In October 2017, GCOA launched the Remote Care Delivery initiative, which aims to leverage and mobilize cross-sector expertise to advance the uptake of RCD as a driver of healthy, active, and productive aging, and to encourage action at the global policy level. RCD includes videoconferencing with healthcare providers, tablet-based patient education, and devices that can prompt and track diet,…

In April 2018, GCOA convened a roundtable discussion focused on the conditions of aging, including reduced bladder control, declining oral health and skin health, loss of vision and hearing, and decreased bone density and muscle mass. The private convening brought 23 experts together in Washington, DC, to discuss conditions of aging and their impact on quality of…

This report, based on findings from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies “18th Annual Transamerica Retirement Survey of Workers,” highlights specific areas of opportunity for women (and offers comparisons to men). The report also outlines some of the underlying reasons why women are at greater risk than men of not achieving a secure retirement, such…

This GCOA report highlights the impact bladder health can have on quality of life as one ages and stresses the need for greater awareness of and new, innovative treatment options for overactive bladder (OAB). OAB is an increasingly debilitating, yet often unrecognized and under-addressed condition of aging affecting 30 million Americans.

Transamerica Institute’s survey of 3,000+ non-professional caregivers nationwide examines their duties and the impact caregiving has on their personal health and well-being, employment, finances, and retirement preparations. It offers an in-depth analysis and demographic portraits of caregivers by employment status, gender, generation, household income, ethnicity, and whether they are the primary caregiver and became a…