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5/14/2014 - New hospice model allows curative therapy to continue

Until now, to receive hospice care, patients had to agree to forego any further attempts at curative treatments. The new Medicare Care Choices Model will soon offer an option for Medicare beneficiaries to receive palliative care services from certain hospices while still receiving treatment from curative care providers. Read the full article at Reuters.

5/13/2014 - Retirement village life: A third way to face old age

Old age is associated with moving into a care home or struggling on in your own home. But is there an alternative? The residents of the Denham Garden Village retirement complex think so. Read the full article at BBC News.

5/14/2014 - COLAs on a diet

PUBLIC sector pensions in America are being cut, but in a subtle way. The latest report from the Center for Retirement Research (what would we do without it?) at Boston College shows that many states have managed to cut the cost of living adjustment, or COLA as it is known. Read the full article at… Read more 5/14/2014 - COLAs on a diet

5/14/2014 - Playing Catch-Up While Retirement Remains Far Off

SO you’re hurtling toward middle age but haven’t started saving for retirement. The good news is, it’s not too late. Since many big events now happen later in adulthood — buying a first home, marrying, having children — it is not too surprising that saving for retirement is put off. Even for people on the… Read more 5/14/2014 - Playing Catch-Up While Retirement Remains Far Off

5/13/2014 - When Children Become Caregivers

People who come from a family in which no ever dies don’t have to worry about a parent’s end-of-life care. For everyone else, there’s Roz Chast. In her latest book, Can’t we talk about something more PLEASANT? the prolific author and cartoonist for The New Yorker magazine chronicles how she coped with her parents’ old… Read more 5/13/2014 - When Children Become Caregivers

5/12/2014 - Having a Sense of Purpose May Add Years to Your Life

Feeling that you have a sense of purpose in life may help you live longer, no matter what your age, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Read the full article at Association for Psychological Science (APS).

5/12/2014 - Alzheimer's: A 'memory suitcase’ helps dementia

A museum in Liverpool has come up with an innovative way of helping Alzheimer’s sufferers – a treasure trove of items that will stimulate a lifetime of memories. Read the full article at The Telegraph (United Kingdom).

5/12/2014 - 8 Simple Products Designed To Make Aging a Little Easier

Ideo, the international design powerhouse known for its work on everything from industrial design for Apple to in-car UI for Ford, also devotes a significant chunk of its employees’ time to speculative projects like Designs On, a recurring series that takes on a different topic every issue—with design concepts ranging from product design to infrastructure. The… Read more 5/12/2014 - 8 Simple Products Designed To Make Aging a Little Easier

5/10/2014 - 3 generations face USA's retirement crisis

The retirement crisis in America is not contained to any one generation. Across the country, people of all ages are struggling with stagnant wages, rising living expenses, and an overall sluggish economy. Some are closer to their golden years than others, but one thing is clear: There are three unique generations with very different retirements… Read more 5/10/2014 - 3 generations face USA's retirement crisis

5/10/2014 - The Older Cling to Jobs, Crowding Out the Younger

More people in their 60s and 70s are now working than before the Great Recession, but employment among young people is off sharply. Employment among people in the prime ages of 25 to 54 fell sharply during the recession, but has partly recovered. Read the full article at The New York Times.