Topic
Aging
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Are You a Boomer?
By rmorgan
If you are, do you know where you fall along the "boomer timeline"? (You know how the "old age" cohort is divided into young-old, old, and oldest-old? Something similar has…
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Calendar This-Senate Committee on Aging
By rmorgan
On January 14, 2014 at 2:15 p.m., the Senate Committee on Aging will hold a hearing "to examine aging in comfort, focusing on assessing the special needs of America's Holocaust…
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Sun City, Az: Grandchildren Remaking the Community
On the front page of the Sunday edition of the Arizona Republic, is a feature story on the "evolution" of Sun City, by writers Catherine Reagor and Lesley Wright. Even…
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Hospitals-Not for the Elderly?
By rmorgan
You've likely heard some variation of the phrase that hospitals are no place for sick people (indicating you can't get rest in a hospital with all the comings and goings…
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The World Ages Before Your Eyes
By rmorgan
Ok, this is really cool. NPR has run a story that shows how the US, Japan, Nigeria and the world are aging. Quoctrung Bui writes for Planet Money's blog a post,…
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On the Road Again: Law, Policy and Ageing in Northern Ireland
Devolution, the process in the United Kingdom by which Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are enacting domestic laws and policies separate from the laws of England, has opened important opportunities…
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Canadian Baby Boomers as Caregivers
Understanding the expectations of a population cohort could help policymakers determine funding priorities. In "Baby Boomer Caregivers: Care in the Age of Individualization," published in a recent issue of The…
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Continuing to Work?
By rmorgan
Governing ran a story on October 23, 2013 by Mike Maciag on Where Are More Older Workers Putting Off Retirement? Governing examined employment information from 2012 for those workers 55+ and 65+ in all of…
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Senate Special Commitee on Aging Upcoming Hearing
By rmorgan
Put this on your calendars. The Senate Committee on Aging will hold a hearing on November 6th at 2:15 on transportation issues facing elders.
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Robert Krulwich: Americans Fall Behind in the Getting Older Race
With a hat tip to Professor Laurel Terry for sharing this NPR-linked post from Robert Krulwich, check out stats on how American men and woman compare to those in other developed…