Category: Longevity News 2014
5/2/2014 - Choosing Care for an Aging Family Member
by admin on May 2, 2014 5:44 pm
Unlike other areas of health care, the cost of hiring someone to help tend to an aging family member at home has been relatively stable. You’ll now pay a median rate of $19 per hour for a hired homemaker, someone who does household tasks like cooking, cleaning or running errands, according to the latest report… Read more 5/2/2014 - Choosing Care for an Aging Family Member
5/2/2014 - Signs of Brain Aging Are Reversed in Mice
by admin on May 2, 2014 4:32 pm
Young blood really does rejuvenate the brain, at least in mice, raising hopes that molecules in the blood may be identified to do the same for humans, according to a study stemming from the ongoing research of a young UC San Francisco scientist, Saul Villeda, PhD. Read the full article at UCSF News Services.
5/1/2014 - Why Aging Is The Next Big Investment Opportunity
by admin on May 1, 2014 5:55 pm
Everybody talks about the problems the aging of America is creating, real and otherwise (stress on Social Security, older workers keep younger employees from moving up…). But some noted experts say we’re looking at it all wrong. Read the full article at Forbes.
4/30/2014 - The retirement-income crisis, in one chart
by admin on April 30, 2014 5:50 pm
“Call me paranoid, but it seems like the financial-services industry has undertaken a concerted effort to show that the U.S. does not have a retirement-income problem – that most people will have all the money they need in retirement. Indeed, some sophisticated economic modelling does suggest that people may be saving optimally. But the basic… Read more 4/30/2014 - The retirement-income crisis, in one chart
4/30/2014 - A Stunning Study On Dementia, Couples And Money
by admin on April 30, 2014 4:39 pm
I’m a big believer that both spouses, or partners, of a couple be intimately familiar with their household’s finances and investments. But an eye-opening study about how older couples make money decisions when one has dementia offers powerful evidence for this view. Read the full article at Forbes.
4/29/2014 - Why boomers are retiring to college
by admin on April 29, 2014 5:42 pm
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
by admin on April 29, 2014 5:39 pm
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
by admin on April 29, 2014 5:33 pm
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
by admin on April 28, 2014 9:05 pm
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
4/27/2014 - Are we under-saving for retirement?
by admin on April 27, 2014 8:48 pm
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?
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