The role of water in the body’s systems and preventing dehydration in elders.
Fluid in the Balance: Hydration and Nutrition Recommendations for Older Adults
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The Swimming Siblings
Six brothers and two sisters find the National Senior Games and take home some hardware.
Going for the Zumba Gold!
Passion for Zumba nets deep personal connections with older adults.
Why I Practice Yoga
How appreciation of an ancient practice evolved across age.
The Beautiful, if Painful, Game
When to throw in the towel on a rec sports team, or is it never?
Racing to the Ends of the Earth
Mental health through endurance racing.
The Vital Role of Sports and Recreation in Healthy Aging
Cataloging the many benefits to getting outside and moving, especially for elders.
The Deathly Toll of Extreme Heat on Elders—and What FEMA Can Do to Tackle It
With vital FEMA monies states and tribes can deploy multiple infrastructure upgrades to ward off heat effects.
Home Medication Management: Older Adults Describe their Routines
Remembering to take medications is an inexact science at best—a new study weighs in on how to ensure it happens.
Mothering Challenging Adult Children: Difficult Mothering
Resources abound for adult children who become default caregivers for their parents, but what about older parents who become the default safety net for adult children?
Improving the Behavioral Health of Older Adults Through Multisector Plans for Aging
States are using MPAs to address older adult behavioral health.
How States Use Data to Inform Family Caregiving Policy
A survey of various states’ data-collection initiatives, outcomes, and opportunities.
Data Could Now Guide Population-Based Improvements in Local Eldercare
The intersection of eldercare improvement and performance measurement will be a fertile arena for research, including how best to develop and present the metrics and which improvement activities work well.
How Do Foundations and Funders Approach Evaluation and Impact?
How to adopt a culture of evaluation to better design and deliver programs.
Pragmatic Clinical Trials for Dementia Care: Experience from the First 5 Years of the IMPACT Collaboratory
Why we need more research on what kind of dementia care works, how, and for whom, to make a difference in the real-world.
Spending Time in the Weeds, But for Worthy Outcomes
Two experts on why applied research could mean a much better way to age.
Defining Evidence for Aging Services in a Dynamic World
‘Evidence-based programs are a critical part of understanding what works, for whom, and under which circumstances.’
Navigating Evaluation Challenges in Community-Based Care Management
Perspectives gained from collaborative research endeavors.
Applied Research in Aging: Advancing Health Equity and Addressing Social Needs
The roles data and research play in getting elders the care they need, with a spotlight on Medicare Advantage and social care.
Leveraging Health Services Research to Address Aging Health Equity
The frailty care crisis remains invisible to most people Americans, but collaboration between agencies should draw attention to it and foster interventions.