Between now and the end of 2019, almost 10,000 senior US citizens will reach 65 every day, but of the nearly 100,000 foundations in the US, only six are aimed at helping seniors. Its founders, Gary and Mary West, are working to transform the way healthcare is delivered to an aging population. Californians aged 65 and older representing 13.6% of the entire state’s population last year, with the state having the highest rate of older adults living in poverty. The California Endowment, a nonprofit organization that supports higher education for California’s low-income students, has been working to help seniors since its founding in 1974. The Gary and Mary West Foundation has joined the Reframing Aging Project, designed to better understand older citizens’ needs and to improve outreach efforts. The organization believes that reframing the process of growing old will take approximately 15 years to help it be seen as a positive experience, and to help others see older Americans as worthwhile contributors to society.
Between now and the end of 2019, almost 10,000 senior US citizens will reach 65 every day, but of the nearly 100,000 foundations in the US, only six are aimed at helping seniors. Californians aged 65 and older representing 13.6% of the entire state’s population last year, with the state having the highest rate of older adults living in poverty. The California Endowment, a nonprofit organization that supports higher education for California’s low-income students, has been working to help seniors since its founding in 1974. The Gary and Mary West Foundation has joined the Reframing Aging Project, designed to better understand older citizens’ needs and to improve outreach efforts. The organization believes that reframing the process of growing old will take approximately 15 years to help it be seen as a positive experience, and to help others see older Americans as worthwhile contributors to society.