Not Home Alone
Seniors are signing up for semi-communal enclaves, with separate homes but a supportive community
The Art of His Life
Sol Levenson is still painting–and thriving–at 95
Rock On, Grandpa!
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.
The Caregiver's Dilemma
The working caregiver and his/her clueless boss
The Invisible Crime
Spotting financial elder abuse
Embracing Technology
A Call to Arms. Interactive pillows that lets Grandma and the grandkids have pseudohugs from afar.
How To Become A Teacher
What about a new or second career? Heres your A-Z guide.
The Passion Potion
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 It may be as easy as mixing an odorless liquid originally made from the sweaty armpits of college women with your favorite perfume or aftershave lotion.
Fast-Track Flirting
The clock is ticking; is this romance clicking?
Dorms Beyond the Norm
Talk about an intergenerational experience! College students and seniors living together on campus.
Book Review: A Bittersweet Season by Jane Gross
Former New York Times reporter talks about caregiving
Book Review: The Great Man by Kate Christensen
A novel laced with sexuality among septuagenarians
Oh, Brother! With Parents Aging, Squabbling Siblings Turn to Elder Mediation
A new way to work out thorny sibling and family issues over aging parents
Abused at the Nursing Home
Nursing homes are wrestling with a little discussed phenomenon: resident-to-resident violence
Green House Homes: A Model for Aging That Promotes Growth
Nursing homes as home-like as can be
Elder Cohousing: A New Option for Retirement or Sooner!
Separate homes, shared meals and space
Retirement Communities Say Bring in the Kids!
Intergenerational programs thrive
Finding Your Niche Housing in Retirement or Before!
Options abound: Assisted Living for Nudists, Anyone?
Towns and Cities Prepare for Aging Populations
Check out three forward-thinking places
Intergenerational Cohousing
Cool housing set-up for boomers+
Boomers Redefine Retirement Living
Boomers helping shape the future of housing
Older Workers, Please Apply
A factory where the majority of workers are in their 70′s, 80′s, even 90′s
Married But Living Apart
They’re long and happily married but they live separately
Veterans go from Homeless to Homeowners
Nonprofit Soldier On provides affordable housing, support and job training
Restoring Memories Through Movies
Those with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers go back in time
New Ways for An Aging Population to Get Around
Innovative transportation options in cities and towns
Introducing the Creative Arts Movement
Professional artists, musicians, and dancers hit long-term care
Caring for Caregivers
Help for those who help others
Life After Divorce
Boomers love to do everything their own way, and they are out in front on divorce, too.
A Comfort and Joy Approach: Alternative Treatments for Dementia
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.
Social Security and Divorce
What happens to your benefits after a split?
Share Common Ground
More boomers are opting for smaller neighborhoods with a bigger sense of community
An ER Just for Older Patients
Senior emergency rooms will become critical
Medical Negotiation Companies Can Reduce Your Hospital Bills
Hospital sticker-shock relief
Inspiration: Living Your Life With Cancer 'How I Got Through It'
After a diagnosis of cancer comes the uncertainty of what lies ahead.
Living Your Life With Cancer
There’s no time to be sick!
Laughter Yoga to Improve Health? It’s No Joke
We’re not kidding! Laughter therapy works.
Meet Donald Berwick
Using political campaign techniques, Dr. Donald Berwick saves lives in the healthcare industry.
The Hope Coach
A new breed of patient advocates called cancer navigators
A Family Affair
How a cancer diagnosis affects more than the patient
Deep Heat
Profile of an eminent burn surgeon
Restoring Hope For Older Disaster Victims
What would it be liketo take refuge in an Alabama shelter for abused women and suddenly have to flee during the hurricane?
On the Cutting Edge Without Surgery
Checking out alternative medicine
The Big Score
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.
Creating Better Doctors
Doctors-to-be live in a nursing home as a patient
Actress Offers Homeless Women Starring Roles
New Career Worthy of a Standing Ovation
Custody Lost
Divorced working moms face tough challenges when they seek custody
Clothes Encounter
Dressing for success in the business world
Wellness Programs Keep Workers and Businesses Healthy
What’s shaping up to be a smart strategy?
Earn Extra Money—Fast!
Ten fun ways to boost your bank account
Same Time, Same Place
Why we still meet in person—and when we don’t need to
Loneliness 2.0
A telecommuter’s guide to being connected and content
Healthcare Industry Trends: Recruiting and Retaining Older Workers
AARP has joined with national healthcare leaders to examine five key areas that impact the recruitment and retention of workers over 50
How Employers Can Support Working Caregivers
Addressing caregiver support issues in the workplace
Flexible Work Arrangements Attract Older Workers
Work-life balance opportunities are important to your company’s recruitment and retention strategies
The Value of Networking: What’s in it for You
Whether you’re looking for a job or not, networking is important. Why does it matter?
Your Meal Ticket to Success: Dishing on Proper Business Etiquette
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.
Governor Mom
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.
The Best Jobs for Families
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?
Way to Go: Getting What You Want Through Negotiation
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.
How to Get Into College Annual Guide: “When A is for Anybody”
Are all college students above average? Grade inflation is a big problem in American academe—unless you’re someone getting those A’s.
Educational Resources: Your Guide to the 21st Century Classroom
Getting schooled in interactive whiteboards, digital textbooks, and Race to the Top funding.
Could It Be, a Start-Up College?
With deep pockets and an innovative curriculum, a new engineering school is attracting the best and brightest
Jefferson's Children
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.
The Great Man
Sexed up septuagenarians and three women in love with a dead guy
Prison Tails
Convicted criminals raise troubled dogs
Doing What’s Right
How I Try to Help write Inspirational profiles that will get cynics rolling their eyeballs
Till Sleep Do Us Part
A snoring room could save your marriage
The Dog Swap
How I share my handsome hound with a friend
It's A Dog's Life
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?
Old Colonial Takes On Life Of Its Own
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.
Time Out
Seems that having a baby is not a good enough excuse to be absent from one judge’s courtroom.
