Category: mobility

3/31/2015 - What Have We Learned From 30 Years of 'Aging in Place'?

A new study on “naturally occurring retirement communities” shows that cities must adapt to and support the needs of elders for them to thrive. Read the full article at CityLab (from The Atlantic).

3/30/2015 - Why Some Seniors Are Upsizing in Retirement

Not all seniors are buying into the idea that they need to downsize their living arrangements once they stop working. In fact, a 2014 Merrill Lynch survey of 3,638 adults, including 2,192 baby boomers, found that half of pre-retirees who expect to downsize in retirement don’t do so. What’s more, 30 percent of those surveyed… Read more 3/30/2015 - Why Some Seniors Are Upsizing in Retirement

3/25/2015 - How Exercise May Aid Cancer Treatment

In a new study involving mice, aerobic exercise slowed the growth of breast cancer tumors and made the cancer more sensitive to chemotherapy. The results raise the possibility that exercise may change the biology of some malignant tumors, potentially making them easier to treat. Read the full article at The New York Times.

3/15/2015 - Dementia patients may one day get assistance from robot helpers

If a team of Toronto-based researchers have their way, older adults and people with disabilities – including dementia patients – will one day have the help of robots. Read the full article at Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC).

3/13/2015 - Falls may be tied to irregular heartbeat

Older adults who suffer a fall are twice as likely to have a common type of irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation, according to a new study. Read the full article at Reuters.

3/11/2015 - Training the Mind to Ward Off Falls

Falls are the leading cause of accidental death among older people, and physical activity is one of four steps recommended by organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help prevent them. But compared with the other three — adjusting medications, having one’s vision checked and creating a safe home environment — exercise… Read more 3/11/2015 - Training the Mind to Ward Off Falls

3/11/2015 - Two Generations, Retired and Together

“This is historically unprecedented, where you have older people and their still-older parents,” said Phyllis Moen, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota. “Families are having to figure out those intergenerational relationships.” Read the full article at The New York Times.

3/11/2015 - The Rub: Remodel or Move?

A wave of retirements among baby boomers in the coming decades will have a big impact on residential real estate, in ways that are upending some conventional assumptions. Baby boomers are working longer or opting for “phased” retirements, in which they work at least part time after leaving their primary careers. They are changing the… Read more 3/11/2015 - The Rub: Remodel or Move?

3/9/2015 - The Far-Reaching Effects of a Fall

Those 65 and older constitute about 13 percent of the population but account for three-fourths of all deaths caused by falls. About 40 percent in this age group fall at least once a year; one in 40 of them end up in the hospital, after which only half are still alive a year later. Read… Read more 3/9/2015 - The Far-Reaching Effects of a Fall

3/6/2015 - Retirement in a Community. But Which One?

Choosing where to live could be the single most important and difficult decision retirees will make. While it’s not impossible to undo a wrong decision, making the right one the first time is far less painful, emotionally and financially. Read the full article at The New York Times.