Decoding Senior Care Options
Ever wonder what the difference is between adult day care and assisted living? Or what a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) is and why it's so expensive? The folks at SeniorLiving.org have your back. They've created a brilliant bubble graph that...
What Wanda B. Goines Will Teach You About Aging
Have you heard about Internet sensation Wanda B. Goines? She may be the only nonagenarian on record to have over 4.6 million views on Facebook. 92-year-old Wanda B. Goines lives in Cave Junction, Oregon in the house built by her father. An artist and a calligrapher,...
Will the RAISE Family Caregivers Act Pass?
I've had my eye on the RAISE Family Caregivers Act since it was first introduced in the Senate on July 8, 2015 by Sen. Susan Collins (R) of Maine. A companion version of this same bill, also known as the "Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage" Family...
Turn and Face the Strange
So said David Bowie in “Changes,” a song about reinvention, defying your critics and stepping out on your own. Most people resist change. They fear loss of control, uncertainty and surprise. What if I fail? Will there be more work? Will I have to learn something...
Amy Schumer, Her Dad and the Power of Laughter
I came late to the runaway train known as Amy Schumer. I mean, I knew she was famous—or "newly famous" as she hilariously puts it, having done stand-up for years before reaching her current level of acclaim—but having cut my TV cable cord a while ago, I had never...
WHO on Aging Populations: Think Investment, Not Cost
Two days ago the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its 254-page World Report on Ageing and Health. Timed to coincide with the United Nations' annual International Day of Older Persons on October 1, the report's release was accompanied by a briefing by WHO...
7 Questions for the Seniors Leading the 2016 Presidential Pack
So far none of the 2016 Presidential candidates has staked out a clear position on how the US should tackle the cost of long-term care—the largest unfunded liability facing the baby boomer generation. Nor has any candidate said what he or she would do to help...
Lack of Workplace Flexibility Affecting Every Generation
No matter how you earn a living, chances are the stress of juggling work with family life feels like a Sisyphean task. Something has to give, and it's usually your career. Especially if you're a woman. According to The Pew Research Center, "a significant share of...
“The Intern” – You Talkin’ To Me?
I have yet to see the new Nancy Meyers film, “The Intern,” but judging from the trailer it looks like we’re in for the senior equivalent of a gay character whose main purpose on screen is to cheer up or dress down (or both) straight characters, and help them evolve as...
Paid Caregiver Program Locator Now Online
Financial relief may be in sight for some of America’s 43 million unpaid caregivers. A new online interactive tool created by The American Elder Care Research Organization (AECRO) helps families identify programs offering financial assistance to caregivers. The tool...