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vanston, IL (I-Newswire) March 4, 2011 - Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging, Brecht Associates, Inc. and Zeigler are conducting a national survey of family members of continuing care retirement community (CCRC) residents to learn what they are planning for their own retirement lifestyle and health needs. This is the first ever national study of family members of continuing care retirement community residents.

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baby boomers, senior living

Boomers delay retirement five years

Thu, 05/19/2011 - 19:49 - Laurie Orlov

Being taken care of by family members and moving to a retirement community replaced by keeping up with technology, working and staying physically fit.

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AgeTech, baby boomers

Baby boomers delay retirement by at least five years

05/19/2011

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When Foreclosure Threatens Aging in Place

Thu, 05/19/2011 - 13:42 - Laurie Orlov

Patrick Roden excellent blog post about seniors losing their homes in the 'aging in place' years.

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baby boomers, Seniors

When foreclosure threatens aging in place

05/19/2011

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In shift, ads try to entice the over-55 set

Sat, 05/14/2011 - 08:35 - Laurie Orlov

Finally, an eye to where the money is.

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baby boomers

In shift, TV ads target over-55

05/14/2011

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Living connected lives as we age

Mon, 05/09/2011 - 17:36 - Laurie Orlov

Are older adults living offline lives – now? It’s so tough predicting the distant future when the pace of adoption accelerates. The Boston Globe ‘Ideas’ column on the Future of Old interviewed a plethora of pundits on just how social our online lives might be, so different and remarkable when today’s 30-year-olds turn 70 in 2050. Think how much of a contrast that video game playing, cat video viewing generation would be to today’s old folk – struggling with isolation, boredom and Alzheimer’s (43% of people over the age of 85 show symptoms, cites writer Leon Neifakh.)

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computers, broadband, and social networking, baby boomers, Seniors