Monday, April 05, 2010 Impacts of Staying Older Longer
It’s common knowledge that people these days are living longer than ever, with life expectancy approaching 80 years of age (especially for women), and over-85-year-olds being the fastest growing segment of our population for some time now. Now a new study by the prestigious MacArthur Foundation says that we ain’t seen nothing yet — that the mid-21st century is going to see men and women routinely living into their late 80s and early 90s, respectively, and 100-year-olds numbering nearly 2 million!
Richard Peck of SANAPSeniors.com gives his opinion of the impacts of this longevity revolution at:
http://www.snapforseniors.com/Blogs/tabid/417/EntryId/25/Staying-Older-Longer.aspx |