Category: Center
5/27/2015 - From Success to Significance: A Legacy of Purpose for Longer Lives
by admin on April 27, 2015 4:51 pm
Longer life means more time for family, friends and leisure, but the opportunities to make a difference in the world are bigger than that. For those fortunate to have the talent, perspective and the commitment to seize the day and act, longer life means the possibility to reinvent and re-imagine life, find new purpose and… Read more 5/27/2015 - From Success to Significance: A Legacy of Purpose for Longer Lives
4/16/20915 - Student Inventors Tackle Elder Mobility Hurdles
by admin on April 16, 2015 3:59 pm
Young winners of the Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge build practical solutions. Read the full article at Next Avenue.
4/3/2015 - Over 50 and Back in College, Preparing for a New Career
by admin on April 3, 2015 5:34 pm
For many, a retirement of babysitting grandchildren, golfing and relaxing on the beach is passé. Older people today approach work as a pillar of a retirement lifestyle, planning ahead and adding skills even before leaving their current jobs. Read the full article at The New York Times.
4/3/2015 - 7 pillars to successful aging
by admin on April 3, 2015 2:51 pm
Most retirement planning books and articles focus on financial management and health, which are certainly necessary components of a successful life plan. But recently, more attention is being paid to productive engagement and social connection. Recent research from the Stanford Center on Longevity suggests that working longer and volunteering may have cognitive benefits to seniors… Read more 4/3/2015 - 7 pillars to successful aging
3/23/2015 - The Scale of Financial Abuse of Seniors Will Shock You
by admin on March 23, 2015 4:06 am
Financial abuse of senior citizens has been estimated to cost its victims $2.9 billion a year. It is hard to estimate the scope of the problem, as financial fraud is underreported due to embarrassment, hopelessness, or the victims’ lac of awareness. With new, detailed financial data collected from family caregivers of older Americans, however, a… Read more 3/23/2015 - The Scale of Financial Abuse of Seniors Will Shock You
3/19/2015 - Working in retirement: Fantasy or reality?
by admin on March 20, 2015 1:58 am
To work or not to work? That is the retirement planning question. Let’s take a closer look at this modern-day riff on the famous line in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” where Prince Hamlet laments about life’s unfairness but reflects that the alternative (not being alive) could be worse. Read the full article by Center on Longevity Research… Read more 3/19/2015 - Working in retirement: Fantasy or reality?
Stanford launches smartphone app to study heart health
by admin on March 9, 2015 4:52 pm
A free iPhone app allows users to contribute to a study of human heart health while learning about the health of their own hearts, and uses a new software framework developed by Apple. Read the full article at Stanford Medicine. MAR 92015 R
3/5/2015 - How to improve dying in America
by admin on March 5, 2015 4:39 pm
By many measures, how people die in America has plenty of room for improvement, whether it’s boosting quality of life at the end for the individuals and their families, reducing costs or even extending life. That was a panel’s consensus after an address at Stanford University earlier this week by Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon… Read more 3/5/2015 - How to improve dying in America
2/17/2015 - How you might beat the annuity actuaries
by admin on February 17, 2015 7:21 pm
Life insurance and annuity companies have the big buildings for a reason: They know when you’re going to die. Or do they? Read the full article at MarketWatch.
2/17/2015 - These scammers are targeting your elderly parents
by admin on February 17, 2015 6:04 pm
February may be the month of hearts and flowers, but it’s also prime time for financial cons, from imposter fraud to the “sweetheart scam.” The reasons for the seasonal lift in these scams are simple enough. Many people, still keeping with their New Year’s resolutions, are looking for love and are especially vulnerable to scammers.… Read more 2/17/2015 - These scammers are targeting your elderly parents
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