Seniors For Living

We hear about boomers and the aging population all the time, but did you know that their dramatic rise in numbers won’t do much in terms of fueling growth in the senior living industry?

That’s what this new ...

Bariatric toilets, more male caregivers, turning the tide on diabetes, and better nurse to patient ratios: we covered all of this and more in our latest #ElderCareChat on the future of geriatric care. Inspired by a recent New York Times ...

Boomers have been challenging the norms since the 1960s, and they show no signs of stopping, especially when it comes to their senior living preferences.

Top senior housing executives anticipate the demands of baby boomers will drive future business (near-term ...

This August, AARP will sponsor yet another National Spelling Bee for the 50 and up crowd. "Meet like-minded people, test your orthographic skills...and compete for a top prize," says the site. Sounds like fun to me; I wonder if they ...

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At the age of 21, my mother gave birth to her first child, the first of five daughters. Me.

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With one tweeter describing himself as a Big Mac (he’s caring for his son, a wife who has FTLD, a form of dementia, and his father, who has cancer), the 67 participants in this week’s installment of #ElderCareChat talked ...

I’m in my early 30s, so I know retirement isn’t on the horizon. But if the new Wells Fargo survey is correct, I’ll have to squint to even see the retirement sun rising (or setting): According to ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in America, and many older people are affected by it. While age is a non-modifiable risk factor, three leading modifiable CVD risk factors are: hypertension (high blood pressure), high cholesterol levels, ...

Here's one for the Baby Boomers: The NHL’s Minnesota Wild signed 51-year old goalie Paul Deutsch:

The Wild signed Deutsch to an amateur tryout contract to serve as an emergency backup to starter Josh Harding for the game against the Nashville Predators.

Deutsch was signed after Niklas Backstrom was declared out for personal reasons. Matt Hackett was recalled from Houston, but his flight wasn’t scheduled to land in ...

With the economy and the job market like it is today, many seniors are staying in the workforce longer, or getting jobs they may not typically pursue otherwise. They are encountering all types of coworkers, and are increasingly finding themselves managed by people young enough to be their children.

U.S. News and World Report provides some tips for older workers with younger colleagues:

Don't generalize. Allow for individual differences ...