Seniors

For the first time, those 65+ outnumber teenagers (16-19) in the labor force.

 

The risk, gerontologists say, is that in celebrating the remarkable, we make those not playing Radio City, and certainly those suffering the diseases that often accompany old age, feel inadequate.

Per Census Bureau, the number is expected to swell to about 214,000 by 2020 and 447,000 by 2040.

Orlando Sentinal says aging in place is a trend, culminated in National Aging in Place Week October 11-16.

Paralleling the decline in nursing home beds over the past 30 years, Art Carr predicts the same will happen to the senior housing industry.

91-year-old man recovers his personality for one day after an attack of arrhythmia.