Not Home Alone

TIME Magazine
Sally Abrahms

Seniors are signing up for semi-communal enclaves, with separate homes but a supportive community

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The Art of His Life

TIME Magazine

Sol Levenson is still painting–and thriving–at 95

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Rock On, Grandpa!

TIME Magazine

Play pinocle or mahjahn in your golden years? Bah! Meet folks in their 70s, 80s, and 90s who sing rock ‘n roll and tour Europe.

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The Caregiver's Dilemma

AARP Bulletin

The working caregiver and his/her clueless boss

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The Invisible Crime

Costco Connection

Spotting financial elder abuse

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Embracing Technology

AARP The Magazine

A Call to Arms. Interactive pillows that lets Grandma and the grandkids have pseudohugs from afar.

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How To Become A Teacher

whatsnext.com

What about a new or second career? Heres your A-Z guide.

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The Passion Potion

AARP The Magazine

Want to be a chick magnet or a love stud? It may be as easy as mixing an odorless liquid originally made from the sweaty armpits of college women with your favorite perfume or aftershave lotion.

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Fast-Track Flirting

AARP The Magazine

The clock is ticking; is this romance clicking?

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Dorms Beyond the Norm

AARP The Magazine

Talk about an intergenerational experience! College students and seniors living together on campus.

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Book Review: A Bittersweet Season by Jane Gross

Former New York Times reporter talks about caregiving

Former New York Times reporter talks about caregiving

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Book Review: The Great Man by Kate Christensen

AARP Bulletin

A novel laced with sexuality among septuagenarians

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Oh, Brother! With Parents Aging, Squabbling Siblings Turn to Elder Mediation

AARP Bulletin

A new way to work out thorny sibling and family issues over aging parents

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Abused at the Nursing Home

AARP Bulletin

Nursing homes are wrestling with a little discussed phenomenon: resident-to-resident violence

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Green House Homes: A Model for Aging That Promotes Growth

AARP Bulletin

Nursing homes as home-like as can be

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Elder Cohousing: A New Option for Retirement or Sooner!

AARP Bulletin

Separate homes, shared meals and space

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Retirement Communities Say Bring in the Kids!

AARP Bulletin

Intergenerational programs thrive

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Finding Your Niche Housing in Retirement or Before!

AARP Bulletin

Options abound: Assisted Living for Nudists, Anyone?

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Towns and Cities Prepare for Aging Populations

AARP Bulletin

Check out three forward-thinking places

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Intergenerational Cohousing

AARP Bulletin

Cool housing set-up for boomers+

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Boomers Redefine Retirement Living

AARP Bulletin

Boomers helping shape the future of housing

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Older Workers, Please Apply

AARP Bulletin

A factory where the majority of workers are in their 70′s, 80′s, even 90′s

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Married But Living Apart

AARP Bulletin

They’re long and happily married but they live separately

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Veterans go from Homeless to Homeowners

AARP Bulletin

Nonprofit Soldier On provides affordable housing, support and job training

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Restoring Memories Through Movies

AARP Bulletin

Those with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers go back in time

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New Ways for An Aging Population to Get Around

AARP Bulletin

Innovative transportation options in cities and towns

 

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Introducing the Creative Arts Movement

AARP Bulletin

Professional artists, musicians, and dancers hit long-term care

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Caring for Caregivers

AARP Bulletin

Help for those who help others

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Life After Divorce

AARP Bulletin
Sally Abrahms

Boomers love to do everything their own way, and they are out in front on divorce, too.

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A Comfort and Joy Approach: Alternative Treatments for Dementia

AARP Bulletin
Sally Abrahms

Finding alternative treatments for Alzheimer’s from llamas in the hallways to chocolate in the middle of the night to a middle-of-the-night adult daycare program.

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Social Security and Divorce

AARP Bulletin
Sally Abrahms

What happens to your benefits after a split?

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Share Common Ground

AARP Bulletin
Sally Abrahms

More boomers are opting for smaller neighborhoods with a bigger sense of community

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An ER Just for Older Patients

AARP Bulletin

Senior emergency rooms will become critical

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Medical Negotiation Companies Can Reduce Your Hospital Bills

AARP Bulletin

Hospital sticker-shock relief

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Inspiration: Living Your Life With Cancer 'How I Got Through It'

PARADE

After a diagnosis of cancer comes the uncertainty of what lies ahead.

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Living Your Life With Cancer

PARADE

There’s no time to be sick!

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Laughter Yoga to Improve Health? It’s No Joke

AARP Bulletin Today

We’re not kidding! Laughter therapy works.

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Meet Donald Berwick

Civic Ventures

Using political campaign techniques, Dr. Donald Berwick saves lives in the healthcare industry.

