Elder Care

FILE - Volunteers prepare meals to deliver to older adults in Montgomery County in 2019. (Commonwealth Media Services)

How Pennsylvanians are helping their older neighbors age comfortably

Older adults benefit from volunteer care that keeps them in familiar settings, which help them maintain comfort, autonomy, and finances as they age.

FILE - Illustration of an older person looking outside a window as days go by. ( Daniel Fishel/For Spotlight PA )

Abuse and neglect investigations of aging Pennsylvanians are woefully slow. The results can be devastating.

Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA

Most of Pennsylvania’s 52 county agencies responsible for protecting older adults are failing to swiftly review complaints of suspected abuse or neglect.

Ai Jen Poo, author of The Age of Dignity, Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing World.

Medicine and Health

Take Note: Ai-Jen Poo, author of The Age of Dignity

Patty Satalia

Ai-Jen Poo is interested in the work that makes all other work possible. We’re talking about nannies, housekeepers and caregivers for the elderly who go…