Successful Aging: Can you answer these questions about health and aging?
Dear readers. I recently was invited to attend a conference for journalists who write about aging and health sponsored by the Association...
Successful Aging: A silver tsunami? Let’s look at opportunities for an older population instead
Dear Readers, The United Nations General Assembly dedicated one day, October 1, as the National Older Person Day. If you’re wondering...
Successful Aging: How to handle household finances and more if your spouse is hospitalized
Q. My husband and I have a traditional marriage of 52 years. He has taken care of the usual tasks of the household typical of my...
Successful Aging: Do you want to live forever? Here’s one man’s plan for it
Dear Readers. The topic “How to Live Forever” sounds enticing; that is, if you want to live forever. I must admit that when I initially...
Successful Aging: What are my best housing options now that I’m about to retire?
Q. I am a single, 65-year-old woman about to retire from a wonderful medical career. My plan is to return to the San Francisco area to be...
Successful Aging: What does the job market look like for older Americans?
Q. I understand the employment rate for those in my age bracket – the 55 and older — is just 2.7 percent compared to 3.7 percent for the...