Demographics

It’s been said that grandmothers “are wonderful mothers with lots of practice.” But since most species don’t live long beyond their reproductive years, it’s curious that older women often live decades beyond menopause. Now, two new studies out of Finland lend credence to the evolutionary purpose of older women for the well-being…

Homelessness is one of the major human rights issues facing our nation today. More than half a million Americans are living on the streets, and if we continue on this trajectory, researchers predict homelessness among baby boomers will triple by 2030. By this time, the youngest baby boomers will be…

The biologic differences between men and women are probably obvious to you, but what’s also becoming clear is that men and women age differently. There are disparities in life span, diseases which afflict them, how they respond to different treatments, and even how they gain weight and store fat. There’s…

So you’ve begun planning for retirement and maybe even set an estimated budget. You’ll need to factor in housing and medical care costs and, fingers crossed, money for travel plans. But before you congratulate yourself, ask one more question: Have you considered your transportation costs- either driving your own car…

Demographic trends make one thing abundantly clear: as time goes on, more older workers will be a part of the workforce. Statistics are that 85% of current Baby Boomers plan to work well into their 70s and even beyond. Whether for financial security or the desire to continue to be…

Whether by fate or by choice, many of us will grow older alone. Some of us never married or had a partner, some have no children, some live too far away from family to count on any help, and some are estranged from next of kin- essentially all alone. Estimates…