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Big Strides in Cancer Treatment Will Increase Long-Term Care Needs
Hootie’s Take: Call it the irony of longevity. As we live longer, we may die slower. Cancer researchers are closer than ever to achieving their long-held dream of turning the disease from a death sentence to a chronic illness. This would be a remarkable scientific achievement. But while people may soon routinely live decades with … Continue reading "Big Strides in Cancer Treatment Will Increase Long-Term Care Needs"
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Seven Retirement Gaps And What To Do About Them
What do we expect to happen as we age, and how do our ideas about retirement planning change? New research on post-retirement risks by the Society of Actuaries identifies where the knowledge gaps and how we can do better.
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Long-Term Care: Challenges and Changes
No one really likes to think about needing long-term health care services. But the reality is that each year, an estimated 12 million Americans need some type of long-term care.1 Are you prepared? While it used to be that families cared for their aging relatives because there was no other option, today’s elderly increasingly rely … Continue reading "Long-Term Care: Challenges and Changes"
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Expert advice: Do 3 things to protect your aging brain
If you want to stay mentally sharp as you age, experts have three pieces of advice: Get more exercise, control your risks for cardiovascular disease and work with your doctor to head off medical conditions and drug side effects that might impair your thinking. While you might also benefit from some other strategies — including … Continue reading "Expert advice: Do 3 things to protect your aging brain"
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Housing in Later Life: New Freedoms to Choose
Baby boomers are fast becoming the largest-ever generation of retirees: 75 million strong. As they move to and through retirement, how and where they choose to live will have a profound impact on our homes, families, and communities. In order to deeply understand these huge shifts, Age Wave, in partnership with Merrill Lynch, just completed … Continue reading "Housing in Later Life: New Freedoms to Choose"
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Why Caring for Older Adults Is Getting Costlier
From the outside, Kathryn Robison, 29, looks like any other graduate student on campus at Youngstown State University in Ohio. But as she’s finishing her master’s degree in American Studies, she’s also juggling another big responsibility: Caring for her grandmother. She recently took a year and a half break from school to serve as her grandmother’s … Continue reading "Why Caring for Older Adults Is Getting Costlier"
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