SEATTLE: The reverse mortgage (equity release) sector has an image problem. The sector is going backwards in almost all western country markets. A name change is not going to work (akin to the insurance industry adjusting the funeral expenses product to the ‘final expenses’ euphemism). Read More »
Memories have lasting emotional impact on Alzheimer’s residents, study shows
NEW YORK: Alzheimer’s disease is marked by an inability to recall certain memories, but new research shows that residents diagnosed with the condition can still remember how those memories made them feel.
In a study published today, researchers showed 17 Alzheimer’s patients and 17 healthy Read More »
Baby boomers ‘rage’ against propensity ‘to group by age’
NEW YORK: Over 50s housing and care providers don’t fully appreciate the deep seated animus held by baby boomers against “age apartheid”.
Whilst the society in which they grew up was organised around age (kindergarten, school, university, old folks homes), the baby boomers ethos is Read More »
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Baby boomers will not create long term care crisis
LOS ANGELES: Libraries are full of reports, books and articles predicting a healthcare doomsday. The trigger for the angst is the number of baby boomers turning 65 every day. Theories about boomers’ healthcare needs sinking the economy have been around since Peter Peterson expounded his Read More »
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