News Resource: CAAR E-Clippings No. 4374–April 19-April 23, 2021

The Center for Demography of Health and Aging at the University of Wisconsin–Madison publishes a weekly e-mail report titled Current Awareness in Aging Report (CAAR). Many resources included in CAAR’s E-Clippings appear on their Blog. CAAR E-Clippings is managed by:

Charlie Fiss
Information Manager
Data and Information Services Center
Rm. 3313 Social Science Bldg
1180 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1393
Phone: (608) 265-9240
Fax: (608) 262-8400
Email: fiss@ssc.wisc.edu

The following are selected links from CAAR’s E-Clippings for April 19-April 23, 2021. The weekly update is sent to members subscribed to a Google Group at caar1@g-groups.wisc.edu. If you would like to be added to that group, ask to join the group via Google or contact Mr. Fiss about joining the group.

• Bipartisan plan to fix Social Security draws criticism, by Lorie Konish (CNBC, April 20, 2021)
• US workers who risked their lives to care for elderly demand change, by Michael Sainato (Guardian, April 19, 2021)
• Pandemic-Battered Workers Change Retirement Plans to Work Longer, by Suzanne Woolley (Bloomberg, April 22, 2021)
• Many Older Adults Lack Even Simple, Helpful Equipment, by Paula Span (New York Times, April 23, 2021)
• Sleeping Too Little in Middle Age May Increase Dementia Risk, Study Finds, by Pam Belluck (New York Times, April 20, 2021)
• Frequent internet use by older people during lockdown linked to mental health benefits, (Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], April 22, 2021)