Family caregivers are often invisible because of who they are, where they provide care, how the work is valued and a lack of data, which policymakers can change, says Donna Benton, director of the USC Family Caregiver Support Center.
The coronavirus pandemic presents new challenges to senior care, but with some planning and determination, the risk can be mitigated, according to experts from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.
Benton, director of the USC Family Caregiver Support Center, joins a group of civic leaders who will help to develop components of California's Master Plan for Aging.
New research reinforces the value of designing to maximize natural light, especially for aging adults with a variety of health issues, say USC architecture and gerontology experts.
The USC Age-Friendly University Initiative hosts a campus screening of Care to Laugh, which follows stand-up comedian Jesus Trejo as he serves as the sole caregiver for his parents.
Professor of Architecture and Gerontology Victor Regnier's new book, "Housing Design for an Increasingly Older Population," offers relevant aging research and examples of age-friendly living environments.