According to a recent release by The Media Audit, though the younger age groups were the first to embrace the Internet, most of today’s growth is being driven by the older age groups, starting at age 55. ; In the markets surveyed, representing a population of more than 130 million adults, 61.2 percent of all adults visit the[Lire…]
Angammal, aged 60, lives in coastal Chennai, southern India. When the tsunami struck, her 100-year-old partially blind mother, Aisha Bee, was swept away from her home. Astonishingly, she returned safely once the water receded. ; The story of Angammal’s mother is exceptional. Of those dead or missing in India, close to 30% are estimated to be older people,[Lire…]
When parents have to choose between saving for their kids’ college educations and saving for their own retirement, retirement wins, according to the fourth annual Allstate « Retirement Reality Check » survey. ; While most people with children younger than 18 say they can save for retirement and college expenses, when forced to prioritize, fully one-third (33 percent) admit they[Lire…]
Applied Management Systems, Inc. (AMS), the Burlington, Massachusetts-based healthcare management consulting firm, has released its Top Ten Trends for Healthcare Management for 2010. The “Top Ten” report is a regular prediction the firm provides its clients and industry leaders to provide a forward-looking, big picture context for the industry. « Our clients look forward to our prognostications, » said Alan Goldberg, president[Lire…]
Une formule simple et efficace pour aider des personnes âgées à mieux vivre chez elle grâce à un voisinage bienveillant. La population du quartier de Molenbeek, quartier populaire proche du centre de Bruxelles (Belgique), est constituée pour 60% de personnes immigrées, notamment des familles marocaines et turques, et pour 25% de personnes âgées belges, résidants « historiques » du quartier.[Lire…]
Southwestern Medical Solutions, Inc. (Pink Sheets:SWNM) is pleased to announce that it is currently evaluating various product lines aimed at fulfilling the needs of huge and growing healthcare market sectors. ; Population growth and an aging population base means larger markets and critical needs for advances in products in a number of the areas being evaluated by Southwestern[Lire…]
Les Baby boomers américains ont fortement marqué la culture américaine. Ils ont promu le « hula hoops » et fait d’Elvis une star. Ils ont popularisé le « blue jeans”, créé le “casual day” et sont responsables de la révolution sexuelle. Et maintenant que les premiers arrivent à l’âge de la retraite, ils vont révolutionner l’industrie de la maison. Les[Lire…]
Presque 40 années se sont écoulées depuis que les Beatles ont évoqué pour la première fois l’âge d’or, à travers leur chanson « When I’m 64 ». Aujourd’hui, cette réalité s’est rapprochée des baby boomers, qui atteignent 70 ans cette année. Selon un sondage national publié par la société américaine Investors Group, les baby boomers sont en train de révolutionner[Lire…]
Every once in a while, someone comes along and challenges a system and won’t take, “…because that’s the way we’ve always done it…” at face value. The owner of Senior Approved Services, Barbara Mascio, is doing just that. In fact, her company is making waves in the elder care industry. ; Barbara states that she wanted to develop[Lire…]
Eight Things You Don’t Know about Boomer Women (But Should) ; Baby Boomers (technically, those whose age was 40-58 in 2004) make up, at almost 80 million, the largest generational demographic today. And, among Boomers, women not only outnumber men but also influence as much as 80% of household purchase decisions, from food and finance to travel and technology.[Lire…]
