Age-Friendly Blog

An OpEd written by Julia Stoumbos, director of aging-in-place programs for The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation and co-facilitator of North Jersey alliance of Age-Friendly Communities, was published Feb. 15 on nj.com. Here's an excerpt: Too many New Jerseyans of...

An OpEd written by Julia Stoumbos, director of aging-in-place programs for The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation and co-facilitator of the North Jersey Alliance of Age-Friendly Communities, was published Jan. 30 on the NJ Spotlight news site: Here's an excerpt: In...

Many of the recent studies on social isolation show that it is increasing among all age groups. That’s happening in part because social media and digital communications are too often replacing face-to-face interaction, which is something that becomes a more essential ingredient of good health when people get older. A comprehensive study like this could offer more useful strategies to those who spend their days trying to serve isolated and homebound populations

New Jersey – few will be surprised to hear - ranks among the country’s more expensive places for older adults to live. More than half of those over 65 and living alone in the Garden State - and nearly a quarter of elder couples - are classified as “economically insecure,” meaning they lack enough income for life’s basics

For the first time in nearly a decade, New Jersey’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund has been fully funded. That was the good news that Staci Berger, president of the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey, recently delivered to age-friendly community leaders. Starting in 2020, an estimated $60 million will be available

Whether you’re enrolling in Medicare for the first time or a longtime beneficiary considering a switch to a new plan, all the experts give the same advice: Get some expert advice.

Older adults in need of part-time work or retirees looking to stay active should consider applying for one of the 45,000 jobs the Census Bureau has yet to fill in New Jersey

Federal programs that play a crucial role in the lives of many older adults - such as Medicare, Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and services provided under the Older Americans Act - rely on Census data to measure the extent of need within a geographic region

County governments are important partners to have in the age-friendly community movement. Many age-friendly goals - from making communities more walkable to increasing housing and transportation options - need to be tackled at all levels of government

The Taub Foundation and The Grotta Fund for Senior Care - with support and active participation from the AARP, the New Jersey Foundation on Aging, New Jersey Future and Rutgers University - have created a northern New Jersey alliance of community residents, local leaders, academics, and advocates, working to identify and address the needs of New Jersey’s aging population