Sue Bell: Baby Boomer Takes to the Road (HuffingtonPost)

It is said by an African proverb, “it takes a village to raise a child.” My village grew up with the Kennedy and Cuomo family…

Caring.com Launches Ad Network For Family Caregivers

Caring.com, an online resource for people caring for aging loved ones, has launched the Caring Alliance, a vertical ad network to reach baby boomers caring for an aging parent. Through the Caring Alliance network, powered by Adify, businesses with products and services for seniors and their loved ones can reach the largest concentration of family caregivers in the U.S. Caring.com says it launched the ad network in response to advertiser demand for a baby-boomer oriented medium.

Changing Face Of Long-Term Care (Garden City News)

The U.S. population age 65 and over is expected to double in the next 25 years. Our gigantic and rapidly aging baby-boomer generation guarantees that the challenge of long term care will become greater and far more expensive with time. It is crucial for all of us to understand this critical subject in all its ramifications.

Medical technology improving care in nursing homes.

Medical technology improving care in nursing homes. Posted on October 30, 2008 by Ray Mullman Emmy Pei works for a technology provider in the medical industry called Direct Alert (www.directalert.ca). She was kind enough to share an article with us and we are pleased to include it on our blog. Elderly Care with Technology There exists a looming problem in the healthcare system for our baby boomer population, and that is the shortage of people available to provide hands-on care for the

Boomerater.com Launches Online Peer to Peer Advice Network to Help Baby Boomers Make Everyday and Life Decisions (PRWeb)

Website lets Baby Boomers tap into the collective wisdom of their generation to make informed everyday and life decisions. The free site covers everything from creative vacation ideas and great shopping buys, to career, financial and relocation tips, with all advice contributed exclusively by Boomers for Boomers. (PRWeb Oct 29, 2008) Read the full story at …

Boomerater.com Launches Online Peer to Peer Advice Network to Help Baby Boomers Make Everyday and Life Decisions (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

VCoA encourages yes vote for millage tax (Leesville Daily Leader)

Voters will be able to decide whether to levy a ten-year, one mil tax Nov. 4 to provide funds for services to the elderly, including the establishment and maintenance of centers for senior citizens.

Monroe County getting ready for the baby boomers (MPNnow.com)

The Monroe County Office for the Aging and Lifespan work together to provide support for the 60 and over population.

Baby boomers getting old, despite claims (Belleville News-Democrat)

“For the generation that swore it would never get old. And didn’t”

NAELA and AARP Host Free ‘Aging in America’ Webcast on Oct. 30

October 21, 2008 — With a massive Baby Boomer population approaching retirement age and the current economic squeeze impacting American wallets, advanced long-term care planning is now more crucial than ever. To help educate families on these senior issues, the…

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