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Seniors of Color Face Crisis, New Report Finds
Latino, African American and Asian Seniors Especially Vulnerable as Congress Ponders Social Security Cuts; Official Stats Fail to Measure Senior Poverty African American, Asian American and Latino senior citizens are economically vulnerable and getting more so, a new report from The Greenlining Institute finds. Because they have less access to pensions or other forms of retirement savings, these groups may be particularly vulnerable to the effects of cuts to Social Security and Medicare likely to be considered by the 12-member [...]
Huffington Post Launches New Website for 50+ with Rita Wilson
The popular website Huffington Post announced the launch of a new section on their website, the Huff/Post 50, Website For Baby Boomers in September. Rita Wilson, actress and wife of Tom Hanks is leading the charge for this new section. Watch the introductory video below:
People on the Move – Marti Bailey, Sibley Senior Association
Sibley Memorial Hospital would like to thank Julie Potter for her years of service to Sibley Memorial Hospital and welcome Marti Bailey to her new Coordinator role at Sibley. Sibley Memorial Hospital announces the appointment of Marti Bailey as the new Coordinator of the Sibley Senior Association and Community Health. Marti will begin her new duties on Wednesday, August 3, 2011. She will be responsible for the management and daily operations of the SSA and Widowed Persons Outreach (WPO). Marti [...]
When are you old enough to consult a Geriatrician?
The Seattle Times conducted a Q&A with Dr. Suzanne Salamon, on the board of Harvard Medical School’s Health Letter. Her closing words of wisdom “Everybody will be old someday. Treat the aging as you would want to be treated.” Read the interview
DCSRG Event – Shaping Aging Services: The Future is Now
Monday, November 14, 2011 8:00am-Registration/Exhibit Hall/Breakfast 9:30am-SpeakerPresentation 11:30am-Exhibit Hall/Networking-Noon Adjournment Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University 800 Florida Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002 To register for this event: click here George Taler,MD, Director, Long Term Care, Washington Hospital Center, and Co-Director of The Medical House Call Program. (Presenting a visionary look at “Health Reform, Politics, and the National Debt: Savings Lives and Saving America.”) Dr. Taler will share with us intriguing ideas on reform and the politics of getting it [...]
Making the Baby Boomer “Brain Drain” an Opportunity for your Workplace
Although recent changes in the economy have many baby boomers staying in the workforce longer than they had planned, eventually the “brain drain” will effect every workplace. Kip Kelly, director at UNC Kenan Flagler Executive Development outlines 5 steps to helping engage workers to maximize opportunities and minimizing negative effects of wisdom leaving an organization. 1.Conduct a strategic workforce analysis. 2.Refine your retention strategy. 3.Identify, prioritize and engage potential retirees. 4.Prepare senior and emerging leaders. 5.Create knowledge transfer opportunities. Read [...]
Minority Participants Crucial to Effective Aging Studies
A new supplemental issue of The Gerontologist urges aging researchers to include representative samples of ethnically diverse populations in their work. The publication also identifies research priorities for moving the science of recruitment and retention forward, in addition to providing several strategies that scholars can employ in their work. The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that non-white minorities will make up 42 percent of the country’s 65-and-over population by 2050. “The cultural-historical background and sociopolitical conditions of each diverse group poses [...]
Blue Collar Workers More Likely To Work Past 65
Blue-collar workers are more likely to remain on the job after they turn 65 than white-collar employees. says a study published in the American Journal of Public Health. The researchers also found that lower-income workers are at greater risk for developing chronic and painful conditions, particularly arthritis, later in life. By the age of 65, 19 percent of white-collar workers with arthritis are still working, compared to 22 percent of blue-collar workers. The study also revealed that blue-collar workers can [...]
New Jersey Homecare Agency Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Patrick Lynch pleaded guilty on June 11 to unlawfully treating patients, prescribing medicine and ordering procedures whild posing as a physician while operating Visiting Doctors of New Jersey. Read article
Study Reveals Baby Boomers are the Heaviest Generation
A recent Associated Press study reveals that nearly one third of baby boomers are overweight and that the generation engages in minimal strength training. Read article
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