Looking After Grandma, Learning Responsibility

Jan. 11, 2012 / By Richmond Pulse
Tags: cancer, disabilities, health care, Older Americans

New America Media/ Richmond Pulse , News Report, Megael “Junior” Jonson , Posted:Jan 11, 2012

Editor’s Note: Providing eldercare is hard enough for family adults, but is even tougher for a teenager...

California Governor’s Budget Could Hit Most Vulnerable With Deepest Cuts

Jan. 9, 2012 / By New America Media
Tags: budget cuts, California, Health, Older Americans, Poor

New America Media, News Report, Zaineb Mohammed, Posted: Jan 07, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO–Advocates for both ethnic communities and children reacted with alarm to the state budget that Gov...

90-Year-Old Latina Brings Art to Life and Life to Her Art

Jan. 6, 2012 / By
Tags: Art, culture, Latina, Older Americans

Mundo Hispánico, News Report, Johanes Roselló, Translated by Suzanne Manneh,Posted: Jan 01, 2012

Gloria Patiño, 90, is shown with gift cards made from her artwork...

Jobs Program for Older Americans Struggles

Jan. 4, 2012 / By
Tags: Economy, Employment, Older Americans, policy

RedwoodAge.com, News Report, Pamela A. MacLean, Posted: Jan 02, 2012

Photo courtesy of Senior Service America

With passage of the 2012 budget Congress failed to restore any of the deep cuts made last year to the largest federally funded program that employs older adults...