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11/20/2013 - Dementia Patients Still Getting Dangerous Antipsychotic Drugs In Nursing Homes

by on November 20, 2013 6:26 pm
More than one out of every five nursing home residents is still being given powerful antipsychotic drugs despite a growing consensus that they are inappropriate and often dangerous. These drugs frequently are given to “calm” dementia patients even though many are approved only for the treatment of diseases such as schizophrenia. Read the full article… Read more 11/20/2013 - Dementia Patients Still Getting Dangerous Antipsychotic Drugs In Nursing Homes
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11/19/2013 - You Plan Your Retirement, Then You Get the Health Bill

by on November 19, 2013 8:42 pm
As the American population ages and insurers try to rein in costs, the share of health and medical costs that retirees can expect to shoulder is becoming more formidable. A look at estimates of retiree health costs suggests that, if long-term care costs are included, it is not difficult to come up with a situation… Read more 11/19/2013 - You Plan Your Retirement, Then You Get the Health Bill
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11/19/2013 - Federal cuts hit seniors who want to live at home

by on November 19, 2013 8:40 pm
For seniors desperate to avoid nursing homes, government-funded services such as free rides to doctors’ appointments are key to independent living. But the $80 billion in deep federal budget cuts this year has trimmed many such services, putting seniors more at risk of losing their ability to live at home, according to a survey of… Read more 11/19/2013 - Federal cuts hit seniors who want to live at home
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11/18/2013 - Caring for Aging Parents, Even From a Distance

by on November 18, 2013 8:53 pm
Caring for aging parents at a distance is a great challenge for grown children. Besides the physical and emotional strains, there are also financial effects beyond the extra expense. Read the full article at The New York Times.
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11/18/2013 - Aging Americans have a new companion: higher debt

by on November 18, 2013 6:26 pm
The result? It used to be that households headed by someone over the age of 50 began to deleverage — that is, pay down their debt. Now, we’re seeing an opposite phenomenon: those families instead go further into arrears, acquiring even more debits on the household budget sheet at ages previous generations associated with the… Read more 11/18/2013 - Aging Americans have a new companion: higher debt
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11/18/2013 - The Elephant In The Room When It Comes To Family And Retirement

by on November 18, 2013 5:58 pm
To better understand how families impact retirement plans, Age Wave,  in partnership with Merrill Lynch completed a large, groundbreaking survey entitled “Family & Retirement: The Elephant in the Room.” Conducted by research firm Harris Interactive, the survey gathered responses from a representative sample of more than 5,000 people age 25 and older from all walks of life (including thousands… Read more 11/18/2013 - The Elephant In The Room When It Comes To Family And Retirement
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11/16/2013 - Caught in a Revolving Door of Unemployment (New York Times)

by on November 18, 2013 5:23 pm
On a cold October morning, just after the federal government shutdown came to an end, Jenner Barrington-Ward headed into court in Boston to declare bankruptcy. It took weeks to put the paperwork together, given that her papers and belongings were scattered across the country — there was a broken-down car and boxes of paperwork in… Read more 11/16/2013 - Caught in a Revolving Door of Unemployment (New York Times)
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11/15/2013 - The rise of 'partial retirement' (MarketWatch)

by on November 18, 2013 5:15 pm
Partial retirement wasn’t all that common in 1960. More than 50 years later, a substantial percentage of people hold a “bridge” job before they stop working for good. In fact, 20% of workers between the ages of 65 and 67—and analyzed in a recent University of Michigan Retirement Research Center study—are partially retired, up from… Read more 11/15/2013 - The rise of 'partial retirement' (MarketWatch)
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11/14/2013 - The boss makes how much? Study shows huge pension, pay gap (NBC)

by on November 18, 2013 5:00 pm
If you needed a stark example of the growing wealth gap in America, look no further than this: CEO pension plans at some companies are now worth an average 239 times more than the retirement plans of the people they supervise, a new study shows. What’s more, compensation for chief executives is 550 times higher,… Read more 11/14/2013 - The boss makes how much? Study shows huge pension, pay gap (NBC)
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11/14/2013 - How entrepreneurship extends boomers’ careers (MarketWatch)

by on November 14, 2013 7:15 pm
There’s been no shortage of gloomy headlines about the struggles of workers age 50 and over. But there’s one area in which this age group continues to shine: entrepreneurship. Read the full article at WSJ MarketWatch.