Aging Population

'There's gOLD in Them Thar Hills!'

Harry J. Getzov | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Aging, Senior Citizens, Speed, Smell the Roses, Aging Population, Optimism, Slowing Down, Eldercation, Fifty News
Harry J. Getzov

Historically, our culture has placed a premium on attributes like speed, youth and beauty, and such emphasis has subsequently clashed head-on with our images of senior citizens.

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2012 Graduates: You'll Live Long, Now Prosper

Michael Hodin | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Aging, Baby Boomers, Commencement Speeches, Aging Population, Living Longer, College Graduates, Aging Baby Boomers, College News
Michael Hodin

Bottom line, Class of 2012: The hippies who brought you strobe lights and Led Zeppelin are graying -- and they've got 450 million boomer peers worldwide. Your success depends upon all of us creating new paths of education to keep these "seniors" at the cutting-edge.

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Going Dutch

Michael Hodin | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Retirement Age, European Debt Crisis, Baby Boomers, The Hague, Aging Population, Retirement, Netherlands, Aging-and-Retirement, Dutch, Ageing, Austerity, Fifty News
Michael Hodin

If the Dutch can manage to bring their forward-thinking social sensibility together with their fiscal prudence, they may end up setting a model that the rest of Europe and the world can follow.

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21st Century Tax Policy and Aging Populations

Michael Hodin | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Taxes, Income Tax, Aging, Baby Boomers, Age Warfare, Gen X, Robert Hormats, Aging Population, Tax Day, Warren Buffett, Medicare Spending, Medicare, Boomers, Buffet Rule, Education Spending, Tax Policy, Fifty News
Michael Hodin

If Boomers want to continue the proud national tradition of handing off a better America to each generation, then it's time to rethink what it means to age.

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Commentary On Minimum Wage For Home Care Workers

Rita Zeidner | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: U.S. Labor Department, Minimum Wage, In-Home Aides, International Franchise Association, Home Care, Aging Population, Elderly Care, Health Reform, Fifty News
Rita Zeidner

As the nation focuses on health reform, a debate over the pay of workers providing in-home care to the elderly and sick brews below the surface.

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How This Seal May Help Older Americans

Reuters | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Technology, Aging Population, Health Care, Ageing, Fifty News

(Reuters) - Baby boomers wired to their iPads and smart phones are giving U.S. health experts some new ideas about ways to cut the soaring costs of me...

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What New 'Age-Friendly' Communities Will Be Like

Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Aging, Aging in Place, Baby Boomers, World Health Organization, Aging Population, Aarp, Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Communities, Pedestrian-Friendly Communities, Affordable Housing, Fifty News

By 2030, nearly 20 percent of the U.S. population will be 65 and older, according to the federal Administration on Aging. Anticipating the challenges ...

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Health and Work in the Age of Aging

Michael Hodin | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: G-8 Summit, Greek Debt, Aging and Health, World Health Day, World Health Organization, Aging Population, Health, Dr. Sarah Harper, Birth Rates, Obama, Euro, Oxford University, Ageing, Aging, Fifty News
Michael Hodin

As life-spans routinely stretch into the 80s and 90s and as birth rates continue to drop to unprecedented lows, the importance of maintaining health as we age becomes even more crucial.

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Memo to World Bank: Good Health Policy Is Great Economic Policy

Michael Hodin | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Baby Boomers, Health Policy, Economic Policy, Obamacare, Aging Population, World Bank, Americans Over 60, Economic Recovery, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Helpage International, World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim World Bank, Huffpost 50, Jim Yong Kim, Boomers, Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, Impact News
Michael Hodin

As the World Bank lays out its plans to stimulate growth in the coming years, Dr. Kim may be exactly what the doctor ordered -− a health-field expert who can prioritize healthy aging.

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Re-Thinking Old Age: In the National Interest

Michael Hodin | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Baby Boomers, Economics, Aging Population, UK Budget, Older Workers, Budget Debate, Healthy Aging, American Society on Aging, Demographics, Paul Ryan Budget, Fifty News
Michael Hodin

As Americans live longer is it any wonder the country is struggling to balance its budget? Is it any wonder we can't figure out how to pay for long-standing "entitlements"?

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Older Adults In This U.S. Region Are Struggling

AP | By DAN SEWELL | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Older Adults Appalachia, Baby Boomers, Aging Appalachia, Aging Population, Baby Boomers Retirement, Baby Boomers Appalachia, Aging Poor, Baby Boomers Aging, Appalachia Poor, Appalachia Poverty, Fifty News

MT. ORAB, Ohio -- It's winter, so Donna Robirds puts on two sweaters in the morning and keeps heavy blankets handy as she sets her thermostat low &nda...

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The Aging Population: Economic Growth and Global Competitiveness

Robert Hormats | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Global Health, Aging, Competitiveness, Economic Growth, Demographics, Retirement, Foreign Policy, Aging Population, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, Fifty News
Robert Hormats

We need a focused, society-wide effort to transform our vision of aging from a time of dependency to a time of continued growth, contribution, and social and economic participation.

