Mature Market Experts Gem of The Day - The Future Face of Aging in Place

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Care: (v. caring) 1) Be interested in or concerned about something 2) feel affection 3) tend to somebody or something
–Encarta Dictionary (2002)
Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL do you read me, HAL?
HAL: Affirmative, Dave, I read you.
Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.
Dave Bowman: What’s the [...]

Mature Market Experts Stat of the Day: American Baby Boomers’ Retirement Horizons Shifting With Home Values

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – American Baby Boomers’ Retirement Horizons Shifting With Home Values - According to an October newsletter from the Employee Benefit Research Institute, American baby boomers just reaching retirement age are far more likely to be in debt (and [...]

Mature Market Experts Gem of The Day: Here Comes “Nana Technology”

Mature Market Experts: more news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market - Here comes “Nana Technology.” Andrew Carle, assistant professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, uses the term, nana technology (as opposed to nanotechnology), to describe the technology being developed to assist baby boomers as they age. [...]

Mature Market Experts Stat of the Day: Seniors Keep on Working

Mature Market Experts: more mature market news and stats more often - Seniors Keep on Working. Many seniors are are choosing to work into their 70’s and 80’s for various reasons. Due to financial concerns in the recent economy, countless baby boomers are no longer secure that they have the funds to sustain a retirement that [...]

Mature Market Experts Gem of the Day: AARP/Blue Zones Vitality Project

Mature Market Experts: more news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors, and the mature market - AARP/Blue Zones Vitality Project. This innovative project strives to replicate the  longevity and health discovered in “Blue Zones”.  Scientists have studied the habits and practices of these unusually long lived populations from around the globe. Now, many [...]

Mature Market Experts Gem of The Day: Want To Live To 100?

Mature Market Experts: more news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors, and the mature market - Want to live to 100? This was an interesting week if you want to think about living to 100. Evercare offered up its 2009 Evercare 100@100 Survey — which included survey results from college seniors. Dr. Judith [...]

Mature Market Experts Stat of The Day: 2/3rds Of The Mature Market Will Need Long-Term Care

Mature Market Experts: stats and news you can use on boomers, seniors, and the mature market - 2/3rds Of The Mature Market Will Need Long-Term Care -  Did you know? Two-thirds of seniors will need some form of long-term care at some point in their lives — according to Genworth Financial’s Cost of Long-term care report. This [...]

Mature Market Experts Gem of The Day: Senior housing survey: differentiate with technology. . .in 2013

Mature Market Experts: more mature market news and stats more often - So I’ve said it: Technology access for senior housing residents (along with financial counseling on how to sell their homes) should be a differentiator now– while facility unutilized capacity is so obvious and painful. Swapping out aging infrastructure could even save them money [...]

Mature Market Experts Gem of The Day: Why healthcare information technology should matter to you (part 2)

Mature Market Experts: more mature market news and stats more often - Why healthcare information technology should matter to you (part 2) - In my last article I discussed the benefits that health information technology could offer in relation to home health and, in particular, the experiences I had with my father when he was [...]

Mature Market Experts Gem of The Day: Why healthcare information technology should matter to you (Part 1)

Mature Market Experts: more mature market news and stats more often - Why healthcare information technology should matter to you (Part 1) - I remember from my own experiences with my father after his stroke what it was like shuttling him from specialist to specialist in an effort to get him the care he needed. [...]