Should You Buy Long-Term Care Insurance?

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:41:39 -0800
As life expectancy increases, so do the costs associated with aging, especially when seniors need help with daily tasks like dressing or eating. A 2011 MetLife survey shows that the national average cost for a home health aide was $21,840 annually, while a private room in a nursing home cost $87,235 per year in 2011.
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Taking care of your aging pet: an owner’s guide to geriatric pet health and wellness

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:52:50 -0800
As hard as it can be to imagine when we first meet our treasured family pets as kittens and puppies, animals age much like humans do; and just like us, they eventually require more frequent and specialized geriatric pet health care to meet their changing needs. The definition of “old age” for pets depends on the type and breed of the animal. But no matter what, all aging pets will benefit from ...
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Macdonald-Laurier Institute/Solutions for an Aging Population: Avoiding the $67 Billion Deficit in Canada's Future

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:02:00 -0800
OTTAWA, ONTARIO-- - Canada will soon face the full burden of an aging society. The greying and eventual retirement of the baby boomers will cause national income growth and tax revenues to slow and public ...
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NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- National Heart Failure Awareness Week is set for February 12-18, 2012. This week is a time for health care providers to remind patients with heart failure, patients' ...
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What's so special about 65?

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:23:07 -0800
Conspicuously missing in the uproar about Old Age Security is the most basic question: Why do we have a publicly funded retirement pension? Let's answer that. Then we can talk about when the age of eligibility should be.
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FOR DEMOGRAPHER, STATS TELL THE STORY

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0800
Beth Jarosz, senior demographer for the San Diego Association of Governments, specializes in the agency’s long-range growth forecasts and its annual demographic and economic estimates. She also works on special projects that analyze everything from public health studies to market research.
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Drinking alcohol can double your life expectancy - at least if you're a worm

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:10:56 -0800
Small amounts of alcohol double the lifespan of a tiny worm often used in ageing studies. The UCLA researchers say the finding could have implications for humans.
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Countries With Aging Populations

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:09:47 -0800
The world is rapidly aging. A whopping two billion people will be 60 years and older by 2050, more than triple the number in 2000, according the World Health Organization. This demographic change has major ...
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