Staying Active Beats the Blues for Latino Elders

Oct. 25, 2013 / By New America Media
Tags: aging, Exercise, Health, seniors

WDET News/New America Media, News Feature, Martina Guzman

Photo: Seniors stretch in a fitness class sponsored by Detroit’s Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development...

Mandela’s Illness Exposes Little End-of-Life Planning in Modern World

Jul. 17, 2013 / By New America Media
Tags: aging, elders, Medical Care

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram

PALO ALTO, Calif. – For weeks now, the media has been pouring out news about former South African President Nelson Mandela’s illness and repeated hospital stays...

Despite Poverty Today, Latinos May Define Rules in Aging America

Dec. 28, 2012 / By New America Media
Tags: aging, elders

HuffPost Voces/New America Media, News Analysis, Yolanda Gonzalez Gomez, Posted:Dec 26, 2012

Photo: Paula and Manuel Cisneros (Yolanda Gonzalez Gomez/HuffPost Voces)

DALLAS, Texas–For Paula and Manuel Cisneros, every day is a challenge of survival...

From Trauma to Dancing—Eldercare Will Challenge Boomer Generation

Dec. 12, 2012 / By New America Media
Tags: aging, elders, Health

Providence Journal/New America Media , News Feature, Rita Watson

SAN DIEG0–Nursing homes are often associated with the last chapter in people’s lives...

America’s Demographic Destiny—Aging Fast, But Unprepared

Nov. 28, 2012 / By New America Media
Tags: aging, elderly, Health

Physician’s Money Digest/New America Media, News Analysis, Eric Anderson, MD, Posted:Nov 28, 2012

SAN DIEGO–The U.S...

Budget Cuts Clip Senior-Care Wings of Native Alaskans

Nov. 10, 2011 / By New America Media
Tags: aging, Alaska, budget cuts, elders, Rural

Alaska Public Radio Network/New America Media, News Feature, Shaleece Haas, Posted: Nov 09, 2011
Photo: Matthew Malcolm, who has Alzheimer’s, is shown in a van driving from Fairbanks to Eagle...