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4/29/2014 - Why boomers are retiring to college

In retirement, it’s not uncommon for older Americans to find themselves isolated from their communities. A new  model, “university-based retirement communities” — or UBRC’s for short — are retirement communities that have a formal or informal relationship to a nearby university, and as a result, offer their residents academic benefits that others cannot. Read the… Read more 4/29/2014 - Why boomers are retiring to college

4/29/2014 - Facebook App Simulates Dementia

A new Facebook app launched today designed to personalize and simulate the experience of having dementia. Read the full article at ABC News.  

4/29/2014 - Up in Years and All but Priced Out of New York

The intensifying demand for housing for aging adults already overwhelms the existing offerings, especially for the poor, senior services providers say. And the city, they say, has no comprehensive housing plan to accommodate an aging population. Read the full article at The New York Times.

4/28/2014 - Average U.S. Retirement Age Rises to 62

The average age at which U.S. retirees report retiring is 62, the highest Gallup has found since first asking Americans this question in 1991. This age has increased in recent years, while the average age at which non-retired Americans expect to retire, 66, has largely stayed the same. However, this age too has slowly increased… Read more 4/28/2014 - Average U.S. Retirement Age Rises to 62

4/28/2014 - Dying for a Paycheck

Work can be sickening. Literally. In a riveting appearance at the recent Great Place to Work annual conference, Stanford business school professor, and Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Jeffrey Pfeffer presented a devastating case for the negative effects of U.S. workplaces on our health. Read the full article at Huffington Post.  

4/27/2014 - Are we under-saving for retirement?

Can America afford to retire? As millions of baby boomers pass their mid-60s, the specter of widespread under-saving has taken hold. Huge numbers of present and future retirees will exhaust their savings before they die. Mass hardship looms, even as the costs of an aging society already weigh on the young and middle-aged. It’s a… Read more 4/27/2014 - Are we under-saving for retirement?

4/25/2014 - 6 key things to know about retirement

Many people don’t do much planning before deciding to retire, and they use simplistic strategies to deal with financial risks. As a result, they’re vulnerable to the risk of financial shocks that may cause them to struggle financially in their later years. That’s the conclusion of a recent study conducted by the Society of Actuaries… Read more 4/25/2014 - 6 key things to know about retirement

4/25/2014 - Young Prizewinners Help People With Dementia

If you needed any proof that George Bernard Shaw was wrong when he said “youth is wasted on the young,” meet the student winners of the Stanford Center on Longevity’s Design Challenge. Read the full article at Forbes.

4/24/2104 - The Aging World: The world’s oldest populations, mapped

In a recent Simpsons episode, a Japanese tourist moves in with Comic Book Guy, infuriating her father, who exclaims: “Daughter, you are coming back to Japan; there are 87 old people who need you to take care of them!” Japan’s exceptionally old population—23 percent of it is 65 or older, the largest percentage in the… Read more 4/24/2104 - The Aging World: The world’s oldest populations, mapped

4/24/2014 - Time to rethink retirement

PEOPLE are living and working for longer. Correspondents at The Economist discuss what this may mean for productivity and policy. Watch the video at The Economist.