Articles/Essays/Op-eds

• Getting Old Is a Crisis More and More Americans Can’t Afford, Michelle Cottle.

• “Growing old is an increasingly expensive privilege often requiring supports and services that, whether provided at home or in a facility, can overwhelm all but the wealthiest seniors. With Americans living longer and aging baby boomers flooding the system, the financial strain is becoming unsustainable…” (read more)

• Who Will Take Care of America’s Caregivers? Michelle Cottle.

• “When you are old and gray and full of sleep and nodding by the fire — whom do you expect to help take care of you? Family? Friends? Paid aides? All of the above?

• Discrimination Is Hard to Prove, Even Harder to Fix, Paula Span.