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JCA News and Blogs

At the bottom of this page, you will find three buttons and a running display of news and posts from the JCA newsfeed and blogs. Visit the JCA blog “Information for the Sandwich Generation” for news you can use about aging, resources, and staying active and connected. The Kensington Clubs blog shares news about Kensington Club activities, dementia care, caregiver support, and community events. As always, you can filter and search for topics of interest in our complete newsfeed, News & Events.

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Dementia Doesn’t End Your Story. It Hands It to Someone Else.

May 7, 2026

by Tom West for his Substack, “Age Against the Machine” One client shut down. Another tried to control everything. Both had to learn the same uncomfortable truth about who carries your life forward. Over my 30 years of working with families on long-term financial planning, I have seen many difficult circumstances: terminal illnesses, loss of …

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A Godsend’: This Federal Program Helps Older Adults Get Back to Work

May 7, 2026

By Molly Snow, AARP Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is the only federal job-training initiative that exclusively serves older workers with the goal of helping them transition to employment outside the program. To qualify, participants must be at least 55, unemployed, live in a county served by SCSEP and be considered low income. ​ …

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How Older Adults Are Using V.R. to Counter Social Isolation

May 5, 2026

New tools tailored for use in senior living communities allow for shared experiences and social bonding. by Charley Locke for the New York Times Loneliness and isolation have serious ramifications for older adults. Studies have shown that social disconnection can have the same impact on mortality as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. This kind of …

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Announcing a Transformational Merger

JSSA and Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA) Announce Transformational Merger to Expand Services for Older Adults Across the Greater Washington

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