Talking about what others are afraid to say
Recent CDC data shows that about one in three American adults say they experience loneliness. About one in four say they lack sufficient social and emotional support. That puts tens …
The Hidden Healthcare Tax: What Loneliness Is Costing the U.S. Healthcare System Read More
Loneliness looks like the silence that fills the room after everyone who knows your story has left the building, creating an empty echo that resonates against the walls. It sounds …
The Next Healthcare Crisis Is Already Here. It’s Called Loneliness. Read More
Loneliness is recognized as a serious public health issue—not simply an emotional experience. Research continues to demonstrate that chronic loneliness and social isolation significantly increase the risk of illness, cognitive …
The Loneliness Health Crisis Among Seniors: Why Social Connection Is as Important as Medical Care Read More
For years, we’ve talked about the aging of the Baby Boomer generation as if it’s a slow-moving trend. However, it’s not just a mere trend; it’s a surge with profound …
Impacts of Aging Baby Boomers on Healthcare Read More
The generation born between 1946 and 1964 isn’t quietly aging into the background. Baby boomers are actively reshaping what it means to grow older—and, in the process, exposing just how …
Baby Boomers Are Rewriting the Rules of Aging, and Healthcare Read More
One in six Medicare seniors takes eight or more prescription drugs, highlighting a widespread polypharmacy problem. While medications can be lifesaving, excessive prescribing increases risks like falls, cognitive decline, and …
Are Seniors Overprescribed? Medicare’s Numbers Raise an Uncomfortable Question Read More
For as long as we’ve known about Alzheimer’s, a diagnosis has felt like a one-way street, a devastating journey of losing memories, independence, and a sense of self. For decades, …
The New Alzheimer’s Drugs: Breakthrough or False Hope? Read More
We’re staring down a crisis that’s been building for decades. As millions of baby boomers—our parents and grandparents—get older, the systems we count on to care for them are starting …
The Caregiving Cliff: Why Millions of American Families Are About to Go Over the Edge Read More