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Dr. Sara Margolin
Old Age is NOT Depressing
I suspect, like many of my students, family, and friends, you have an image of what an adult over the age of 65 looks like during a...


Zachary Morris, PhD
The Disability Squeeze Matters and is a Barrier to Achieving Genuine Autonomy
One of the more overlooked aspects of living or caring for a person with a disability is the multitude of extra costs for things like...


Brendan Birth
Gray Panthers NYC on the Start of the Second Trump Administration
First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not...


Dr. Sara Margolin
Dispelling Generalities about Dementia in Aging
Picture it—you’re ready to leave the house to get to an important appointment, and you can’t find your keys. Immediately, you think,...


GPNYC Board
The Cruelty and Illegality of ICE Enforcement in Long-Term Care Facilities
The recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at an assisted living facility is a shocking display of cruelty—and it is an...


GPNYC Board
Why Isn’t the New York City Council Fighting to Preserve Traditional Medicare?
As was discussed in a previous blog post , Medicare Part C (also known as “Medicare Advantage”) puts recipients at a huge disadvantage ,...


GPNYC Board
How Immigration Crackdowns Could Hurt Long-Term Care
Many policies, regardless of intention, come with unintended consequences. One proposed policy that could come with unintended...


GPNYC Board
An Open Letter to the U.S. Mission Geneva on the Resolution on the Human Rights of Older Persons at the 58th Session of the Human Rights Council (HCR)
Dear U.S. Mission Geneva, We wish to draw your attention to the Human Rights Council (HRC) of the United Nations (UN), which will hold...

GPNYC Board
Gray Panthers FAQs: Is There a Chapter in ________?
Amid the craziness of the election season, one thing we haven’t done in some time is our Gray Panthers FAQs series. However, we’re...
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