Who Will Provide Care for Childless Boomers?
The last piece of real estate Pam and Bruce Boyer purchased together was more than 20 years ago: adjoining plots in the cemetery across the street from their home in historic Bethlehem, Pa. “We chose a...
View ArticleDo You Have a Transportation Plan for Retirement?
Most of us know that we need to have a financial plan as we age, but how many of us are putting together a transportation plan? What happens when our parents can no longer drive a car or when we,...
View Article5 Everyday Supplements That Can Hurt Your Health
(This article previously appeared on Grandparents.com.) The dietary supplements industry rakes in more than $36 billion a year — about 65 percent of adults aged 60 or older take at least one every day....
View ArticleHow To Work Out When You’re Injured
Starting a new exercise program too aggressively, doing the same routine over and over or simply stepping the wrong way can all lead to injuries. While surgery and major injuries usually require a...
View Article5 Cancers You’re More Prone to Get as You Age
(This article previously appeared on Grandparents.com.) We all wonder about whether we’re going to get cancer, but does our risk really increase as we age? The simple answer is: yes. According to the...
View ArticleThe New and Improved Medical Alert Devices
“I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” It was the catchphrase of a low-budget TV commercial that launched medical alert devices into our pop-culture consciousness. But while the phrase became one of the...
View ArticleEmployers Learn to Be Alzheimer’s Friendly
When I read the New York Times exposé about Amazon’s sometimes brutal working conditions, one anecdote stuck out. An early member of Amazon’s Kindle team, Molly Jay, who’d received high performance...
View ArticleSurprising Signs of Heart Disease
(This article previously appeared on Grandparents.com.) Did you know that 400,000 Americans still die every year of heart disease? “We are improving but it is still a common problem,” says Dr. Gerald...
View ArticleMass Shootings and Gun Violence Inspired This Play
As I sat writing this story this morning, a bulletin flashed on my computer: a Virginia TV reporter and her cameraman were shot to death on live television, apparently by a disgruntled ex-employee...
View ArticleHow to Live Independently as We Age
This week I attended my first National Home and Community Based Services Conference, an annual gathering of professionals who provide services for older adults and disabled individuals who wish to...
View ArticleIs It Time to Downsize Your Dog?
Henry is a 10-year-old standard poodle, weighs 50 pounds, stands 2-feet-3-inches tall and has liver cancer. I am a 67-year-old woman, 5-feet-tall and tipping the scales at 85 pounds — with brittle...
View ArticleWhat’s Needed to Help Americans Age in Place
I’ve been thinking a bit lately about aging in place — the ability to live in your own home and community safely, independently and comfortably as you get older. Maybe it’s because my 93-year-old dad...
View ArticleThe Potential Health Dangers of Air Fresheners
(This article appeared previously on Grandparents.com.) Whether you want your house to smell like apple cinnamon strudel or clean laundry or a meadow at dawn, rest assured — there’s an air freshener...
View Article5 Ways to Make Sure Your Parents Are Safe In Bad Weather
Lately, it seems our headlines have been filled with stories about Mother Nature wreaking havoc on our surroundings. From horrible flooding to fast-spreading wildfires to monster hurricanes, weather...
View ArticleProtecting the Well-Being of Older Americans
Editor’s note: This article is part of Next Avenue’s 2015 Influencers in Aging project honoring 50 people changing how we age and think about aging. Here, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), one of the...
View ArticleIt’s Never Too Soon to Plan Your ‘Driving Retirement’
(This article appeared previously on Kaiser Health News.) Harriet Kelly has one word to describe the day she stopped driving four years ago: miserable. “It’s no fun when you give up driving, I just...
View ArticleShould Your Kid Study Abroad in an ISIS World?
The death of a 23-year-old Cal State Long Beach student during the recent terrorist attacks in Paris shocked her friends, saddened fellow Americans and has shaken parents of study-abroad students...
View ArticleHow to Travel Alone and Love It
Soaking in a mineral spring pool at a spa, I started talking with another pool denizen. The woman, in her late 60s, asked if I were traveling with family or friends. I said I was alone. She said, “I...
View ArticleHolidays, Caregivers and Family: Making the Most of Time Together
One of the best things about the holidays is getting together with family and friends. It may be one of the few times of the year for out-of-town family to spend extended time with an older parent or...
View ArticleHow Aging Affects Financial Decision Making
(This article is adapted from a chapter by Ted Beck, president and CEO of the National Endowment for Financial Education — NEFE— in What It’s Worth: Strengthening the Financial Future of Families,...
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