MATURE MARKET HEADLINES POSTED 01/05/98
Boomer Care Will Be Booming
Those trend-setting baby boomers are setting another trend. Despite their large numbers, baby boomers have had relatively few children, sparking concern that those who may need care or assistance in advanced age will have only a small circle of immediate family to provide care.
However, a new study by researchers at the University of California finds that the concept of family for the elderly of the 21st century will be very different from the makeup of families of today. For example, unprecedented rates of divorce and remarriage are already redefining families of baby boomers.
When these boomers become the elderly of the future, they will have impressive numbers of stepchildren and stepgrandchildren, expanding the numbers of family members on whom the disabled may rely, if needed.
Since 1980, the ratio of biological children to stepchildren for people age 70-85 has doubled, and is expected to rise by another fifty percent by the year 2030. Source:National Institute on Aging.
AgeVenture News Service, www.demko.com
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Close Up Gets Up Close and Personal
There have been major changes in the nation's capital in recent times. The Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Women in the Military Service Memorials have been dedicated in the last few months.
The Newseum of news opened its doors last spring, and the Korean Veterans' Memorial is less than five years old. Finally, more than half of Congress changed this decade. The CloseUp Foundation offers the 50-plus population front row seats to all the change and controversy in Washington these days.
In cooperation with the American Association of Retired Persons, CloseUp will provide adults with unique opportunities to observe the legislative process, question those directly involved in decision-making, and discuss domestic and international priorites with national leaders. The per person fee of $680 includes double occupancy hotel room, meals, all program activities, educational excursions, and a night at the theater. For more information, contact CloseUp at: 1-800-363-4762.
AgeVenture News Service, www.demko.com
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