U.S. News & World Report
Big Makeovers at Retirement Communities
Retirement communities are expanding services, often to non-residents, as they seek to combat the lingering effects of a serious recession and devise ways to broaden their appeal to potential new residents. Broader fitness and health programs can be seen at many communities. Major changes have been made in dining facilities and meal plans, providing residents with more choices over what, when, and where they have their meals.
2010-06-28
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Miami (FL) Herald
Baby boomers juggle caring for kids and parents
With its many multigenerational families, South Florida is at the center of an explosion in middle-age people caring for their children and their aging parents.
2010-06-20
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Collingwood (Ontario, Canada) Enterprise Bulletin
Tips and tricks: Think positively about aging
Aging is a natural part of life that begins the minute we are born. Early in life, aging is considered positive and we call it "growing," but later on, we tend to look at it more negatively. Internationally recognized author and boomer expert PJ Wade believes that one way to improve our overall well-being is to change the way we think about aging.
2010-06-16
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Dearborn (MI) Press & Guide
Independent retirement living an option
A recent AARP poll found that nearly 60 percent of Boomers say they are concerned about living independently, and more than 50 percent say they have begun to think about how they would pay for independent living assistance as they get older.
2010-06-11
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Princeton (IN) Tri-State Media
Coping with aging parents
When you also take care of an aging parent or relative, you can feel stretched beyond your limits. Use the tips provided below to help you cope.
2010-06-10
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McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Finding common ground at both ends of the long-term care continuum
While we in senior living view skilled nursing facilities and CCRCs at opposite ends of the continuum spectrum, the evolving expectations of consumers at each type of community show we may have to start sharing more traits in common than we typically think.
2010-06-08
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New York Times (NY) - Health
Happiness May Come With Age, Study Says
It is inevitable. The muscles weaken. Hearing and vision fade. We get wrinkled and stooped. We can’t run, or even walk, as fast as we used to. We have aches and pains in parts of our bodies we never even noticed before. We get old. It sounds miserable, but apparently it is not. A large Gallup poll has found that by almost any measure, people get happier as they get older, and researchers are not sure why.
2010-05-31
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Vancouver (BC) Sun
Suicide a risk in retirement, nursing communities
Seniors who move into residential homes are often at risk for suicide, yet these communities are ill equipped to deal with these problems, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
2010-05-19
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U.S. News & World Report
The 10 Most Affordable Cities for Long-Term Care
To come up with a list of affordable places for long-term care, U.S. News compared the costs of four types of long-term care in major metro areas using Genworth Financial data: the median hourly rate for a licensed home health aide, adult day health care daily rates, assisted living facility annual rates, and the annual cost of a semi-private room in a nursing home. Here are the most inexpensive cities in which to purchase various types of long-term care. ...
2010-05-19
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U.S. News & World Report
How to Find Affordable Long-Term Care
A prolonged illness or chronic condition could end up being one of your biggest retirement expenses. Medicare pays for a maximum of 100 days of nursing home care
2010-05-17
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Baltimore (MD) Sun
Spouses who care for partners with dementia also at risk
The emotional toll of caring for a partner with dementia can be overwhelming — and wreak havoc on a caregiver's own health. New research from Johns Hopkins and Utah State suggests that stress may put a caregiver at risk for developing dementia as well.
2010-05-16
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55 and Older Active Adult Retirement Communities
Comprehensive Listing of active adult retirement communities for people 55 and older.
2010
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