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Over 50 - how do you see yourself ? |
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Mature? Active? Around fifty? Over 50? An older worker? A baby boomer? Planning retirement? Retired? Absolutely no thoughts of retirement?
Do you want to make some changes?
If so, and if you're over 50, then in my prime is for you. We’re the leading organisation for mature, positive, energetic people who want to achieve more – at a time in their lives when others might be thinking of easing off, slowing down or planning for retirement. Click here to read more
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BOOK COMING SOON |
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Retirement : The Essential Guide
by Dianne Bown-Wilson
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We have all got to decide when to retire. The idea of giving up work sounds great -- but having too much time, and too little to do with it, does not! Yet today's retirees are different from previous generations. We are fitter, more youthful and more mobile. Slippers and rocking-chairs do not appeal: the contemporary retirement offers more. More>
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PERSONAL FINANCE |
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Saving for retirement
- the biscuit tin approach
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Saving for retirement is no different from old-fashioned saving for Christmas – you set aside money bit by bit when you can through the year and then, come the big day, you use it for you and your loved ones to have a good time. Except…
Except that with retirement you’re hoping it’s going to be Christmas every day – for twenty years or more. More>
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RURAL LIVING |
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Rural living grim
for many older people
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Although many older people dream of retiring to the country, a new Age UK report, Later Life In Rural England, reveals that rural life can be a challenge for many.
The report finds that aspects of living in the countryside present serious obstacles for many older people. These include cuts to local bus services, a lack of nearby shops and services, high cost of heating and living, lack of access to health and social care and difficulties getting broadband.
Rural communities are ageing faster than other parts of the UK with approximately half of the rural population aged over 45, compared with 36 per cent in major urban areas. More>
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HEALTH |
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Late retirement
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New research from INSERM, the French government's health research agency, strengthens the argument that people who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia. Their study of nearly half a million people supported the "use it or lose it" theory about using brainpower and staying mentally sharp.
It's by far the largest study to look at this, and researchers say the conclusion makes sense. Working tends to keep people physically active, socially connected and mentally challenged - all things known to help prevent mental decline. According to the study, for each additional year of work, the risk of getting dementia is reduced by 3.2 per cent. More>
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FAMILIES |
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Grandparents
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A new report by McCarthy & Stone, the UK’s leading developer of retirement apartments, shows that today most grandparents play a key role in the modern family set-up. 88 per cent of the 2,000 parents with children aged 0-18 who took part in their research said that they rely on grandparents for a huge range of daily and weekly tasks from taking children to the dentist, baking cakes for the school fete and waiting in for deliveries.
And 44 per cent of these parents also often get cash-handouts from their parents to ‘see them through the month’.
60 per cent said they need practical assistance because mothers go back to work after having children so rely on their mum and dad for help. And 61 per cent also attributed it to elderly people being in better health and living longer. More>
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HEALTH |
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Only just under a third,
(32%) of us will reach 65 “healthy” |
Discussion at the International Longevity Centre –UK, (ILC-UK) event held today (22 July 2013), revealed that only just short of a third of the UK population will reach retirement “healthy”. Gains in life expectancy have outstripped gains in healthy life expectancy, meaning that potentially over two thirds of people in the UK could find that they are living their retirement years in ill-health.
The debate on “Longevity, health and public policy” saw over 100 delegates from Government, the media and public policy, explore the challenges of increased longevity and the implications for an ageing society. More>
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Out now... Primetastic!
- 50 tips for life when you're over 50
Highly motivating, practical and thought provoking, our new book is all about rethinking your later years and becoming the person you want to be. Not just 'good for your age' - but Primetastic!
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Working over 50 is nothing if you live to be 100 |
Something to think about?
http://www.workforce.com/blogs/4-whatever-works/post/9228-the-centenarians-cometh-working-to-100-and-beyond |
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The Ageing Workforce – What’s Your Strategy? |
| A new primary research report ‘The Ageing Workforce – What’s Your Strategy?’ has just been released by an organisation called Talent Smoothie. In it, they ask 850 ‘baby boomer’ employees (their term) for their views on retirement versus working longer. More> |
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‘Age warfare’ or a bit of a moan?
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A recent blog on the CIPD website talks about ‘age warfare’ being a new threat to workforce productivity. Apparently, researchers from KPMG found growing inter-generational tension in the workplace with younger workers believing older colleagues are blocking their career development. More>
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Unready for ageing |
Although there is nothing new in the House of Lord’s “Ready for Ageing” report published yesterday, it is a useful summary of the issues which our society now faces in relation to changing demographics. And, as the report highlights, it is not just society’s problem, or the government’s, but one about which we must all take greater personal responsibility. More> |
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Older worker stereotypes
overturned
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A new academic study confirms that almost all negative generalizations about employees over the age of 40 are untrue. A recently published article, Evaluating Six Common Stereotypes about Older Workers with Meta-Analytical Data by Thomas W.H. Ng (University of Hong Kong) and Daniel C. Feldman (University of Georgia) presents the findings of an analysis of around 400 studies of older workers’ performance. More>
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