AARP The Magazine has ranked the best cities to retire for 2013, this time featuring places where retirees can live affordable lifestyles for under $30,000. The ten cities selected by AARP reflect the most livable budget-friendly retirement areas in terms of median home prices, property taxes and mortgages. AARP also considered intangibles such as wallet-friendly […]
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As states find themselves cash-strapped following the recession, many are opting to use the long term care funding they do have to support initiatives for Medicaid home and community-based care. While three states have plans to expand funding for “assisted living” services, the majority of states are increasing spending on home and community based care, […]
In spite of many senior living options available to aging baby boomers as well as a wealth of aging-in-place communities that have risen to meet the needs of the aging population, many are choosing a different course, writes AARP. Home sharing, while not a new concept, is gaining appeal among certain populations, namely single women […]
The current lifestyles and location preferences of baby boomers will be a huge driver for where they decide to age in place, according to a report released this week by AARP. With most baby boomers having lived their entire lives in the suburbs, AARP reports, most will age in place there. That location choice, in […]
The market for potential assisted living or skilled nursing facility residents is being depleted by family caregivers who are taking on more and more senior care responsibilities, including medical and nursing tasks once only provided in hospitals, according to a new AARP report. The level of care that non-professional caregivers are providing has grown increasingly […]
American seniors are concerned about essential retirement issues including Social Security and Medicare, and there is not nearly enough discussion of these topics in upcoming presidential debate, AARP said Friday. The upcoming debate between candidates incumbent President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney need far more focus on these issues, AARP said. “We are […]
Last week, AARP and LivePitch Media announced the 10 start-up finalists for the AARP Health Innovation@50+ Live Pitch, a showcase for new start-up companies in the 50-and-over health technology and innovation sector to pitch their products or services to investors and industry experts as a way to get funding and accelerate growth. The event’s format […]
More senior caregivers of family members and friends are being discriminated against in their workplace, says AARP in a new report highlighting the issues affecting working caregivers, and the trend needs to be halted by implementing equal-opportunity protections for this population. “Workplace discrimination against family caregivers is growing more commonplace and more problematic as baby boomers age […]
Despite widespread optimism among older adults regarding aging and their future quality of life, not all are actually prepared for either the health or financial challenges they’ll likely face in old age, finds a June 2012 survey from the National Council on Aging, UnitedHealthcare, and USA TODAY. A majority (70%) of the 2,250 U.S. adults […]
As unemployment figures remain high across the nation and some seniors struggle to attain financial security heading into retirement, the U.S. Department of Labor and AARP have both launched initiatives in recent days aimed at helping the older population to get jobs, and, by extension, retirement security. AARP’s new service, called Work Reimagined, makes use […]
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