by Char Brooks, Project Healthy Living Coach and Attorney As you may have read, September is Hunger Action Month.  Hunger Action Month was created to bring awareness to the countless people who are starving and how we can do our part to eliminate hunger. Seniors are particularly vulnerable to not having enough to eat.  A recent study found that seniors often have enough money to … Continue reading Safety First: Hunger Action and National Food Safety Education Month Unite!

The Executive Director of the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities, Martha Roherty, wrote a letter to the editor of the Washington Post imploring Congress to pass the Elder Justice Act. The letter was written in response to a Washington Post article published on August 4th regarding the abuse, fraud, and isolation that a Virginia senior faced from the people she trusted most. Early … Continue reading NASUAD Asks for Congressional Action on Elder Justice Act

by Lindsay Felsing M.S.W., Director of Economic Security In 2014, President Obama declared the month of May as National Mental Health Awareness Month. Sometimes, mental health problems in older adults are overlooked or minimized as being merely a part of the aging process. The truth is, however, that mental health disorders are not a “normal” part of the aging process. Let’s look at four areas … Continue reading Four Areas of Mental Health Issues that Seniors Face