Shaleece Haas
multimedia journalist
(510) 316-2687
shaleece.haas@gmail.com
elderly
Mentally ill seniors see gap in care
Alaska has a robust senior care program, but one segment of the older population is having a difficult time finding the care they need: those with mental illness.
Senior services halt new applications
Elderly and disabled Alaskans seeking Medicaid coverage for home-based care are going to have to wait. And no one knows how long.
Not a Normal Age: Confronting elderly suicide
Advances in medicine mean that Americans are living longer. But they’re also living sicker. For many seniors, the burdens of old age are more than they can bear.