A recent Forbes article ponders the concept that the definition of “old old” should be raised to age 90. The article cites the report 90+ in the United States: 2006-2008, authored by Wan He and Mark N. Muenchrath, which offers these interesting statistics: 90-plus population is overwhelmingly white at 88% 90-plus completed high school or above (61.3%) About one in five 90-plus men have a bachelor’s degree or higher, almost twice that of the 90-plus women 90-plus, the number of [...]

Planning for the Transportation Needs of Older Adults November 28 – December 16, 2011 From November 28 to December 16, the National Center on Senior Transportation will host an online dialogue for individuals and organizations from the aging network and transportation industry. The dialogue is an opportunity to share experiences, methods, strategies, and recommendations related to planning for the transportation needs of older adults. The dialogue will give the aging network, older adults, advocates, volunteers, policy makers, public and private [...]

On November 14, hundreds of senior-serving professionals gathered for the DCSRG 7th Annual Big Event at Galluadet University in Washington, DC. The theme was Shaping Aging Services: The Future is NOW!  Featured speakers included George Taler, MD, Director, Long Term Care, Washington Hospital Center, and Co-Director of The Medical House Call Program and Larry Minnix, President and CEO of Leading Age. Click below to browse the DCSRG Resource Directory which features listings of all the sponsors and attendees! Photo Gallery [...]

(HealthDay News) — Seniors with low incomes are more likely to develop heart failure than those with higher incomes, even if they have Medicare coverage and are college-educated, a new study finds. “As far as the risk of developing heart failure is concerned, lower education may not matter if a person is able to maintain a high income in later years,” said senior researcher Dr. Ali Ahmed, in an American Heart Association news release. The researchers examined records of 5,153 [...]

  The Grass Roots Organization for the Well-Being of Seniors (GROWS) invites you to nominate the person you feel who has performed above and beyond on behalf of Montgomery County, MD  Seniors. The person need not be a member of GROWS, but your nominee’s work should be concentrated in Montgomery County and pertain to seniors. No more than 300 words DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS NOVEMBER 18. With the winner to be announced at the Holiday Party on December 1st at [...]

A recent AP article addresses the fact that about half of the nation’s “aging” villages are concentrated in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic and how the Washington area is a hotbed for villages, with five within the District of Columbia and three more in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs. The statistics underscore the limitations of the village concept: Most are located in densely populated, relatively affluent urban or suburban communities. Their members are also overwhelmingly white — more than 90 percent, [...]

A recent Smart Money article describes a variety of options that are available for LGBT Elders.  The articles sites increased challenges in creating these options due to economics, zoning and operational challenges. The article cites some of the newer retirement options for gays and lesbians that include: Affordable Housing Senior Centers Continuing Care Retirement Community Do It Yourself/ Co housing Read the complete article

Medicare nursing home reimbursement cuts will lead to direct-care staff layoffs at 63% of nursing home facilities, according to a survey of such facilities conducted on behalf of the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, which represents for-profit nursing homes. In addition, 77% of respondents said they would be delaying expansion and renovations as a result of the 11% Medicare reimbursement cut to skilled-nursing facilities that went into effect Oct. 1, according to the online survey of association members and [...]

The SeniorCare Investor will be looking into the future of CCRCs, a model that has traditionally been very successful in providing seniors housing and care, during an online conference on Thursday, November 17th. The collapse of the residential housing market, several high profile bankruptcies, and the general economic downturn has the Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) market in a place of uncertainty. CCRCs simultaneously face the future bursting demand of the baby-boomers and current consumer apprehension. A panel of industry [...]