The Baby Boomers who grew up during the hippie counterculture movement are unlikely to follow in their parents' footsteps as they approach retirement.

But Boomers, many of whom are turning 65, have no road maps. They not only have to figure out how to make their money last, but they need to reinvent themselves in the second act of life.

"Before, retirement was a destination," says Dorian Mintzer, a therapist and board-certified retirement transition coach based in Boston."You had your retirement party and bought your condo in Florida. Now it's a process. It's a journey that can be daunting but can be very exciting, too."

Full story, http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2013/01/15/preparing-for-retirement-baby-boomers/1823723/

The result is 10 items that mature drivers can look for when shopping for a new vehicle that will likely make their driving experience safer and less stressful.

"Our primary interest was equipping consumers to have this info so when they go shopping they can bring our list and talk to the salesman and use it in the decision-making process," Olshevski said.

While the list includes some technologies like lane-departure warning or parking assist systems that may only be available on more expensive vehicles, others are more common: electronic stability control is now mandatory for all passenger vehicles made after 2011.

http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-mo-autos-hartford-10-technologies-mature-drivers-20121030,0,7744146.story

This video is created by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and Stetson University College of Law, which offers a master's of law in Elder Law.  The video is targeted toward upcoming attorneys to explain "What is Elder Law?"  However, it is a good explanation of issues that an elder law attorney can address.

This video could also be useful for caregivers trying to decide what issues they face.  In our office, we often see adult children who want to take care of their parents, but don't know where to begin.  This video is a good resource.

http://player.vimeo.com/video/46297718

See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204542404577158990079313270.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#printMode

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704124504576118051771121770.html?KEYWORDS=anne+tergesen

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/01/health/01care.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/caring-for-the-patient-with-alzheimers/

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/who-takes-care-of-the-caregiver/

 

Full article:  Offering Care for the Caregiver.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/health/21chen.html

From an e-mail today from From Rose Mary Zapor, Esq. of The Zapor Law Office, P.C. in Denver.

The quote below is the last part of President Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation, issued in 1863.  Since we continue in war and have been in an era of political division, I thought the sentiments expressed by our 16th President are appropriate to the season.  May we all experience a season of peace and harmony during this Thanksgiving Season.

I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the city of Washington, this third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the independence of the United States the eighty-eighth.

By The President: Abraham Lincoln

William H. Seward, Secretary of State

 

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From enews@aoa.hhs.gov, 11/18/2010

Message from the Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee

 

Smoking and Older Adults…Make a plan to quit today!

 

Tobacco use is the leading cause of premature and preventable death in the U.S., responsible for 443,000 deaths each year.  Most of these deaths are among people age 65 and older. Smoking has profound effects on the lives and health of older adults, dramatically increasing their risk of heart attack, stroke, dementia and more.

 

On November 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a new comprehensive tobacco control strategic action plan, “Ending the Tobacco Epidemic” that includes proposed new bolder health warnings on cigarette packages and advertisements.  These actions are part of a broader strategy that will help tobacco users quit and prevent children from starting.  To learn more about this plan, please visit http://www.hhs.gov/tobaccocontrol/index.html

 

Quitting smoking has health benefits – no matter what your age.  Today marks the 35th Great American Smokeout – a day when smokers around the country are encouraged to quit smoking or to make a plan to quit.  If you’re a smoker with Medicare and want to kick the habit, Medicare can help.  For more information, please visit http://www.medicare.gov/navigation/manage-your-health/preventive-services/smoking-cessation.aspx.  Any smoker covered by Medicare can receive tobacco cessation counseling from a qualified physician or other Medicare-recognized practitioner who can work with them to help him or her stop using tobacco.  And thanks to the Affordable Care Act, as of January 1, 2011, these services will be available at no cost to people with Medicare.

 

For more resources and support related to quitting smoking, visit www.smokefree.govor call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.