by Jana Panarites | Jan 26, 2017 | Podcasts |
AARP local offices have their work cut out for them in the state of Florida, where the percentage of residents age 65 or older is higher than anywhere else in America. And as retiring baby boomers flock to the Sunshine State, that percentage is expected to grow and...
by Jana Panarites | Sep 4, 2015 | Caregiver Paid Leave, Caregiving, Seniors |
Ah… Labor Day. The unofficial last weekend of the summer, when kids get a reprieve from August back-to-school blues, and adults squeeze in one last summer vacation. If they’re earning a livable wage. The US Department of Labor reminds us that this first Monday...
by Jana Panarites | Aug 14, 2015 | Aging Well, Health Technology, Parents, Seniors, Technology, Uncategorized |
After we sold our family home, my widowed mother moved into my divorced aunt’s townhouse. Both ladies agreed to the arrangement, but this was an experiment of sorts concocted by my cousin and me. We thought the octogenarian sisters would enjoy hanging out under the...
by Jana Panarites | Jul 17, 2015 | Aging Well, Health Technology, Millennials, Technology, Uncategorized |
At yesterday’s “Outside|In: Aging in a Tech World” event in DC, billed by host POLITICO as “a discussion of health technology’s role in an aging population, and how digital innovations are revolutionizing how we monitor and manage older adults’ physical and mental...