Don Redfoot

Aging and #LTSS Wonk, Now Retired, Tweets on aging policy and living. Following/MT/RT not endorsements. Views my own.

[MarshFamilySongs @MarshSongs]

We hope the good people of #SanFrancisco will forgive us for adapting a song about their city in 1967 to address the shocking and tragic events in #Minnesota in recent weeks. This is dedicated to Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and in solidarity. Our version is called "Minnesota" ❤️

[Bill Clinton @BillClinton]

Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come.  This is one of them.

[UGASociology (ugasociology.bsky.social) @SociologyUga]

Congratulations to Karlo Lei and Ron Simons for their article “Cumulative Socioeconomic Status Risk is Associated with Greater Increase in Serum Neurofilament Light Chain Levels Among Middle-Aged Black Adults” being named 2025 Editor's Choice in The Journals of Gerontology

[Paul Van de Water @PaulNVandeWater]

Trump Administration Plans Deep Cuts to Social Security Disability Insurance, Particularly for Older people ⁦@CenterOnBudget⁩ https://t.co/rhmcBtrIns

[LeadingAge @LeadingAge]

The Trump administration’s #immigration crackdown is straining the long-term care workforce, threatening access to essential services for older adults.

Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of @LeadingAge, warns: “The services just won’t be available for people when they need them because we won’t be able to staff them.”

The administration’s policies are forcing LeadingAge’s nonprofit members to let go of valued staff due to the end of the humanitarian parole and temporary protected status (#TPS) programs–vital legal pathways that allowed these workers to live and work–legally–in the U.S.

Sinai Residences in Florida has had to terminate 10 caregivers and CEO Rachel Blumberg says she expects to lose 28 more–nearly 9% of her workforce. In Boston, The Laurel Ridge Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center executive director Colin O’Leary anticipates losing up to 10% of staff, many of whom are Haitian workers with legal TPS protection.

Read the full story in the @nytimes, by Madeleine Ngo: https://t.co/jgjd1gH0Nl

[Howard Gleckman @howard_gleckman]

The Social Security Administration misrepresented the effect of the new senior tax deduction. This is what really happens: https://t.co/1mz8BSNKTB #socialsecurity #taxes #OBBBA

[Howard Gleckman @howard_gleckman]

The Senate budget bill would cut Medicaid even more deeply than the House version, impact older adults and people with disabilities: https://t.co/JxwbbGOIZv

[Howard Gleckman @howard_gleckman]

Trump's 2026 budget would freeze funding for many programs for seniors, slash funding for others, and kill still others: https://t.co/0UalJdCl2q #aging

[Howard Gleckman @howard_gleckman]

The House budget bill fails all 4 tax reform tests. Bill Gale and I explain how: https://t.co/PwoW2Vq5mS

[Howard Gleckman @howard_gleckman]

The risks to seniors and their family caregivers from the House Medicaid bill. My take here: https://t.co/US7OTsyo4I

[Howard Gleckman @howard_gleckman]

Join me at Noon EDT tomorrow for a webcast on the Trump impact on services for older adults, hosted by Positive Aging. Register here:
https://t.co/Srf9jJKaBG

[Howard Gleckman @howard_gleckman]

Another shoe drops: Trump slashes staff that oversees programs for seniors and people with disabilities living at home: https://t.co/UnX0KCHL5t #disabilities #olderadults @realDonaldTrump

[Howard Gleckman @howard_gleckman]

The Trump Administration says slashing #SocialSecurity staff somehow will prevent fraud, but the real victims will be beneficiaries and applicants: https://t.co/gXZbRxqT9X

[Dr. Robyn Stone @DrRobynStone]

Today’s assisted living residents have more extensive care needs than their predecessors. A growing percentage of these residents are living with some level of cognitive impairment. Many have multiple chronic conditions. [1/3]

[Don Redfoot @DonRedfoot]

@judith_graham Congratulations and thanks for a career of great work!

[Carlos AP Figueiredo @capfigueiredo]

New national and state fact sheets show nearly half of American employees in the private sector—roughly 56 million—work for an employer that does not offer either a traditional pension or a #retirement savings plan. More from @AARPpolicy: https://t.co/zP2BpuXImw

[Dr. Robyn Stone @DrRobynStone]

Adults receiving some support from paid caregivers felt more mastery over their lives than those receiving support from only family or friends.
https://t.co/jN1rAqMNVI #caregivers #caregiversupport #caregiving #ltss

[Dr. Robyn Stone @DrRobynStone]

Enabling team members to pursue their happiness might be the key to solving our workforce crisis, write Jenna Kellerman and Robyn Stone.
https://t.co/NKzD9xfQjL #caregiving #careerhappiness #happiness #workforcesshortage #nursingshortage

[Howard Gleckman @howard_gleckman]

Interest in public #longtermcare insurance is growing. But the big sticking point: Lawmakers remain reluctant to pay for it. https://t.co/5DAVmK91QB

[Howard Gleckman @howard_gleckman]

Would deal-maker @realDonaldTrump let #Medicare pay for weight loss drugs if manufacturers agree to lower prices? https://t.co/ZeBnYLPpsZ