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Caregivers slow to prepare for parents’ senior years Empty nest can be a good thing for parents 5 hot job categories for retirees, older workers UMass Medical School wins AARP worker recognition State gets failing grade on long-term care support 50 singles embracing technology to find love Technology allows grandparents face time with grandkids Bay State retirees share hopes, fears for future
 

Caregivers slow to prepare for parents’ senior years

Craig Fitzgerald, 43, has been “super fortunate” when it comes to his mom’s health.

Empty nest can be a good thing for parents

For Elizabeth Souza, 62, of Amherst, that empty nest feeling started when her first child, Noah, began looking at perspective colleges in his junior year of high school in 1993.

5 hot job categories for retirees, older workers

Looking for a job isn’t just a concern for those under 65. Retirees and those past the traditional age for calling it quits increasingly need or want to work.

UMass Medical School wins AARP worker recognition

The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) has joined previous honorees DentaQuest of Charlestown, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge on AARP’s 2011 list of Best Employers for Workers Over 50.

State gets failing grade on long-term care support

We’ve got world-class hospitals and medical schools. We are the first state to have mandatory health care insurance, a program that has expanded the level of care to low-income and handicapped residents.

50+ singles embracing technology to find love

OurTime.com has seen its membership increase 400 percent. The website provides a targeted experience in finding a companion, someone to spend life with or share experiences with.

Technology allows grandparents face time with grandkids

Every couple of days, Taara McTee, 46, a Reno, Nevada-based Realtor, receives a simple text message from her son on her Android Sidekick mobile phone: “Skype.”

Bay State retirees share hopes, fears for future

It was no surprise to find the ability to vacation at the top of the dream list of 41 percent of survey respondents.

Caregiving stint reveals disturbing dark side

27 December 2011

I always considered myself a nurturing person. Though I don’t have children, I am a classic hoverer and worrier — a regular Johnny-on-the-spot whenever friends or family require emotional or medical support.

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China revisit offers glimpses into past, present

27 December 2011

Billboards that recently touted the benefits of socialism now advertise designer clothes and the latest electronic gadgets.

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Many boomers expect to retire where they are

22 November 2011

Shelley Wernholm, who works for a health insurance company said she wanted to retire and move to a new home by 60. But her pension was eliminated five years ago, her personal investments tanked during the recession and her home of 21 years has lost more than half its value.

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Small home renovations buy time

27 December 2011

It’s a reality of our fragile economy: Many homeowners who dream of the perfect kitchen or master bath are putting full-scale renovation on hold in favor of more limited changes.

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Aging in place: A little help can go a long way

27 December 2011

By David Crary
 VERONA, N.J. — Retirement communities may have their perks, but Beryl O’Connor said it would be tough to match the birthday surprise she got in her own backyard when she turned 80 last year. She was tending her garden when two little girls from next door — “my buddies,” she calls them [...]

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Losing weight, keeping it off, two different things

27 December 2011

“No one announces to a dieter, ‘You’re moving into the weight-maintenance stage. You’ll have to do things differently,’ said Dr. Christopher Sciamanna.

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