Abstract The Congregate Nutrition Services support efforts to keep older Americans
independent and engaged in their communities. We examined participants' self-reported …

Objective: This study examines the longitudinal association between household food
insecurity and healthcare utilization and expenditure. Methods: A multi-wave longitudinal …

The growing population of older adults in the US is experiencing increased food insecurity
and stress, which are associated with nocturnal sleep quality and consequently excessive …

Introduction Many low-income US households experience food security changes over time,
but little is known about how labor market transitions contribute to these changes. This paper …

Background Food insecurity (FI) and poor health can turn into a vicious cycle with
detrimental effects, especially in the elderly, however, few studies have examined the …

Diabetes is an increasingly common and costly condition for older adults. Each year, as
many as 1 in 3 Medicare dollars is spent to treat and manage diabetes and associated …

BACKGROUND: Aging is a process that does not refer only to the accumulation of damage
in a human being over time but rather to individual changes determined by genetic, lifestyle …

Methods Interviews (N= 21) were conducted with suburban community residency clinic
patients who screened positive for FI in the last 12 months. Six open-ended questions and a …

Social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, can significantly impact patient
welfare, potentially increasing the prevalence of chronic illnesses while hindering their …

Past research has shown that food insecurity rates among the elderly have significantly
increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, there are yet to be peer-reviewed …