Caring for an Aging Generation (KOLN Lincoln)

One Lincoln group is trying to help families find resources to help care for an aging loved one.

As Recession Dashes Retirement Hopes, Baby Boomers Will Work On (Newswise)

The recession has crimped the retirement dreams of America’s aging Baby Boomers - and that’s good news for the economy, said a noted financial planner and Texas Tech University professor.

Aging membership a threat to annual get-togethers (Welland Tribune)

Are neighbourhood reunion groups on the verge of becoming extinct? Two old hands who have played pivotal roles in preserving neighbourhood lore and history are convinced their days may be numbered.

Alzheimer’s Disease Rates Increasing

With the baby-boomer generation aging by the minute, and people living longer due to medical advances, diseases like Alzheimer’s are becoming more prevalent in society. As the incidence rate goes up, so does the need for a cure and improved treatment options. This article in USA Today describes some of the findings of a recently released report, 2009 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, and reiterates the importance of continued support for people battling the disease, as well as the critica

Plastic Surgeon Allan Parungao, MD, FACS, Announces Clinical Trial of Juvéderm Technique to Treat Root Cause of … (PRWeb)

An experience trial at the Hinsdale Center for Plastic Surgery in suburban Chicago will study the effects of the new Juvéderm Midface Rejuvenation, or JuMiR, technique designed to instantly treat a key cause of facial aging. (PRWeb Mar 27, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/03/prweb2269434.htm

Plastic Surgeon Allan Parungao, MD, FACS, Announces Clinical Trial of Juvéderm Technique to Treat Root Cause of … (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Walking group takes first steps (The Haverhill Gazette)

The Haverhill Recreation Department and the Council on Aging want area residents to take a step, or a brisk walk, toward better health. They have organized a Baby Boomer Fitness Walking group that meets every morning at 10 at the Haverhill Stadium on Lincoln Avenue, in the parking lot facing Building 19.

Baby Boomer Brain Awareness Week for 2009

Baby Boomer Brain Awareness Week for 2009 , March 16 to 22 was Brain Awareness Week and I must have been having a Baby Boomer Moment, because I forgot all about it. So, I thought…all the more reason to post an article about forgetting Brain Awareness Week. We as Baby Boomers (and others), need to know that there are ways to train the brain, shape the synapses, and nudge the neurons to help maintain memory function. One company, Posit Science Corporation, claims that “The brain fitness mark

Becoming A Certified Nursing Assistant

residential nursing care Are you looking for a career that has huge growth potential in the future, that is both rewarding and fulfilling and will allow you to work with people? If the answer is yes, then consider becoming a certified nursing assistant. Many CNA’s find work in residential nursing facility environments where they specialize in working with elderly persons and those requiring critical, long term nursing care. Do you happen to know anyone who has some sort of disability and n

graemeF - I have noticed the (New Matilda)

In reply to Daddy, Make The Recession Stop : graemeF - I have noticed the same thing. When I was growing up I was not a baby boomer, and certainly I never felt part of a group that seemed much older than me - I was too young to be a hippy for example - but sometime around the 1980s baby boomers expanded all the way up to the 1960s! Baby boomer is a silly attribution, covering as it does someone …

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