Aging

In many parts of Alaska, seniors have trouble accessing proper medical care and finding doctors who accept Medicare. Organizations across the state are working to solve the issue but meanwhile others are trying to make the need less pressing by focusing on prevention.

People flooded Alaska in the 1970s and early ’80s looking for work in the oil industry and other fields. Many are still here 40 years later. Instead of fleeing to warmer weather, Alaskans are aging in Alaska.

The collection captures glimpses of nearly a half-century of life on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and for the first time it’s available to anyone searching the web.

In downtown Dillingham, both the senior center and the Christian youth center are places to find food and fellowship with others.

Residents and staff at the Palmer and Juneau Pioneer Homes, the state-run senior-care facilities, have been put on notice that a budget battle in the Alaska legislature is threatening to displace them.

Alaska lawmakers are considering a bill that seeks to help loved ones get access to online accounts of the deceased, from Facebook to digital photo libraries and financial investments, without having to go through a lengthy legal process. It’s called the Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act — also known as FADA.