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The Hope Coach

Thrive Magazine (Custom Publication for Hospital)

A new breed of patient advocates called cancer navigators

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A Family Affair

Women & Cancer Magazine (Custom Publication for Hospital)

How a cancer diagnosis affects more than the patient

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Deep Heat

Tufts Medicine Magazine

Profile of an eminent burn surgeon

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Restoring Hope For Older Disaster Victims

Aarp Foundation Disaster Relief And Recovery Fund

What would it be liketo take refuge in an Alabama shelter for abused women and suddenly have to flee during the hurricane?

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On the Cutting Edge Without Surgery

eons.com

Checking out alternative medicine

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The Big Score

AARP The Magazine

Even with X-ray vision, a retired radiologist who doesn’t read music and has no formal training could not have foreseen his future: writing a symphony performed by a renowned orchestra that critics say evokes Mahler.

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Creating Better Doctors

AARP Bulletin

Doctors-to-be live in a nursing home as a patient

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Actress Offers Homeless Women Starring Roles

Second Act

New Career Worthy of a Standing Ovation

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Custody Lost

Working Mother

Divorced working moms face tough challenges when they seek custody

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Clothes Encounter

AARP.org

Dressing for success in the business world

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Wellness Programs Keep Workers and Businesses Healthy

AARP.org

What’s shaping up to be a smart strategy?

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Earn Extra Money—Fast!

AARP The Magazine

Ten fun ways to boost your bank account

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Same Time, Same Place

Jugglezine

Why we still meet in person—and when we don’t need to

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Loneliness 2.0

Jugglezine

A telecommuter’s guide to being connected and content

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Healthcare Industry Trends: Recruiting and Retaining Older Workers

AARP

AARP has joined with national healthcare leaders to examine five key areas that impact the recruitment and retention of workers over 50

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How Employers Can Support Working Caregivers

AARP

Addressing caregiver support issues in the workplace

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Flexible Work Arrangements Attract Older Workers

AARP

Work-life balance opportunities are important to your company’s recruitment and retention strategies

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The Value of Networking: What’s in it for You

AARP

Whether you’re looking for a job or not, networking is important. Why does it matter?

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Your Meal Ticket to Success: Dishing on Proper Business Etiquette

Jugglezine

Soup slurpers, beware! More than half of all business deals are clinched over food, so it’s no wonder that business etiquette classes are booming.

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Governor Mom

Ladies' Home Journal

Five weeks after Jane Swift took the top office in Massachusetts, she gave birth to twin girls. And, sure enough, her very public motherhood has become a hot issue.

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The Best Jobs for Families

Ladies' Home Journal

A surprising number of firms are paying more than lip service to harried employees trying to balance work and family. Does your company measure up?

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Way to Go: Getting What You Want Through Negotiation

Jugglezine

Every day you find yourself having to negotiate, whether it is about what movie to see with your spouse, how to balance work and family, or how to convince your boss to give you a raise. Check out these smart strategies.

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How to Get Into College Annual Guide: “When A is for Anybody”

Kaplan Newsweek

Are all college students above average? Grade inflation is a big problem in American academe—unless you’re someone getting those A’s.

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Educational Resources: Your Guide to the 21st Century Classroom

Mediaplanet in USA Today

Getting schooled in interactive whiteboards, digital textbooks, and Race to the Top funding.

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Could It Be, a Start-Up College?

Newsweek

With deep pockets and an innovative curriculum, a new engineering school is attracting the best and brightest

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Jefferson's Children

The New York Times Book Review

Bard President Leon Botstein creates his own map of educational reform, proposing that youngsters start school at age 4 and receive high school diplomas when they’re 15 or 16.

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The Great Man

AARP.org Book Review

Sexed up septuagenarians and three women in love with a dead guy

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Prison Tails

Ladies' Home Journal

Convicted criminals raise troubled dogs

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Doing What’s Right

PARADE

How I Try to Help write Inspirational profiles that will get cynics rolling their eyeballs

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Till Sleep Do Us Part

AARP The Magazine

A snoring room could save your marriage

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The Dog Swap

Ladies' Home Journal

How I share my handsome hound with a friend

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It's A Dog's Life

Family Circle

My dog has no Burberry coat, designer toys, personal trainer, gourmet treats or breath mints like her other furry friends on the block. Am I a lousy master?

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Old Colonial Takes On Life Of Its Own

The Boston Globe

A 90 year-old man I’ve never met rings my doorbell, points to my daughter’s bedroom, and remarks, “That’s where my wife and I made love!” Former owners go on a tour.

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Time Out

Jugglezine

Seems that having a baby is not a good enough excuse to be absent from one judge’s courtroom.

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