Declaration for Independence

A Call to Transform Health and Long Term Services for Seniors and People with Disabilities



What We’re Reading: December 4, 2017

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AARP opposes Senate tax bill, calls Medicare cuts and Obamacare mandate repeal 'troubling' | CNBC Health Care AARP, the lobbying group for almost 38 million older Americans, on Thursday blasted the Senate's proposed tax bill for threatening cuts to Medicare, repealing a key Obamacare rule and hiking taxes on many seniors. "We urge the Senate [...]

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What We’re Reading: November 27, 2017

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The Best and Worst States for Mental Health | Mental Health America Over half of American adults with mental illness do not receive any type of care. Even among the top-ranking states in the report, less than half of American adults with mental health conditions received any type of treatment. That means that mental health [...]

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What We’re Reading: November 20, 2017

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Under New Guidelines, Millions More Americans Will Need to Lower Blood Pressure | The New York Times The nation’s leading heart experts on Monday issued new guidelines for high blood pressure that mean tens of millions more Americans will meet the criteria for the condition, and will need to change their lifestyles or take medicines [...]

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What We’re Reading November 13, 2017

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How Fast Are You Aging? Checking Your Biological Clock | The Huffington Post Although the idea of aging evokes thoughts of the elderly, aging occurs in every stage of life, mysteriously transforming newborns into nanas. Surprisingly, for a universal biological process, the study of aging remains a field in its youth. Why does a queen [...]

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What We’re Reading October 23, 2017

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For many older Americans, the rat race is over. But the inequality isn’t.| Washington Post While the rat race ends with retirement, one of its principal features extends well past a person's last day of work. Income inequality in the United States spills over from the job into the last decades of life, according to [...]

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What We’re Reading October 9, 2017

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Older Adults More Likely to Disclose Suicidal Thoughts As They Age | UT News Suicide among older adults is a growing public health issue. Conditions associated with aging such as chronic pain, diagnosed or perceived terminal illness, social isolation and the death of friends and family can push older Americans toward ending their lives. A [...]

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What We’re Reading: October 2, 2017

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Study Shows that Puzzle Pieces Evoke Negativity from the Public | Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism They’re everywhere. On the lapels of NCAA basketball coaches during the Final Four. On a FOX reporter’s bowtie during the World Series. On bumper stickers, backpacks, bracelets, beer koozies, tote bags, and the background of a prime-time soap opera. [...]

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What We’re Reading: September 18, 2017

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National Suicide Prevention Week https://afsp.org/campaigns/national-suicide-prevention-week-2017/     https://youtu.be/hg_vurAHaUc Disability backlog tops 1 million; thousands die on waitlist | ABC News More than 1 million Americans await a hearing to see whether they qualify for disability benefits from Social Security, with the average wait nearly two years — longer than some of them will live. All [...]

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What We’re Reading: September 11, 2017

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Remembering 9/11 What Older Americans Stand to Lose if ‘Dreamers’ Are Deported | The New York Times When the Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would end an Obama-era program that shielded young undocumented immigrants from deportation, Sherwin Sheik quickly sized up the potential toll on his business. Mr. Sheik is the chief executive [...]

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What We’re Reading: September 4, 2017

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Hurricane Harvey Relief and Support Efforts!  Why students in this program are learning to care for aging NYers | Spectrum News NY There's a shortage of health care workers serving the country's aging population, with the number of specialists shrinking. Health Reporter Erin Billups takes a look at the problem and one possible solution. Mayra [...]

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