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Withdrawal Symptoms: What Happens When Baby Boomers Retire?

www.reuters.com | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Population, Demographic, Baby Boomers, Aging Population, Stocks, Retirement, Japan, Japan-Aging-Population, Demographics, Fifty News

If you're an investor in the stock market, you should cower in fear of Barry Uhl. Not that he's a mean or imposing guy. The 59-year-old is perfectl...

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Will You Still Need Me? Will You Still Feed Me?*

Enid Borden | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: World Population, Hunger, Aging, Senior Hunger, Meals on Wheels, Aging Population, Demographics, Aging Demographic, Fifty News
Enid Borden

While I think a great deal about the whimsical nature of getting older, I am at once brought back to Earth by the policy and social implications of an aging population.

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Frightening Fact Of The Day: How Many Geriatricians Are There For Every 10,000 Boomers?

Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Baby Boomers, Boomers, Gerontology, Medicine, Elderly Care, Medical-Doctors, Aging Population, Geriatricians, Fifty News

One -- that's exactly how many geriatricians there are for every 10,000 baby boomers. That's particularly disturbing considering that, as the firs...

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Children Now Make Up Smallest-Ever Percentage Of U.S. Population

AP | By HOPE YEN | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Entitlements, Aging, Social Security, Senior Citizens, Percentage, Aging Population, Immigration, Demographics, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Children now make up less of America's population than ever before, even with a boost from immigrant families. And when this generation...

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Preparing For America's Alzheimer Epidemic

Dr. Caroline Cicero | Posted 09.09.2011

Read More: Alzheimer's, Healthy Living Body, Health Care, Aging and Health, Baby Boomers Health, Graceful Aging, Health Care Reform, Aging Population, Elder-Friendly Communities, Healthy Living News
Dr. Caroline Cicero

For people over 40, the fear of losing one's mind could be greater than the fear of death itself.

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Why Getting Old Is A Lot Like Being Young

Rhoda P. Curtis | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Age Gracefully, Healthy Living Body, Aging Population, Aging Comfortably, Aging Anxiety, Dependence, Active Lifestyle, Graceful Aging, Teenage Anxiety, Healthy Living News
Rhoda P. Curtis

I have been thinking about what it means to "age gracefully" and I wonder whose opinion seems to matter. Does the aging person feel "ungraceful"? Or is the person viewing the aging person deciding whether or not the aging person is graceful or not?

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Your 'Second' Lifetime: How Will You Make It Matter?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Creativity, Human Lifespan, Lifespan, Aging Population, Spiritual Life, Aging, Life After 50, Midlife, Aging Fulfillment, Old Age, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News
Deepak Chopra

The first 50-year period is already a known quantity: a person is born, passes to adulthood, finds a partner and raises children. But no such certainty applies to the next 50 years. What do you expect your second lifetime to be?

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The "Innovation for Jobs" Chasm

David Nordfors | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Public Policy, Competitiveness, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Economic Crisis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Department, Department of Labor, Innovation, State of the Union 2011, Media, Labor Unions, Journalism, Technology Policy, Labor, Aging Population, Financial Crisis, Obama State of the Union, Technology, Economic Growth, Innovation Policy, Business News
David Nordfors

Politicians have started to discuss innovation as a job creator. This is logical. Innovation is the main driver of economic growth. But are countries organized to do anything about it? We think not.

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The Challenge Of Aging In A Narcissistic World

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Baby Boomers, Personality-Disorders, Diagnosis, Aging, Narcissism, Psychology, Narcissists, Self-Esteem, Culture, Inspiration, Aging Population, Baby Boomer Generation, Aging Baby Boomers, Healthy Living News
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

Aging has never been a walk in the park, but doing so in today's world is a challenge few us were prepared for.

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True Grit Part I: Growing Old in America

Judith Acosta | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Elderly, Aging, Aging America, Elderly Living, Aging Process, Senior Living, Aging Population, America Aging, Healthy Living News
Judith Acosta

It has been said that the quickest way to disappear in western culture is to get old. To be valued, one must be marketable; to be marketable, one must be sexy. To be sexy, one must be young.

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The Aging of America: Triumph or Tragedy? (VIDEO)

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Care Giver, Aging, Dementia, Health and Aging, Aging Population, Ken Dychtwald, Anti Aging, Old Age, Ageing, Video, Healthy Living News
Ken Dychtwald Ph.D.

Can our country afford to have tens of millions of us living to 80? Or 100? Will existing pensions and entitlement programs survive long enough for us to reap even part of what we are hoping for?

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When Do We Take Action?

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Environment, Wisdom, The Economist, Aging Population, Eldering, Economy, David Korten, Healthy Living News
Jim Selman

According to The Economist's report on aging, one in three Americans will be over 60 in the next 11 years. The impact of this number of older people on public spending will be unprecedented.

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McCain: Representing The Fading Graying Demographic

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Election Demographics, Aging Demographics, Aging Population, Voting Demographics, Voting Demographics White Black, White Population, Minority Voters, Election 2008, White Voters, Home News
Kelly Nuxoll

The population of the U.S. and the world is changing. White people are old. Young people who turn on the TV and see a President Obama will be seeing someone who looks like them or their relatives.

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