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Report urges over-50s to prepare for career change

NEW YORK: Most older workers are not planning for their careers in later life, only updating their skills at “crisis points” such as job loss or health problems, a new report shows.

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Boomers are re-embracing communes to lower cost of city living

NEW YORK: A group of baby boomers is set to pool their resources to enable them to live in the city core.

In a throwback to the hippy communes of the 1960s, the move is a counter to escalating real estate values and rents.

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Dementia care environments starting to resemble circus freak shows

LOS ANGELES: Dementia care is being overwhelmed by fadism.

The creation of Back to the Future style environments replicating the 50s and 60s is harking back to a bygone era of Coney Island baby incubator watching, Jumbo the elephant and circus ‘freak’ tent shows.

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Micro home option continues to attract adherents

LOS ANGELES: A pastor has set out to foment the micro housing option for seniors.

He’s moved into a 6-by-10-foot micro-home, built on a repurposed auto trailer. And there he plans to stay, until his campaign achieves its fundraising goal of $75,000 — enough money, Read More »

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