Parc Communities recently announced their partnership with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Emory University where the senior living community was Emory’s newest satellite location for the Institute.  The network of Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes across the United States provides learning opportunities for older learners who want to learn simply for the joy of learning and [...]

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Are sleep problems a sign of declining quality of life?  A study of residents of Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) in Los Angeles showed that 65% had clinically significant sleeping problems and that poor sleep was associated with declining quality of life and increased depression over a six month follow-up period. The study, published in the [...]

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What constitutes a good retirement or senior living cost calculator?  Lately, there has been some cross-fire on the value and the accuracy of retirement calculators out on the web.  A recent story by CBS news entitled, “6 Things Retirement Calculators Get Wrong” that covered Mark Miller was critical of retirement planning calculators and their assumptions [...]

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Think the Baby Boomer demographic is simple to reach effectively?  Think again.  Last Friday, a workshop entitled “Marketing to Boomers and Beyond: How to Build Your Business with the Mature Consumer,” was held in New York City to address this and other related mature marketing issues, including the latest demographic trends, research findings, and how [...]

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The latest results from a Gallup poll show that the expectations on funding retirement living have significantly changed when compared to results from 10 years ago.  Non-retirees still commonly say IRAs and 401(k)s will be a major source of retirement income (45%), followed by Social Security (34%), work-sponsored pension plans (23%), saving accounts or CDs [...]

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Can you afford to get older?  According to a new Harris Poll, most people are not confident that we as a country are prepared to handle the costs generated by an aging population as Baby Boomers grow older.  The findings of the survey suggest that many people are aware of the challenges yet are willing [...]

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For those of you who stayed in Saturday night, hopefully you caught the “senior special” on Saturday Night Live.  SNL had some of its highest ratings since the 2008 presidential elections with its 88 year old host, Betty White.  During her opening monologue, White talked about generational differences (not knowing what Facebook was). The clip [...]

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Have you retired early or are you contemplating the implications of such a move?  The percentage of large firms providing workers with retiree coverage has dropped from 66 percent in 1988 to 31 percent in 2008. This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued regulations establishing the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program in [...]

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May is Older Americans Month and many organizations are rolling out the red carpet for seniors across the country.  A meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens resulted in President John F. Kennedy designating May 1963 as Senior Citizens Month, encouraging the nation to pay tribute in some way to older people across the [...]

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Are you ready for reality TV…senior style?  Jersey Shore, The Real World and similar types of shows follow the same script:  Sex, Small Communities, Catfights and Nicknames.  The question is whether WeTV’s “Sunset Daze” becomes a hit or a dud…With names like “Wild Child” and “Mr. Romeo”, is it only a matter of time before [...]

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How will American society treat an older lesbian widow who loses her family home because she is not eligible for Social Security survivor benefits?  Answers to questions like those can be found in the latest report from the Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE) attempts to address these types of [...]

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A University of Michigan study that was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that more than one in four elderly Americans lacked the capacity to make their own medical care decisions at the end of life. The study of over 3,700 people found that those who had advance directives received the [...]

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