By Dr. Marcy Adelman and Dr. Karyn Skultety– Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much. Nearly a century ago, Helen Keller first uttered the phrase…
By Dr. Marcy Adelman– If you are a low-income resident in San Francisco and need to make safety upgrades to your rental unit, or repairs and safety fixes to your…
By Dr. Karen Skultety– Ask anyone you know about how they envision aging and you are likely to hear, “I never want to end up in a nursing home.” People…
By Dr. Marcy Adelman– After many years of neglect, San Francisco appears to finally be on the path to a successful response to the city’s homeless situation and the affordable…
By Dr. Marcy Adelman– On June 2, Karim Sultan, Vice-President of Affordable Housing at Covia, facilitated a community conversation on LGBT senior housing at the San Francisco LGBT Center. I…
By Dr. Marcy Adelman– “LGBT older adults face difficulties and limited choices as they age. Dementia only makes it more difficult whether the LGBT person with dementia is living alone…
By Dr. Marcy Adelman The San Francisco Dignity Fund Community Needs Assessment (DFCNA) Report is now available online (https://www.sfhsa.org/about/reports-publications/older-adults-and-people-disabilities/dignity-fund-community-needs). The Dignity Fund, passed by voters in 2016, established a stable…
By Dr. Marcy Adelman– As many of you know, last year, after almost 20 years of service, I transitioned off the Openhouse board. I am deeply confident that Openhouse’s Executive…
By Kaci Fairchild, PhD, ABPP– Physical inactivity is a global public health crisis that accounts for nearly 3.2 million deaths annually, or 49,837 deaths each day. To put that in…
By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Four years ago, this March, the San Francisco LGBT Aging Policy Task Force concluded its 18-month tenure by submitting its final report, LGBT Aging at the…
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