Retirement Planning
Retirement is an important issue for Baby Boomers. Boomer Tech Talk offers advice from a variety of experts.
Our September 15, 2025 News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club episode focused on two topics. First, solo agers – defined as people who don’t have siblings or children in their families to rely on. Integrating new solo agers into senior living communities presents challenges and opportunities. Ray Gordon offered an interesting suggestion for…
On our September 1, 2026 News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club podcast episode: Presented by Benjamin Surmi, Social Gerontologist; VP Senior Living Arvo.care Senior Housing News 8-10-26 Innovative Memory Care Model Aims to Keep Older Adult Couples Together as They Age by Austin Montgomery https://seniorhousingnews.com/2026/08/10/innovative-memory-care-model-aims-to-keep-older-adult-couples-together-as-they-age/ EverTogether is an innovative residential memory care model…
Linda Sherman introduced our August 20, 2026 Rethinking Aging Club Podcast Living Choices topic: Where and how we live becomes an increasingly important question as we age. Most of us want to remain independent and in control of those decisions, yet many homes aren’t designed for changing mobility needs, housing costs are rising, and many…
On our August 18, 2026 News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club podcast episode, Elizabeth Magallon Fleury presented an article regarding “heirs’ property,” where real estate passed down without clear titles can lead to legal complications and forced sales. Related to this, partition sales allow speculators to buy fractional ownership and trigger court-ordered sales…
In our July 21, 2026 News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club podcast episode, Benjamin Surmi talked about the challenges faced by assisted living residents when facilities drop Medicaid when an acquisition happens. The gap between Medicaid coverage and costs borne by the facility is a factor, forcing skilled nursing facilities (Nursing Homes) to…
Our June 16, 2026 episode covered innovative housing options as we age; how ageism in the workplace is sabotaging corporate America and sleep health focused on preparing to sleep. Elizabeth Magallon Fleury took us through Architectural Digest’s article on senior citizens living in cruise ship condos, co-housing communities, and Florida’s retirement wonderland. Linda Sherman pointed…
Benjamin Surmi presented a Stanford report on robots for aging and disabilities, highlighting projects like Rosie, an outdoor guide dog, and an exoskeleton for better walking. Co-host Linda Sherman went deep on companion robotics by country. Elizabeth Magallon Fleury presented on innovative urban planning for aging populations, emphasizing Singapore’s Age Well SG program and the…
Our News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club April 7, 2026 episode falls in the week of World Parkinson’s Day on April 11 and a Rethinking Aging Club Podcast episode on April 9th focused on Parkinson’s solutions. We began with Ray Gordon’s article and study about a potential blood test for early Parkinson’s detection.…
On our March 17, 2026 News for the Ages episode, we discussed a new Yale study by Becca Levy that found nearly half of adults aged 65 and older actually improved in cognitive or physical function over 12 years. As in Levy’s previous work, the study did highlight the importance of positive age beliefs. We…
This episode of News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club was recorded on March 10, 2026. Today we had three articles from the NY Times, two on sexual health. One reported on by Linda, was specifically on things men should know about their own sexual health. Ellen reported on Sex Span, in this article…
