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Growing Older in Sub-Saharan Africa
June 13, 2023 | Yei Leyah Zeantoe MSN, RN (Nimba University) Sanniquellie, Liberia & Robin Toft Klar, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Clinical Associate Professor (NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing)
The explosive growth of older adults living in Africa will exceed all other continents except Europe in the next 30 years.

Sharing direct care workers’ stories to support recruitment and retention
May 22, 2023 | NYU Meyers Clinical Associate Professor, Dr. Robin Klar DNSc, FAAN, RN
Prof. Robin Klar, Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Meyers, penned an article for Mcknight's Long-Term Care highlighting the difficulty in retaining direct care workers of older adults and offers ways to support the physical and emotional burdens of care, including identifying direct care workers as experts in caring for older people.

A Story of Aging Unbound
May 9, 2023 | Cynthia Chong, MPA
Every May we celebrate Older Americans Month to recognize and honor the wonderful contributions older adults give to our society. This month, like every month, we should eschew the stigma around older adults being a burden on our communities.

How to improve communication for quality home healthcare
May 2, 2023 | NYU Meyers Assistant Professor, Dr. Chenjuan Ma PhD, MSN,
Prof. Chenjuan Ma authored a column for McKnight's Home Care on the importance of effective communication in home care and provides recommendations to improve communication, including a clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of team members, training on appropriate and timely communication, and the inclusion of home health aides and family caregivers in the development of care plans.