A recent AARP study shows that Baby Boomer women are talking to their aging parents about end of life issues. Few, however, are putting this information to use. The study, “Are Americans Talking with Their Parents about Independent Living: A 2007 Study Among Boomer Women,” discovered approximately two-thirds of women older than 45 have discussed […]

Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by Stephen Fox
Filed under: AGIS, Baby Boomers, Checklist, Elder Issues, Eldercare, Estate Planning, Housing, Long Term Care, Poll | No Comments »

We’ve all heard the adage “if you don’t use if, you lose it.” This applies to the body, but the same applies to the brain: without regular mental workouts, memory decline – and worse – will occur. That’s where mental or brain fitness comes in. We are not talking mental health or memory problems – […]

Posted on January 29th, 2008 by Emme Levine
Filed under: Alzheimer's, Baby Boomers, Health & Safety | 2 Comments »

On the heel of the mortgage crisis and housing decline comes a kind of doom and gloom article on the Economist.com. The article discusses a new study by Dowell Myers and SungHo Ryu of the University of Southern California, which suggests that as the 78 million baby boomers retire, the rush to sell homes will […]

Posted on January 25th, 2008 by Emme Levine
Filed under: Baby Boomers, Care Facilities, Community, Housing | No Comments »