The aging population is the largest on record and the healthcare industry must adapt. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg BLOOMBERG NEWS America is getting older, and the healthcare system is buckling under the pressure. The double whammy of people generally living longer and the massive Baby Boomer generation creating the “largest-ever population of older adults in America”
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Our country is getting older and each year, more of us need help with everyday tasks as we age. Supporting older adults is big business – in this business cycle alone, employment in services that assist older Americans has grown rapidly. But if dignity in old age is a national priority, the quality of these
Remember that commercial where everyone walking around had a big, huge, seven- or eight-digit number hovering over their head? That was their retirement number. They needed to save that much money to retire in comfort. How many saw that million dollar plus target and instantly gave up? It’s like when you first set out on
It’s become a cliché in so many ways. It’s called “The Honeymoon Period.” As the name implies, it derives from that short phase of marital bliss that extends from the nuptial blessing through to some undefined time following the end of the couple’s honeymoon. It’s the exuberance of experiencing something fresh, something new, something exciting.
Lend a planning hand to a loved one with chronic illness. Getty If you or a loved one is living with a chronic disease, such as Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, or Alzheimer’s, your estate planning likely should reflect that challenge. Chronic illness is more common than most imagine More than 130 million Americans are living with