News & Events
Welcome to the JCA News and Events page. Here you will find all news updates as well as post from the general blog and the KC (Kensington Clubs) Blog. Use the search function on the right side of the page to find news and posts about any particular category or key term that interests you.
Older LGBTQ Adults Face Unique Challenges in Giving and Receiving Care
JCA Blog / By JCA / June 5, 2025
by Laura Williamson, American Heart Association News Unlike their cisgender and heterosexual peers, LGBTQ people are more likely to end up as caregivers for friends, partners, or family members. An estimated 1 in 5 LGBT people are caregivers, compared to 1 in 6 people in the general population, according to a 2015 caregiving report from National …
Documentary Takes a Tough Look at Aging in America
JCA Blog / By JCA / June 5, 2025
by Richard Eisenberg for NextAvenue How far has our nation progressed in the way it treats its oldest residents? That’s the provocative question asked at the start of the new, one-hour documentary, “Aging in America: Survive or Thrive.” It started airing and streaming on PBS stations on Thursday, May 1, and continued throughout May, which …
Avoid Medicare Late Enrollment Penalties
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 30, 2025
If you work for a small company (fewer than 20 employees) and do not enroll in Medicare when you turn 65, you could face significant penalties and coverage gaps. Penalties for Not Enrolling in Medicare at 65 Medicare Part B Late Enrollment Penalty If you do not sign up for Medicare Part B when first …
How to Survive Being Involuntarily Unretired
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 27, 2025
By Deborah Lynn Blumberg for NextAvenue Some involuntary unretirees start working again after an illness leaves them with medical copayments and co-insurance bills they can’t afford. Others have been walloped by a natural disaster that eradicated their home. Still others just weren’t able to save enough during their working years. In the United States, the older …
Ways to Increase Lifespan and Healthspan
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 27, 2025
By Jacob Schroeder for the Beacon Modern research confirms what we’ve known for decades: Basic healthy habits work. A 2023 study of 276,000 U.S. veterans found that adopting eight key habits — including a healthy diet, exercise, quality sleep, and avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol — could add up to 24 years to a person’s …
What The House Medicaid Bill Means For Older Adults And Their Families
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 21, 2025
By Howard Gleckman, for his blog Low-income workers who leave their jobs or reduce their hours to care for aging parents risk losing their own Medicaid benefits, according to a House committee’s budget plan. At the same time, major cuts in projected federal Medicaid funding threaten the ability of states to continue to provide services …
You’ve saved up—do you have an income plan?
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 21, 2025
by Cliff Ambrose for the Beacon Retirement planning is often compared to climbing a mountain. The ascent — the accumulation phase — is about building your wealth, while the descent — the distribution phase — is about strategically living off those savings. The sequence of returns risk One of the most significant challenges during the …
Experts on Aging, Now Seniors Themselves, See Things Differently
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 9, 2025
Their advice and thinking about resilience, adaptability and outlook have shifted. by Amanda Ericksoln for the Washington Post Physicians, social workers, professors, and researchers who study aging in America have spent decades working with seniors, but they found that getting older themselves shifted their thinking and what they tell their clients. Some are surprised by …
Flipping the Script: Does internalized ageism get in the way?
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 9, 2025
by Janine Vanderburg, Keynote Speaker, Writer, Trainer, and Consultant committed to Slaying the #Ageism Dragon. ™️ Yesterday, I was in the middle of a conversation with Ande Lyons on her Don’t Get Caged By Your Age Podcast. I was describing Flip The Script, our grassroots month-long social and earned media campaign to change the narrative …
Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 7, 2025
by Paula Span for the New York Times A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults. People understand almost intuitively what “elderspeak” means. “It’s communication to older adults that sounds like baby talk,” said Clarissa Shaw, a dementia care researcher at the University of Iowa College of …