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Curatori rappresentano un nuovo tipo di leadership tribale che opera dal basso e peer to peer. Come membro di una tribù, curatori saranno sempre più nativo e rilevanti rispetto a qualsiasi outsider saranno mai. All'interno di una tribù sono apprezzati non solo per sfruttare le loro abilità di insider, ma per sostenere e sviluppare la loro cultura. Delete the scoop?
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The time has come to end our work on Inside Aging Parent Care. Our aging parents are gone these several years. We have continued, but our focus has shifted
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Is this a sign of the times or just anecdotal evidence that we already know all we need to know about caregiving or that the professionals have or will soon take over this fiunction? Delete the scoop?
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Boston Globe Caregivers taking on more complex medical tasks Boston Globe With reduced funding for home-based services to help ease the burden, and mounting economic pressures to shorten hospital stays, legions of baby boomers are caring for aging... Via Chana Andler Delete the scoop?
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Home modification, energy tips allow aging-in-place Delete the scoop?
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The state and the federal government have wagered $1.9 billion on a project intended to improve the health of low-income people and lower the rate of spending growth. Via Chana Andler Delete the scoop?
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We've featured CJE Senior Life events before on this blog. This long standing organization has done so much good for our senior community, so it makes me happy to see them recognized by the Chicago Tribune.
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Not a Village but others see the need for services for seniors outside of the usual profile. Socialization, some fun and stress reduction among other things. Delete the scoop?
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Money & Savings | WorkThe following is a guest post from Barbara Friedberg. There is no shortage of people in their 50s with little retirement savings. Pension plans like the ones our parents’...
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Just as society's institutions were grossly unprepared for our baby boom, we have done far too little to prepare for the coming age wave. Ironically, while our demographic heft is not our fault, its impact will be our legacy.
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Of course they do, form villages, and similar "community based" operations to change forever the way we view aging. Delete the scoop?
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Professional affinity communities, which I find most appealing, are few and far between.
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Yet another interesting twist on the same question we all pose about aging in place. Delete the scoop?
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We distance caregivers worry about the little things aging parents need that we can't provide from far away. Via Chana Andler Delete the scoop?
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Not a moment anyone looks forward to, but sooner or later Sandwich Generation families must face the issue of what to do with the home grandma and grandpa lived in all those years. Latest by Jeff Brown. Via Jeffrey William Goll Delete the scoop?
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Spending time on Facebook has been shown to reduce stress levels, slow down heart rates and -- generally speaking -- just simply relax people. Via Chana Andler Delete the scoop?
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Financial elder abuse is particularly harrowing because older adults do not have a lifetime left to make up the loss through work and investment.
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Must reading for anyone that may some day get old, or is talking to toehrs that are, or is taking care of some aging adult.
Yeyt anoterh service that can be offered in a Village, a scam and fraud watch. Delete the scoop?
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Throughout January, MPC’s blog, The Connector, is running a series on the tangible benefits of Placemaking. Read the other entries: The economic benefits of great public places The benefits…
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Some new and different views of a growing awareness. Delete the scoop?
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Bulletin Today | Caregiving | Personal HealthBy Jennifer Agiesta and Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — We’re in denial: Americans underestimate their chances of needin...
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The speaks to the "not ready yet" response to the question of anticipated services. Delete the scoop?
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Anti-aging products that fill pharmacy shelves and magazine advertising space push the message that it is better to look, feel and be younger.
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My thoughts exactly! Delete the scoop?
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SeniorAdvisor aims to provide consumer reviews of housing options for older Americans.
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Buyer beware, thisorganization has a ring to it that should make anyoone a little suspicious. Delete the scoop?
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Not quite a village but a substitute type of institutional care. Delete the scoop?
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We'd love to hear from caregivers who have been through this situation... Did you feel like there was a gap in communication? Delete the scoop?
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A new study shows that Baby Boomers take more risks and have more entrepreneurial spirit than Millennials. Via WiseTribe
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Of course you boomers already knew this. 
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I had a hunch this was the case. This story confirms it. Go boomers! Delete the scoop?
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The golden years are supposed to be a time when you can live off the wealth you’ve accumulated over a lifetime, not feel like you have to take on more debt to make ends meet. Via Chana Andler
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There are fewer and fewer of us that retired with a guaranteed pesnion, Social Security AND retirment savings. The housing crisis, caring for aging parents, and children stuggling all add to the likelihood that there will be even less of us in the future., Delete the scoop?
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Andrew Scharlach, Eugene and Rose Kleiner Professor of Aging, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley; Scharlach studies the village network and co-authored the Rutgers 2012 National Overview of ... Via Chana Andler Delete the scoop?
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