/tags/aging aging en-US Copyright Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:24:46 GMT /local-news/2024-04-05/house-repairs-are-helping-older-adults-stay-in-their-homes-in-albuquerque The country’s older adult population grew by about a third over the last decade, but housing that accommodates their needs hasn’t kept up. One solution to that problem is to fix up the homes older adults are already living in. Albuquerque is one of many communities picking up their efforts to do just that. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:24:46 GMT /local-news/2024-04-05/house-repairs-are-helping-older-adults-stay-in-their-homes-in-albuquerque Megan Myscofski /local-news/2024-02-12/many-of-albuquerques-older-adults-experiencing-homelessness-live-in-a-shelter-that-cant-meet-their-needs Homelessness in older adults is increasing at a fast clip across the country.In Albuquerque, much of that population is in one place: the city’s main shelter on the Westside. That facility, however, is not set up to care for older folks or people with disabilities. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:39:59 GMT /local-news/2024-02-12/many-of-albuquerques-older-adults-experiencing-homelessness-live-in-a-shelter-that-cant-meet-their-needs Megan Myscofski /local-news/2024-01-01/author-and-founder-of-the-modern-elder-academy-says-midlife-is-an-opportunity-not-a-crisis Life expectancy has increased by six years across the world between 2000 and 2019 according to the World Health Organization. And as more people are living longer, they are exploring what that latter part of their lives could look like – often dubbed “the Third Act.” Mon, 01 Jan 2024 18:20:04 GMT /local-news/2024-01-01/author-and-founder-of-the-modern-elder-academy-says-midlife-is-an-opportunity-not-a-crisis Megan Kamerick /public-health-new-mexico/2018-09-13/free-class-on-how-to-pay-for-alzheimers Dealing with Alzheimer’s disease can take a toll on people emotionally and financially. A local organization is giving a free class in Albuquerque on… Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:10:40 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-09-13/free-class-on-how-to-pay-for-alzheimers May Ortega /public-health-new-mexico/2017-08-22/balderas-opposes-rollback-of-nursing-home-rule New Mexico’s attorney general is opposing a move by President Trump to undo an Obama-era rule protecting nursing home patients.The rule in question would… Tue, 22 Aug 2017 04:43:24 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-08-22/balderas-opposes-rollback-of-nursing-home-rule Ed Williams