Posts Tagged: older adults

Time to strengthen California’s programs for aged and disabled

An elderly woman uses a walker to help her navigate a California street. (Photo: frantic00, via Shutterstock)

by SUSAN DeMAROIS posted 09.20.2022

OPINION: Look around. California’s population is aging and growing more diverse. Aging independently in one’s own home with economic security has become particularly challenging for too many older adults who for years have endured discrimination, inequities and health disparities. These challenges have only intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic and amid surging costs of living.

The 2020s are the decade of the baby boomer

An older man jogs up a desert mountain peak in California. (Photo: Sirtravelalot, via Shutterstock)

by Jeannee Parker Martin posted 02.10.2020

OPINION:“OK Boomer” has gained popularity as a sarcastic refrain, but if millennials and all other generations fail to take baby boomers seriously, we will all share in the consequences. The 2020s will be the decade of the baby boomer.

After 30 years, personal allowance in nursing homes still $35

Nursing home patients at their facility. Photo: ChameleonsEye, via Shutterstock)

by CARL BURTON posted 06.27.2017

OPINION: In 1965 Congress passed and the president signed into law Medicaid. At that time, they decided on how much a nursing home resident should be able to keep from his or her income toward meeting personal needs. They decided that $30 per month would be a fair allowance. The Personal Needs Allowance has remained the same at $35.00 since the 1980s.