| Marketing to Baby Boomers |
“You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can not get them across, your ideas will not get you anywhere.”—Lee Iacocca
Baby Boomers and seniors make up a large segment of the buying population. Somewhere along the line seniors got labeled "undesirable" by marketers and advertising executives. What a mistake they made! Read more about Marketing to Baby Boomers.
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By:Jenny Biche, Aging Together County Resource Specialist
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| No Wrong Door Summit |
“I just need a little help for my mom who can’t drive anymore.” “We need to find transportation to help maintain her independence.” “My husband needs in-home care following rehab discharge.” “I have to move my grandmother to a nursing home, where do I look.” “Is there some program that will help my father pay for his prescriptions?” These are common questions for individuals dealing with an elderly family member. With all the services available in Culpeper, where do you go to find the answers to these questions? Continue reading. |
By Carroll Glasker, Aging Advocate -
Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services Board and Area Agency on Aging
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| Myths of Older Volunteers |
- In 2011, the oldest of the boomers will turn 65 and become Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries.
- Of the 61.8 million people who volunteered between September 2007-2008, nearly a quarter of them were over 65.
I bet you didn't know... Read more
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 By:Jenny Biche, Aging Together County Resource Specialist |
| What Does it Mean to Retire |
“Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.” ~George Burns
These days, retirement is a process whereby seniors may retire from one career, only to retire years later from a second. Whether that second career is starting a long awaited business, or working part time in a less demanding and less stressful position, seniors are reinventing retirement. Read full story.
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By:Jenny Biche, Aging Together County Resource Specialist
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Myths and Realities:
The Role of the Older Citizen in our Society |
"No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources." Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Fauquier County is getting a makeover! Currently over 10% of our citizens are over age 65 and soon they will have a lot of company. The impact of aging population is a result of not only the Baby Boomers but also a decade long trend in the dropping mortality rate- we are all living longer. The number of people in the U.S. who reach age 100 is the fastest growing segment of seniors. Read full story.
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 By:Vicki Vance, Aging Together County Resource Specialist |
| The Holidays |
It has been said that we grieve all losses and after experiencing a loss healing-grief begins the first time you laugh. If so, then healing began the first Thanksgiving following my mother-in-law’s death. To honor her memory, family prepared her favorite recipes for the holiday meal. My wife’s stress and tension were broken when our four-year old daughter looked at her and remarked, “So, how’s Grandma going to eat her food now that she’s dead?” Read full story. |
By: Craig Wilt
Director of Grief Care Services
Hospice of the Rapidan |
| Medicare D Changes January 2010 |
Beginning in January 2010, changes in the law will make it easier for some people to qualify for Extra Help with their Medicare prescription drug plan. There are two provisions under the new law that will change the way you count income and resources. First, insurance policies will not longer count as a resource, which means on the application you will no longer have to list your life insurance policies. Second, if you receive financial help from someone on a regular basis to help with expenses (mortgage, electric bill, food, property tax, etc.) that money will no longer be counted toward your income. Read more. |
By: Toni Browning,
Senior Advocate
Community Services Board / Area Agency on Aging
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