Judith Graham is a contributing columnist at KFF Health News, where she writes the “Navigating Aging” column. With over 30 years of experience in health care reporting, she focuses on aging, health policy, and medical news, exploring themes related to wellness, society, and elderly care. Judith's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including The Washington Post, CNN, and Modern Healthcare.
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Judith's articles predominantly cover health and wellbeing, with a significant focus on aging, disability, depression, mental health, Medicare. She often cites data and covers government announcements related to these topics.
Experts in the fields of healthcare policy, geriatrics, mental health support services or professionals working directly with seniors may find success reaching out to Judith. Sources should provide evidence-based insights into the challenges faced by older adults when it comes to accessing care and navigating complex healthcare systems.
Given her local focus on the United States coupled with her coverage of Medicare-related issues, experts familiar with U.S. healthcare laws and policies pertaining to senior care might be particularly valuable sources for Judith's reporting.
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Men tend to have fewer friends than women and to be less inclined to make new friends. They need to make an effort to have a social life, particularly in ways that will connect them with the same people repeatedly so they form genuine friendships, experts say.
In a system that assumes older adults have family caregivers, “we realized this population is destined to fall through the cracks,” a sociologist said.
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At least 4.3 million people 55 or older who have cognitive impairment or dementia live alone in the U.S. Learn what resources help them cope.
“I didn't know what I was going to do, where I was going to go,” he told me, describing a period of crisis that began in 2017.
Donald Hammen, 80, and his longtime next-door neighbor in south Minneapolis, Julie McMahon, have an understanding.
By: Judith Graham
Diverse networks of friends, former co-workers, neighbors, and extended family are often essential sources of support for older adults living alone. Often it is the elderly caring for the elderly.
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By: Judith Graham
Although Donald Hammen lives alone in south Minneapolis, a web of relationships binds him to his city and his community. Every morning his next-door neighbor, Julie McMahon, checks to see whether he’s raised the blinds in his dining room window. If not, she’ll try to get in touch with Hammen to see what’s going on. Julie McMahon | Courtesy Photo
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