🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

Join us at our upcoming webinar, Understanding Barriers to Accessing Personal Care Services in CA. The webinar will cover: - an overview of Medi-Cal personal care services and programs - barriers to accessing these services - policies to improve access buff.ly/3UdNcZ0

Guardianship should only be used as a last resort. Alternative solutions, such as powers of attorney and advance care directives, can provide the necessary help while preserving choice and autonomy for the people involved. #GuardianshipAwarenessMonth buff.ly/48dtl1L

#Guardianship laws, terminology, practices, and procedures vary by state. Learn more about Guardianship, common elements, less restrictive alternatives, and the risks and red flags for abuse: drive.google.com/file/d/1NzuZeT… #GuardianshipAwarenessMonth NCLER

Medicaid waiver wait lists have ‘devastating’ effect on older adults seeking assisted living, advocates say. mcknightsseniorliving.com/news/medicaid-… INALA

Because no data exists to shed light on who is currently under guardianship, let alone why, little to nothing is known about guardianship’s impact on marginalized communities. buff.ly/3BO8jdN

The burden of Medicaid recovery falls disproportionately on communities of color and prevents families from building wealth through homeownership. Our new issue brief details the harms of Medicaid estate recovery and pathways for its elimination. buff.ly/3YeEhaR

This #GuardianshipAwarenessMonth, explore alternatives to guardianship, ongoing reform initiatives, and read Q&As with attorneys defending the due process rights of low-income older adults facing guardianship. buff.ly/3BVIkkR

Without access to in-home care, older adults like Dorothy Potter rely on family. "It's very frustrating...I had to depend on family members, calling them and say, can you bring my groceries in the house for me or can you stop by and run the vacuum?" buff.ly/4eYilYs

Justice in Aging's Tracey Gronniger joined @ncpssm for a conversation about why Social Security is a lifeline for millions of older Americans, particularly women and communities of color. Listen on Spotify: spti.fi/XG2VCkH

Social Security provides essential benefits that lift older adults out of poverty. However, American Indian and Alaska Native elders receive fewer Social Security benefits than their Black and white peers. buff.ly/3UqOGiw

A quarter million people have lost Medicaid since the unwinding began in April 2023. This is the story of two of them, a brother and sister who both qualified and yet both lost their coverage, and how it upended their lives. thebaffler.com/salvos/the-unw…

Thank you to Center for Medicare Advocacy, @JusticeInAging & others, @CMSgov is allowing appeals for when #OlderAdults get trapped by observation status. Read "CMS Sets Medicare Appeal Pathway for Hospital Designations" in Modern Healthcare to learn more: ow.ly/cOjr50TS34x #AgeFriendly #aging

No matter our age, disability, or class, we should be able to live without fear of being isolated or forced to live in an institution like a nursing home. Investing in HCBS (home and community-based services) will enable more older adults to age in place with dignity.

The housing affordability crisis affects Americans of all ages, but older adults are particularly vulnerable due to fixed incomes and high medical costs. In Virginia, as in the rest of the U.S., homelessness among single adults aged 50+ has skyrocketed. buff.ly/4hrjdq9

Home care is critical for many of us we age. And research shows that older adults are happier and healthier when they can age in place, rather than in a nursing home. Yet, Medicare still leaves millions without the support they need. buff.ly/4hn1n7V

“Nursing homes’ aggressive debt collection practices can lead to serious financial consequences for caregivers and residents," said Anna Anderson NCLC. Federal and state officials and courts must act to #ProtectConsumers. Justice in Aging nclc.org/nursing-homes-…

.Social Security approves or denies SSI/SSDI in part, by assessing if applicants can perform past work. This June, it cut the relevant work period from 15 to 5 years. Learn more about the new SSI/SSDI rules for applicants and beneficiaries: buff.ly/3AoEkcb

Justice in Aging is on Threads and Bluesky! 🦋 bsky.app/profile/justic… 🧵 threads.net/@justiceinaging