Part II: Working Longer Solves (almost) Everything
This is the second in a two-part series about benefits of older adults working longer. The first article looked at the benefits that accrue to older adults from working longer. This article explores the business case for older workers, or why employers should want to retain/hire older workers.
Part I: Working Longer Solves (almost) Everything
This is the first in a two-part series about the benefits of older adults working longer and the correlation between employment, social engagement and longevity. This article looks at the advantages to older adults themselves of working longer. The second article explores the business case for older workers, or why employers should want to retain/hire older workers.
Dear Mayor: Reinvent the Neighborhood
If you had a magic wand and could make your city, town, or neighborhood desirable, productive, resilient, transcendent, what would it look like and how would it feel? What is a good place for children, for work, for shopping, for health, for fun, for aging?
From Zoom to Zip Code: How to Access Things You Need
Remember when Zoom conjured up a zip code: Oh two ONE three FOUR sung brightly on a PBS television program?
Today Zoom virtual meetings convene samaritans who share ways to connect zip codes to critical services that may be lacking due to COVID19.
Q&A: Unemployment and Social Security
We field user questions on how unemployment and Social Security payments from the government can interact with one another and provide brief guidance on the recent unemployment adjustments related to COVID-19.
Your Questions Answered: Returning To Work
The staff answers questions for the 50+ job-seeker on returning to work, résumé gaps, and how persistent to be after interviews.
Socially-Distanced Grocery Shopping and Delivery to Older Adults
Mature Caregivers is offering socially-distanced Grocery Shopping/Delivery and Errand Services.
How To Help Your Local Older Adults During Coronavirus
Here's a brief list of ways to help the members of your community that may be more vulnerable to complications from SARS-CoV-2, as well as how you can help them deal with the social isolation that may come from necessary social distancing measures.
AFA Asks: How Is Your Community Reacting to Coronavirus?
Different parts of the country are taking different measures to deal with the spread of SARS-CoV-2, aka, Coronavirus. How is your community reacting?
Technology To Help You Age Independently
Technology for older adults can make life better. It can extend their independence, stave off loneliness and social isolation, offer medical insights that can monitor and predict problems, help perform tasks that typically require mobility—and just as important, give adult children peace of mind.