Looking ahead, Mace said one of NIC's initiatives is to boost awareness of the looming
problem of aging baby boomers who have not saved enough to pay for housing with supportive services.
Not exact matches
We have millions
of baby boomers who are reaching
ages where they require alot
of medical care for the
problems that are simply a part
of the
aging process.
If you're among the millions
of aging baby boomers who cringe every time they see the cashier ring up a box
of Depends, take heart: That
problem may soon be a thing
of the past.
Two papers published online in Annals
of Emergency Medicine highlight a
problem that promises to grow rapidly with the
aging of the
Baby Boom generation.
Without clear national standards, the
problem may worsen as the nation's 75 million
baby boomers continue to
age, according to medical ethics research published Wednesday in the New England Journal
of Medicine.
With an
aging population (
baby boomers are turning 65 at the rate
of 8,000 a day), the number
of people who have symptoms
of Alzheimer's (
problems with memory, thinking, and behavior) are only going to go up.
While many their
age would be retiring or nearing retirement, these
baby boomer lawyers, doctors, military officers, and business executives were here to jumpstart the next phase
of their lives: first as students and then as leaders focused on social
problems, including education.
I had several indie presses interested, but was worried that the subject matter — the double - edged
problem for
baby boomers to support their
aging parents and college - bound children — would take too long to see the light
of day and its intended readership (those over 40 who wish to make the right choices in a very difficult situation.)
Compounding the
problem is the rising government cost
of looking after
aging baby boomers.
These kinds
of problems often hit home for
Baby Boomers who are part
of the Sandwich generation, as they find themselves trying to deal simultaneously with child raising and caring for their
aging parents.
That's not a
problem for the growing masses
of middle -
aged baby boomers who want the advantages
of owning a resort property without the hassles.
And you are right, a large portion
of the elderly can't afford to move into what is being built, and this
problem will only grow as the
baby boomers age.