JCA Blog / By JCA / May 28, 2026
an interview with Lee Ryan, PhD, from Mind Crowd We asked Lee Ryan, Ph.D, one of the top-rated memory experts worldwide and a pioneer on brain aging studies, head of the Psychology department at the University of Arizona to answer our questions on normal brain aging. What is normal brain aging? 1. Fact: A healthy …
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by Howard Gleckman, for his blog Starting in 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began paying doctors and certain other Medicare providers extra money to train and support caregivers. Physicians, nurses, and therapists, for example, can do this work in their offices or in settings such as hospitals or nursing homes prior to a …
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 19, 2026
by Michelle Harven for WAMU 1A The state of California recently charged 21 people with hospice fraud, accusing them of costing the state $267 million. These types of schemes start with criminals opening up shell companies, signing recipients up without their knowledge, and then billing Medi-Cal for nonexistent services. This can have a serious effect on …
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 12, 2026
By Jordan Rau for Weekend Edition Sunday By the time she was hospitalized in 2020, Pearlene Darby, a retired teacher, had suffered open sores on both legs, both hips, and both heels, as well as a five-inch-long gash on her tailbone. She died two weeks later at age 81 from infections and bedsores, according to …
KC Blog / By JCA / May 12, 2026
This cafe is offered through a partnership between Carpe Diem Arts and Montgomery Parks. The café invites those dealing with memory change & their carepartners to experience therapeutic arts experiences. With welcoming activities, relaxed social time, and light refreshments, participants share meaningful moments, creative expression, and a growing sense of community. Indoors/outdoors (weather permitting). Registration Required: MoCoParks.org/MemoryCafe …
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 11, 2026
by Suzanne Pollak, JCA Senior Writer A Roadmap for Those Aging Solo There are many things people need to consider as they grow older. Should they move to a smaller house or an assisted living facility? What do they want to include in their will and end-of-life documents? Do they have enough money to retire? …
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 7, 2026
by Tom West for his Substack, “Age Against the Machine” One client shut down. Another tried to control everything. Both had to learn the same uncomfortable truth about who carries your life forward. Over my 30 years of working with families on long-term financial planning, I have seen many difficult circumstances: terminal illnesses, loss of …
By Molly Snow, AARP Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is the only federal job-training initiative that exclusively serves older workers with the goal of helping them transition to employment outside the program. To qualify, participants must be at least 55, unemployed, live in a county served by SCSEP and be considered low income. …
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 5, 2026
New tools tailored for use in senior living communities allow for shared experiences and social bonding. by Charley Locke for the New York Times Loneliness and isolation have serious ramifications for older adults. Studies have shown that social disconnection can have the same impact on mortality as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. This kind of …
JSSA and Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA) Announce Transformational Merger to Expand Services for Older Adults Across the Greater Washington Region Media Contact: Julie Perlstein Director of Marketing, JSSA 301-610-8311 Rockville, MD — April 30, 2026 — In a bold step to meet the rapidly evolving needs of an aging population, JSSA and the …
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