Featured Stories

  • The 65Plus in US

    The 65Plus in US

    —

    The current growth of the population ages 65 and older is one of the most significant demographic trends in the history of the United States. Baby boomers—those born between 1946 and 1964—have brought both challenges and opportunities to the economy, infrastructure, and institutions as they have passed through each major stage of life. Although U.S. Policymakers and others have had[Read More…]

  • Transforming Transportation for the World’s Aging Population and People with Disabilities

    Transforming Transportation for the World’s Aging Population and People with Disabilities

    —

    The earned privilege of driving tethers us only as far as the road, fuel, and our physical and cognitive abilities can take us. And, we all know what waits for us on the horizon as we age – losing the freedom to safely operate a vehicle. By Drew Lahart By teaming with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Foundation and Local Motors, IBM Accessibility Research[Read More…]

  • New AARP Global Report Assesses Preparedness of 12 Nations for Doubling of 60-Plus Population Over Next Generation

    New AARP Global Report Assesses Preparedness of 12 Nations for Doubling of 60-Plus Population Over Next Generation

    —

    Aging Readiness and Competitiveness (ARC) Report Looks at Challenges, Opportunities Presented by Massive Growth of Age-60-Plus Population Globally and Ways 12 Nations Are Addressing Them A comprehensive new report, released today by AARP, examines the preparedness levels of 12 nations — Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States —[Read More…]

  • Health Care

    eHealth : a solution for sustainable public health in Europe?

    —

    The issue of e-health is gaining more and more importance in EU policies as it is seen as a way to make our health systems more sustainable in an ageing Europe while offering new opportunities for economic growth. By Age-Plateform eHealth, what is it? The terms eHealth (electronic or online health) and mHealth (mobile health) refer to the use of new technology in[Read More…]

  • Investment in wellness offers senior housing investors and developers significant return on investment

    Investment in wellness offers senior housing investors and developers significant return on investment

    —

    Investors and developers looking to achieve a greater return on their investment in senior housing miss significant opportunity if they don’t include wellness services and programs. Why? Residents of age-qualified communities who participate in wellness and lifestyle activities are very satisfied with their quality of life and the value they receive from living in the community, according to new findings[Read More…]

OPINIONS

Colin Milner : Age be damned

Colin Milner : Age be damned

— 0 comments

There is a growing sentiment in society today that age is just a number. As our expectations for growing old change, a new mantra is emerging to support this view: “Age be damned.” By Colin Milner, CEO, International Council on Active Aging® At the root of this shift are the scientists who dissect every aspect of growing old–from the impact that[Read More…]

ECONOMY

Size of retirement savings gap - Source: Mercer analysis

We’ll Live to 100 – How Can We Afford It?

— 0 comments

The challenges we face to provide our ageing societies with a financially secure retirement are well-known. In most countries around the world, standards of living and healthcare advancements are allowing people to live longer. This should be celebrated, but we should also consider the implications for the financial systems that have been designed to meet our retirement needs, which in[Read More…]

SOCIETY

New AARP Global Report Assesses Preparedness of 12 Nations for Doubling of 60-Plus Population Over Next Generation

New AARP Global Report Assesses Preparedness of 12 Nations for Doubling of 60-Plus Population Over Next Generation

— 0 comments

Aging Readiness and Competitiveness (ARC) Report Looks at Challenges, Opportunities Presented by Massive Growth of Age-60-Plus Population Globally and Ways 12 Nations Are Addressing Them A comprehensive new report, released today by AARP, examines the preparedness levels of 12 nations — Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States —[Read More…]

BUSINESS

£200m Care Home Development Launched for High-net Worth “Perennials”

£200m Care Home Development Launched for High-net Worth “Perennials”

— 0 comments

A new luxury lifestyle concept is set to offer exclusive, high quality accommodation to the elderly, on the Kings Road in Chelsea. The developer Auriens has secured its first site in London, with a view to developing a new ‘later life lux’ addition to the care home category. The company is currently working with Tenhurst on its planning application and[Read More…]

STUDIES

Retailers at risk of losing valuable baby boomers

Retailers at risk of losing valuable baby boomers

— 0 comments

ICLP report, commissioned by Survey Sampling International (SSI), reveals that Baby Boomers, though often retailers’ most affluent audience, aren’t loyal customers because they feel overlooked and under-rewarded The research reveals that despite Baby Boomers (age 55+) often being the most affluent customers out of all the generations, as many as 93% aren’t fully loyal to their favorite brands because they[Read More…]