Baby Boomers on the Move: Snuggling in or Launching Out ?

by Administrator 15. August 2010 10:32
By theMatureMarket.com - Whether it's in the Sunbelt or the Rustbelt, a move across the street or across the nation, Baby Boomers are still willing to move to a new place when they retire. Del Webb is America's largest builder of active adult communities. Targeted to those ages 55 and ol... [More]

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New Report Pegs Cost of Skilled Nursing Care at $90,000 Per Year

by Administrator 15. August 2010 10:25
By McKnight's Long-Term Care News & Assisted Living - A new report from independent living consultant Univita Health finds that the national average annual cost for care in a private room at a Medicare-certified nursing home is slightly more than $90,000. The report analyzes information ... [More]

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Losing Independence - (A reader's comments from the New York Times)

by Administrator 15. July 2010 05:21
By New York Times (A reader's comments to a previously run article) - Two of my closest relatives have recently been moved into senior housing, one "indpendent living" the other "assisted living." This was against their wishes, but they simply lost their ability to fight it... [More]

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Art and Alzheimer's: An Effective Model?

by Administrator 16. May 2010 15:07
By Jason Echols / MSW Ccandidate at the GWB-Washington University - Art is frequently used to engage persons with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in creative and social activity. As Gene Cohen (2006) documents in “Research on Creativity and Aging” in Generations, engagement in ar... [More]

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The Hand-Me-Down Home

by Administrator 16. May 2010 14:40
By Hilary Stout / Wall Street Journal - In the annals of intergenerational friction, there are some familiar sources of disagreement: sex, money, music and what on earth you’re going to do with your life. Then there are the truly contentious subjects — like the fireplace tiles that use... [More]

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Walmart Foundation Grant to Meals On Wheels

by Administrator 15. April 2010 06:43
By David Sykora / St. Louis Area Ageny on Aging - The St. Louis Area Agency on Aging (SLAAA) has been awarded $15,000 through a Walmart Foundation grant to the Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA). The money will provide the SLAAA Home Delivered Meal Program with much-needed me... [More]

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All-Inclusive But Not All-Accessible

by Administrator 15. February 2010 15:05
By Laura Mahoney RN, BA / 2011 MSW Candidate GWB School of Social Work Washington Univeristy - Over the past ten years, an increased demand for nursing home alternatives has created significant growth in home and community-based programs for older adults. Since the population of people over t... [More]

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More Than One-Third of Nation's Nursing Homes Sign Up for Advancing Excellence

by Administrator 2. February 2010 11:29
By McKnight's Long-Term Care News - The second phase of recruitment for the Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes campaign wrapped up on Sunday. Organizers reported that 5,860 nursing homes across the country have signed up for the initiative. A few states managed to recruit al... [More]

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The Geezers’ Crusade

by Administrator 1. February 2010 11:48
By David Brooks / The New York Times - We like to think that in days gone by, the young venerated the elderly. But that wasn’t always so. In “As You Like It,” Shakespeare’s morose character, Jaques, calls old age “second childishness and mere oblivion.” Walt Whi... [More]

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9 Mistakes Adult Siblings Make When Parents Are Aging, Sick, and Dying

by Administrator 28. January 2010 11:36
By Lindsay Lyon / U.S. News & World Report - In her new book, They're Your Parents, Too! How Siblings Can Survive Their Parents' Aging Without Driving Each Other Crazy (Bantam, 2010), journalist and author Francine Russo discusses one of life's most trying transitions: when parents a... [More]

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Latest Statistics on Fires are Devastating for Older Americans: Seniors Most Likely to Die

by Administrator 15. January 2010 06:26
By SeniorJournal.com - The statistics concerning senior citizens and fire are staggering. The U.S. Fire Administration says people over the age of 65 have a home fire death rate nearly twice the national average. For those over 75, that risk nearly triples. Older adults account for 32 percent of... [More]

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These Retirees Live Well, and Frugally

by Administrator 13. October 2009 14:46
By Kimberly Palmer - When Gary Pierce, 63, a former commercial real estate broker, retired 14 years ago, he and his wife moved out of their house and onto a sailboat in the Caribbean. Although they had to purchase the boat—he says a comfortable one goes for around $50,000—they cut thei... [More]

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Older Americans Changing Plans Due to U.S. Financial Crisis

by Administrator 17. September 2009 04:45
By University of Michigan - Older Americans have weathered the financial crisis relatively well, although many now expect to work longer than they did just a year ago, according to a University of Michigan study released on Capitol Hill yesterday. The study is based on data from 4,412 older Amer... [More]

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Proposed Bill Could Eliminate Nursing Home Fines in Illinois

by Administrator 7. May 2009 04:55
McKnight's Long-Term Care News - The Illinois state Legislature convened Wednesday to consider a controversial, first-of-its-kind proposal that would allow for the reduction, or in some cases, elimination of fines against nursing homes. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Dan Kotowski (D), claims th... [More]

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Nursing Home Operators Howl as Government Proposes Slashing Medicare Payments by $1 billion

by Administrator 4. May 2009 02:19
By McKnight's Long-Term Care News - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services set off a backlash from nursing home operators late Friday afternoon when it proposed “adjustments” that would cut Medicare payments by $1.05 billion in fiscal 2010. The 3.3% reduction will “la... [More]

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About the Author

John Rothbarth is the owner of the St. Louis Times, a media company focused on serving the informational needs of the St. Louis metro-area aging baby boomer/60+ population. The company publishes the St. Louis Times Resource Guide, St. Louis Times Express, and hosts St. Louis Times Funfest and St. Louis Times Geriatrics Symposium events. The company was founded in 1994 and has remained true to its original mission of 'doing some good for older adults and the professionals who work on their behalf.'

Since 1994 the company has won over 20 National Media Awards. He has participated on many local Boards of Directors, all of whom cater to the needs of our area’s aging population. For 2009 he is also President of Breakthrough Coalition, a consortium of over 250 aging-focused organizations and  professionals dedicated to serving the needs of older adults in the St. Louis / Illinois bi-state area.

John is a native St. Louisan, father of two sons, and graduate of the University of Missouri - Columbia with a BS degree in Business Administration. His interests include reading mysteries, jogging, motorcycling, and aviation - he is a pilot with instrument, multi-engine and seaplane ratings.

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