Forget ‘Senior Citizen’—Aging Baby Boomers Search for Better Term
Offended by labels like ‘elderly’ and ‘old,’ older adults try on new generational descriptions; Perennial ‘sounds like a plant’
SDSU graduate finally gets diploma — at 105. He’s the oldest alum, but somehow never got the sheepskin.
At age 105, Bill Vogt has learned a thing or two.
Until Thursday afternoon, though, he’d never held in his hands the piece of paper proving what he’d known to be true about himself since 1935: That he is a graduate of San Diego State University.
The U.S. Isn’t Just Getting Older. It’s Getting More Segregated by Age.
Judson Manor is a gracious former 1920s luxury hotel near The Cleveland Clinic, Case Western University, and many of the museums and arts institutions in Cleveland, Ohio. Today it houses 120 highly educated retirees with an average age of 79 — and seven 20-something graduate students.
‘Why Don’t You Try It?’: How The Oldest U.S. Female BMX Racer Broke Into The Sport
Kittie Weston-Knauer, on the cusp of 70 years old, is the oldest female BMX bicycle racer in the U.S.
Second Act: Art Careers in Retirement
May 4th, 2018 By Heidi Happonen For 20 years, the community of Camano Island just an hour’s drive north of downtown Seattle has become…
How Criminals Steal $37 Billion a Year from America’s Elderly
Telephone pitchers, online scammers and even family members target the most vulnerable among us. And it’s about to get worse.
Madonna Just Made The Best Points About Sexism & Ageism
If anyone understands the toxic combination of sexism and ageism that’s used to demean and restrict women as they get older, it’s Madonna. In recent years, the pop icon’s every move seems to be met with reductive cries of “put it away” or “time to retire, grandma”.
Old and ageist: Why so many older people have prejudices about their peers – and themselves
Amy Gorely, who works for a retirement community in North Carolina, once suggested that her neighbor visit a senior center.
“I don’t want to hang out with old people,” the woman replied.
The 10 best countries to live in for people over 60
As life expectancy increases, the proportion of adults in their retirement years is expected to grow in all regions of the world. According to recent data, there are approximately 901 million people worldwide who are 60 and over. By 2050, that number will reach 2.1 billion people, or 21.5 percent of the global population.
You Can’t Be Afraid of the Tech
In an article published in the NY Times, author John Hanc writes: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, computer and information technology jobs…