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Among Older Americans, Black and Hispanic People Are Much More Likely to Need Help at Home—and Go Without It
Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) included provisions to expand community and home-based services for older adults, research shows that Black and Hispanic older adults are much more likely to need daily help at home—and to go without it—than their white peers.
About 1 in 3 Black and Hispanic older adults had difficulties at home with daily tasks such as showering, dressing, or preparing hot meals compared with 1 in 5 older white adults, finds a new study by Jun Li of Syracuse University and Jinkyung Ha and Geoffrey Hoffman of the University of Michigan. The researchers used data from 2008 to 2018 from the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study.
New Biomarker Research Provides Insights Into What Speeds up or Slows Down the Aging Process
Slowing down aging is a hot topic lately. Whether it’s billionaires seeking to roll back the biological clock, competitions to see who’s aging the slowest, or diets that claim to promote living to age 100, a focus on aging is everywhere. But what does the latest science say about what it takes to live longer and what may curtail longevity? Recent studies supported by the National Institute on Aging use biomarkers—measures of what’s happening in the body such as those detectable through blood tests—to provide insights on living longer, healthier lives.
Paola Scommegna and Mark Mather (April 2024). Among Older Americans, Black and Hispanic People Are Much More Likely to Need Help at Home—and Go Without It. Population Reference Bureau.
Diana Elliott (April 2024). New Biomarker Research Provides Insights Into What Speeds up or Slows Down the Aging Process. Population Reference Bureau.