by Jana Panarites | Oct 30, 2015 | Aging, Baby Boomers, Growing Older |
Although there is no guarantee that children will take care of their parents in old age, this isn’t even an option for many aging Baby Boomers. That’s because one in three Boomers is single as a result of never marrying, being divorced or widowed. Even if...
by Jana Panarites | Oct 27, 2015 | Aging Stereotypes, Growing Older, Media, Seniors |
America has a problem with aging. Not because the nation’s senior population is growing like kudzu, but because of how we tend to view older age: as a time of enfeeblement and disappearance—from ourselves and society. Rather than seeing ourselves as growing...
by Jana Panarites | Oct 16, 2015 | Caregiving, Growing Older, Seniors |
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,...
by Jana Panarites | Oct 13, 2015 | Baby Boomers, Caregiving, US Domestic Policy |
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...
by Jana Panarites | Oct 2, 2015 | Aging Well, Global Health, Seniors |
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 Jana Panarites | Sep 29, 2015 | 2016 Presidential Race, Aging, Aging Well, Baby Boomers |
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...