HealthSpan Declining in USA, Warren Buffett Advice Talk to Kids About Will, Forgotten Middle in Senior Living 2-18-25
Ellen Khalifa’s article highlighted the gap between healthspan and lifespan, noting that healthspan is declining, with 70 becoming the new 80. We discussed nutrition and preventative care. Elizabeth Magallon Fleury shared Warren Buffett’s advice on estate planning, emphasizing the importance of discussing wills with beneficiaries. Benjamin Surmi reported on the “Forgotten middle” in senior housing, a group of 16 million people who earn 80-120% of the area median income and struggle to afford senior living. Innovative solutions like True Wood by Merrill Gardens and community-driven initiatives were proposed to address this gap.
Presented by Ellen Khalifa, Habits Coach for Healthspan and Wellspan
WSJ 1-13-25 Your Healthspan is as Important as your Lifespan and it is Declining by Alex Janin
https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/americans-unhealthy-chronic-disease-3f35c9f5
Apple access: https://apple.news/A5tbl1McLRRGuX_CTO_Tlqg
Benjamin Surmi recommended
https://www.westonaprice.org/about-us/shopping-guide
Ellen Khalifa mentioned
“Highly processed” categories
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/01/13/why-is-the-american-diet-so-deadly
Presented by Elizabeth Magallon Fleury CAPS, Elizabeth’s Life’s Encore Planning
WSJ 11-29-24 Warren Buffett Talks to His Kids About His Will. You Should Too by Anne Tergesen
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/warren-buffett-will-63bec46f
Apple access: https://apple.news/A9KVq6y9kSeSwwGUo-PJDzA
Linda mentioned related Warren Buffett article:
https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/the-1-word-leadership-lesson-warren-buffett-hopes-to-pass-to-his-son/91139401
Presented by Benjamin Surmi, Koelsch Communities
Urban Land Institute 2-18-25 Forgotten Middle Senior Housing by Michele Lerner
https://urbanland.uli.org/development-and-construction/creative-solutions-for-the-forgotten-middle-in-senior-housing
References: Truewood by Merrill Gardens
From the ULI article: “Merrill Gardens, a senior housing developer based in Seattle, Washington, started its Truewood by Merrill division—which includes independent living and assisted living communities—about five years ago, when they acquired approximately 20 communities that had been built for senior living but were no longer serving that populace.”
Benjamin Surmi on our June 2023 Dementia show for Rethinking Aging Club podcast
https://boomertechtalk.com/podcast/dementia-june-2023/
This was just published as a podcast as we are catching up with publishing 2022 and 2023 shows.
Comments throughout from co-host Ray Gordon, Architect, Urban Planner, Futurist
Debbie Howard’s summary of this show.
Articles are listed in the order they were presented and discussed.
Discussion hosted by Linda Sherman, Ray Gordon and Debbie Howard.
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