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Coronavirus Pandemic Led to Surge in Alzheimer’s Deaths | The Wall Street Journal As Covid-19 raced through long-term care facilities, it amplified mortality risks for those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia   With the novel coronavirus, suddenly at 60 we’re now ‘old’ | the Washington Post More than 20 million Americans ages 60 to 65 got a rude surprise this year.

by Billy Altom, NAB Member and Executive Director of the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL) A few years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I was attending a music festival in the river market district of Little Rock, Arkansas.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day We all deserve to lead happy and healthy lives free from abuse as we age, yet older people are mistreated more often than we think.

4 Disability Clichés, And What You Can Say Instead | Forbes Awkward silences beg to be filled.

The NAB Condemns the Murder of George Floyd and Urges All to Work Toward Inclusion and Justice | NAB The National Advisory Board (NAB) on Improving Health Care Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities is comprised of distinguished and culturally diverse community advocates.

Re-posted from the Modern Medicaid Alliance  In a recent Morning Consult poll, the Modern Medicaid Alliance asked registered voters for their opinions on the role of Medicaid amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

You Are Never Too Old to Make Your Mark | NAB May is Older Americans Month.