of all ages, from young children in the preschool to older adults who…
What to Do When Your Older Parents Resist Help or Advice August 28, 2023 - It was a regrettable mistake. But Kim Sylvester thought she was doing the right thing at the time.
An Underestimated Benefit for Family Caregivers July 27, 2023 - For Aida Beltré, working remotely during the pandemic came as a relief.
A Possible Solution for the Staffing Crisis in Long Term Care May 8, 2023 - When Margarette Nerette arrived in the United States from Haiti, she sought safety and a new start.
Friendships Are Good for Your Health March 15, 2023 - As a human resources executive, Carole Leskin traveled around the world and worked with a diverse group of interesting people. She never married and never had children, but life was full. Then a recession ended her career at age 65.…
Nursing Home Patients Caught in a Squeeze January 25, 2023 - After 11 days in a St. Paul, MN, skilled nursing facility, recuperating from a fall, Paula Christopherson, 97, was told by her insurer that she should return home.
Needed: New Ways to Prepare Older People for Disasters December 8, 2022 - All kinds of natural disasters—hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, dangerous heat waves—pose substantial risks to older adults.
Older People’s Mental Health Undermined by the Pandemic November 2, 2022 - In early 2020, Sarah Crouch started a tally on her cell phone: a list of names of family members and friends who died since the pandemic began. As of July 2022, there were 51 names. About half died due to…
‘It’s Becoming Too Expensive to Be Alive’ October 19, 2022 - Economic insecurity is upending the lives of millions of older adults as soaring housing costs and inflation diminish the value of fixed incomes.
The Struggle to Find Home Health Care October 4, 2022 - Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health agencies.
Colorado Passes the First Right-To-Repair Bill for Wheelchairs August 18, 2022 - Robin Bolduc isn’t the type of person who takes “no” for an answer—particularly when it comes to fixing her husband’s wheelchair.
Your Medicare Drug Plan Can Hike Its Prices Almost Anytime August 3, 2022 - Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up for a new Medicare prescription drug plan during last fall’s enrollment period and when she tried to fill her first prescription in January.
A Hidden Epidemic Threatens Older Adults: Malnutrition - For most of her life, Jenny Anne Horst-Martz’s mother worked hard to stay slender. But now, at age 90, her mother struggles to keep enough weight on. The problem started a few years ago when her mother was injured in…
The Parade of Aides - Working as a caregiver for a friend or family member is a rewarding but stressful job. When my mom qualified for an aide (thanks to the pooled income trust and Medicaid), it gave me a break during the day to…