Jordan Weiss, PhD, is a scientific writer and reviewer at Assisted Living Magazine, where he leads in-depth research initiatives on aging, healthspan, and evidence-based care practices that impact older adults and caregiving communities. With a strong academic foundation and a passion for understanding how people age optimally, Jordan brings rigorous analytical insight to topics at the intersection of aging science, public health, and long-term care innovation. He has contributed to pieces in the Daily Mail, GQ, The Healthy (Reader’s Digest), Men’s Journal, Tom’s Guide, the NY Times, and other publications.
Jordan is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Precision Medicine and Optimal Aging Institute at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and former Research Scientist at the Stanford Center on Longevity. His research addresses a critical question: why do some people stay healthy as they age while others don’t? His work focuses on the gap between lifespan and healthspan, identifying the social, behavioral, and clinical factors that shape long-term health trajectories and translating population-level evidence into insights that inform better prevention and care.

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Muscle Loss and Aging: Sarcopenia’s Effects on Strength and Independence
Why Longevity and Healthy Aging Come Down to Physical Function Healthy aging is often described in terms of disease prevention. But for many older adults, health eventually becomes...
Read the articleMemory Care Doesn’t Mean What Most Families Think It Means
Families looking at communities for a parent with memory loss tend to encounter the phrase “memory care” before any other. It appears in brochures and on websites, in...
Read the articleThe Best Predictor of Nursing Home Entry Isn’t a Disease
When families think about what sends an aging parent to a nursing home, they tend to think of a single, dramatic event: a fall, a stroke, a hip...
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