The event is part of our Carework Conversations – Authors and Advocates series and will feature two recent books published by CN steering committee members – Called to Care? Health Care, Burnout, and the Search for Meaningful Work by Cindy Cain and Chasing Independence: Growing Old in the Shadow of an American Ideal by Guillermina Altomonte. The panel will be moderated by Annie Roads, Assistant Professor at the Department of Gerontology and Center on Aging at Virginia Commonwealth University.   

The event will take place on October 28th, 2026 from 11:30am-1pm EST and registration is free at https://tinyurl.com/CWNBookTalk.

Please register and share the event flyer attached widely! We look forward to an engaging conversation and dialogue about care, independence, older adults, and the applied policy changes that are necessary to allow for dignified work and aging.