/tags/aging-well Aging Well en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:12:48 GMT /local-news/2023-10-17/most-new-england-houses-are-not-ready-for-aging-in-place-says-census-bureau-report A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau finds New England's housing stock to be the least physically accessible for older adults in the country, posing an obstacle for people looking to age in place. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:12:48 GMT /local-news/2023-10-17/most-new-england-houses-are-not-ready-for-aging-in-place-says-census-bureau-report Corey Dockser /npr-news/2022-12-29/the-federal-spending-bill-will-make-it-easier-to-save-for-retirement-heres-how From emergency savings accounts to assistance for student loan borrowers, the new federal spending bill aims to make it easier to save for retirement. Fri, 30 Dec 2022 11:28:46 GMT /npr-news/2022-12-29/the-federal-spending-bill-will-make-it-easier-to-save-for-retirement-heres-how Arezou Rezvani /vpr-news/2021-02-18/american-life-expectancy-dropped-by-a-full-year-in-1st-half-of-2020 The group that suffered the largest drop in life expectancy was Black males â€� a decline of three years. Hispanic males also saw a large decrease, with a decline of 2.4 years. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:01:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-02-18/american-life-expectancy-dropped-by-a-full-year-in-1st-half-of-2020 Laurel Wamsley /programs/2018-04-19/baby-boomers-how-can-vermont-help-you-age-well The coming decades will bring pivotal demographic changes to Vermont as baby boomers retire in greater numbers and continue to get older. We're talkingâ€� Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:47:09 GMT /programs/2018-04-19/baby-boomers-how-can-vermont-help-you-age-well Bob Kinzel, Matthew F Smith /programs/2017-11-22/ram-the-importance-of-grandparenting Every year, about 4,000 people in Vermont turn 65 - roughly the population of Randolph â€� contributing to a nearly one-to-one ratio between young and olderâ€� Wed, 22 Nov 2017 20:36:40 GMT /programs/2017-11-22/ram-the-importance-of-grandparenting Kesha Ram /programs/2017-11-17/kunin-ageless-eighties The calendar tells me I’m old - eighty four. I could have been the oldest person in the audience the night of the Mavis Staples jazz concert inâ€� Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:59:34 GMT /programs/2017-11-17/kunin-ageless-eighties Madeleine M. Kunin /programs/2017-11-17/what-does-aging-well-look-like-in-vermont By 2030, the number of Vermonters over 65 will grow by 50 percent. Baby boomers rarely do things the same way their parents did, and retirement is noâ€� Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:00:00 GMT /programs/2017-11-17/what-does-aging-well-look-like-in-vermont Bob Kinzel, Emily Alfin Johnson /vpr-news/2017-11-16/for-vermont-boomers-preventing-chronic-conditions-keeps-medical-costs-in-check When it comes to health care, studies show that people over 65 use far more services than younger people, but some new research is pointing at ways toâ€� Thu, 16 Nov 2017 22:18:11 GMT /vpr-news/2017-11-16/for-vermont-boomers-preventing-chronic-conditions-keeps-medical-costs-in-check Bob Kinzel /programs/2017-11-16/acker-cultivating-resilience I never think about getting older, but I do cultivate resilience. I walk for happiness. I go to yoga and the Y for strength. I wear a wide-brimmed hat andâ€� Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:45:49 GMT /programs/2017-11-16/acker-cultivating-resilience Bonnie Acker /vpr-news/2017-11-15/as-vermont-baby-boomers-start-to-retire-how-will-the-states-economy-fare The baby boom generation is rewriting the rules around aging, and the direction they take during retirement will have profound effects on the state’sâ€� Wed, 15 Nov 2017 21:01:13 GMT /vpr-news/2017-11-15/as-vermont-baby-boomers-start-to-retire-how-will-the-states-economy-fare Howard Weiss-Tisman