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Can Your Race Hamper Caregiving?

Posted on 09/20/2012 by | Caregiving | Comments

Caregiving | Home & FamilyWhat’s it like to be a family caregiver if you’re Hispanic or African American and your loved one has been hospitalized? “Invisible” is one of the words used to describe the experience. “Unprepared” for the enormous responsibilities (injections, tube feedings, wound care, complicated medical issues) post-hospital could be another. To compile the report, “Meeting the Needs of Diverse Caregivers,” just out from the AARP Public Policy Institute, researchers spoke with Hispanics (both English and Spanish speaking) and African Americans as well …

Hispanics over 50 are Among the Hardest Hit with Foreclosure Crisis

Posted on 07/27/2012 by | Washington D.C. | Comments

Home & Family | Money & SavingsThe pinnacle of the American Dream was becoming a homeowner. However, that dream went bust for many after the subprime bubble crumbled in 2008. At first, minorities and the middle class were the hardest hit by the market implosion; besides these folks, we had no data on how the depression affected the 50+ segment — well, not until now. AARP Public Policy Institute recently published a study called Nightmare on Main Street: Older Americans and the Mortgage. This is the …

Poverty, Hispanics and You

Posted on 09/29/2011 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

VolunteeringToday’s news gets right to heart of an uncomfortable topic: Hispanic children, according to the Pew Hispanic Center, are now the largest group of children in poverty in the U.S. – not by percentage, but by pure numbers. Some 6.1 million Hispanic children are in poverty, compared to 5 million white children and 4.4 million black children. Hispanics, according to the Washington Post, have been hit harder by the recession than any other group. What’s uncomfortable about this – aside …

The Takeaway: Americans Are Fed Up; Recession Rages; Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on 07/26/2011 by | The Takeaway | Comments

News RoundupsDon’t mean to start the morning on a low note, but the numbers don’t lie. The recession rages and long-term unemployment rates are still high. As the country focuses on the very important issue of the debt ceiling (here’s an update), many segments of the population are asking,” Hey, remember us?” 

Race is A Factor When Talking About Alzheimer’s

Posted on 03/11/2010 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

Personal HealthDid you know that African-Americans are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s than white people? Hispanics are one and half more times as likely to develop the disease as white folks too. The Alzheimer’s Association discovered this reality in a new report on these pretty significant numbers. AARP Bulletin reports: An estimated 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, a number that is expected to grow as boomers age. For the special report on race, ethnicity and Alzheimer’s disease, the association …