Building A Future For All New Jerseyans

By 2030, more than 20% of Americans, including all the baby boomers, will be at least 65 years old, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates. That will be a first for the nation. But the demographic shift only expands beyond that milestone, with people 85 and older also becoming a

WASHINGTON – Family caregivers are spending significantly more of their own money than five years ago to care for older parents, spouses and other loved ones. According to a new AARP report released today, family caregivers spend an average of $11,508 a year out of pocket on caregiving expenses,

People aged 65 and older outnumbered children aged 5 and under worldwide for the first time in recorded history, marking a demographic “tipping point” that arrived earlier than experts anticipated, a new U.S. Census Bureau report said. The milestone was reached between 2020 and 2025, years earlier than many demographers anticipated,

Enrollment in New Jersey public schools fell to the lowest levels recorded in almost a quarter-century during the state’s most recent annual count, diving past pandemic lows to reach depths not seen since the turn of the millennium.

From ‘Aging in Place’ to ‘Aging in Community’ The debate over aging in place is shifting from how to keep older adults in their homes to what kinds of communities allow people to age safely, affordably, and with dignity.

Our Housing System Isn’t Ready Stability in older age depends on a host of overlapping conditions being met. Our new Under the Lens series explores those conditions, how to achieve them, and what it means when our housing system isn’t built for a population that’s growing older.

The East Coast isn’t just tough on winters, it’s also tough on retirement savings. And with New Jersey being one of the most expensive states to live in, maintaining the cost of living after retirement can be a burden. For retirees that reached the milestone of retirement, how are

Over the past decade, the number of older women who rent or own their homes has risen by 37 percent—an increase 7 percentage points higher than that of households headed by older men. Yet despite this growth, older women who are household heads are more likely to live alone,

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) today announced the launch of the Resilient Environments for Aging and Dementia in Your Communities (READY Communities) Funding Collaborative and released a statewide Request for Proposals (RFP)(opens in a new tab) for the 2026 READY Communities grant. The Funding Collaborative will support the implementation of Aging

This year, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Longevity Ready Maryland Act and created the Aging Resilience Fund, both of which will work in tandem to improve the state’s support system for older adults. The Longevity Ready Maryland Plan is a 10-year, multisector strategy to ensure that state agencies are coordinating over