The Internet is exploding with articles about seniors and aging issues, caregivers and senior housing. The information age can lead to information overload! I spend a large amount of time each week reading about senior housing. Here's a round up of this week's highlights.
Elderblogger Insights
- Monster Study Reveals Organizations Not Adequately Prepared for Impending Employee "Brain Drain": Aging as Exile
- Happiness Week Day 1: LifeTwo
- Caregiving can shorten your life from four to eight years: Minding our Elders
Senior News Snippets
- Administration on Aging Press Release: HHS announces 8.8 million dollars for nursing home diversion programs
- Metlife Mature Market Institute Report : This is a survey of 2007 home care costs and adult day center costs
- The World's Top Retirement Haven's for 2007: A good argument for retiring abroad.
- The Best Places to Retire: This one is for those of you looking to retire on your own continent.
- Seniors Prefer the Big "O" over "The Donald" : The Reverse Mortgage Blog reviews an annual housing survey of 50+
- Know Levels of Eldercare so You Can Prepare: A quick review of the continuum of care.
- Business Thrives on Graying Market : Commentary on states trying to encourage retirees to consider states other than Florida.
Minnesota Mentions
- Blaine Senior Campus gets a positive review Crestview is planning a 110 senior housing complex with retail and restaurants.
- Senior Housing Gets Look in Wyoming: Ebenezer is looking to expand housing for low income seniors near the Meadows on Fairview Campus
- More Senior Housing Proposed in Burnsville: (registration required) Presbyterian homes is looking to build 170 senior units at 14020 County Road 5
- Housing Polices Can't Burden Seniors with Disabilities: Minneapolis Star and Tribune: A Reader Response to an earlier article about seniors in condominiums
- Retirees Find Housing at Their Alma Matter: Definitely a way to keep the brain active-move back on campus!
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