I got this letter from Generations United Executive Director Donna Butts today appealing for support to respond to “the worst attempt to incite intergenerational conflict we’ve seen in years.” If you’re a baby boomer, child of a baby boomer or grand child of a baby boomer (so yah, everyone), take a look and speak out:
Continue ReadingOne of the biggest challenges for the aging services industry is that what appeals to one generation does not necessarily appeal to the next. Take large CCRC’s (Continuous Care Retirement Communities) or state-of-the-art assisted living communities. These business models — often sprawling over large campuses and offering every kind of amenity you can imagine — saw a major boom and growth over the past two decades. But guess what. The “Queen Mary” cruise ship retirement lifestyle does not appeal to everyone. Consider this comment posted today on Ronni Bennett’s blog www.TimeGoesBy.net by reader “Doctafill”.
Continue ReadingAs many of you know, I am hard at work on a new book. The Tribes of Eden is out in the world and we will be doing some pretty fun stuff to get the word out about that book but…
I also have to think about the next book. As part of that effort, I thought I might sketch out the key ideas in the new book just to see if I can express them clearly.
Continue ReadingMany years ago, shortly after my daughter was born, my parents asked my husband and me about our will. It turned out, however, that they were less concerned about a will than they were about whether we had signed medical directives or health care prox…
Continue ReadingThere are many excuses for not saving for retirement, but here’s a new one: you might be trying to hard.
Continue Reading
How can people over 50 financially rebound from divorce?
Continue Reading
According to a Washington Post story, If Baby Boomers Stay in Suburbia, Analysts Predict Cultural Shift, the suburbs are already experiencing a huge cultural transition as their populations age. Many locations are already making substantial program an…
Continue Reading Dr. Bill Thomas, known for Changing Aging, Green Housing, and Eden Alternative, as well as his position as a professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, has just given a TED Talk. Click to learn about TED Talks. Below you can listen to a…
Continue Reading
#ChangingAging - Explore what's next!