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Charting New Waters

Author: Beth Friesen - Oasis Senior AdvisorsFebruary 22, 2019When we sit down with a family to help them navigate the maze of senior housing options for themselves, their parents or a loved one, they are often in crisis. Something has happened to propel them to contact Oasis Senior Advisors. I’m not offended, but no one reaches out to us because they are having a good day. At least not usually.While we work with this ...

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Charting New Waters

Author: Beth Friesen - Oasis Senior AdvisorsFebruary 22, 2019When we sit down with a family to help them navigate the maze of senior housing options for themselves, their parents or a loved one, they are often in crisis. Something has happened to propel them to contact Oasis Senior Advisors. I’m not offended, but no one reaches out to us because they are having a good day. At least not usually.While we work with this ...

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Understanding our aging society

The demographic landscape of America is changing. With baby boomers on the precipice of retirement, dynamics are shifting in industries far and wide. While 2020 census data is still a year away, a recent Profile of Older Americans produced by the federal Administration for Community Living revealed staggering numbers. In 2016, one of every seven Americans was age 65 or older, an increase of 33 percent over the previous 10 years. That adds up to ...

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Aging in Diverse Communities

The Baby Boomers are becoming the retirement boomers. According to the Administration for Community Living (ACL), the population age 65 and over numbered 49.2 million in 2016 (the most recent year for which data are available). The number of older Americans increased by 12.1 million, or 33 percent, between 2006 and 2016, compared to an increase of 5 percent for the under-65 population. These elderly populations are diverse and living in communities of ...

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Caregivers Require Well-managed Support

Our aging society presents an often overlooked challenge to the health of caregivers, particularly those who work in an informal or unpaid capacity. This subset of caregivers are often family members treating a loved one, and they have been known to suffer from elevated levels of depression and anxiety, higher use of psychoactive medications, worse self-reported physical health, compromised immune function and increased risk of early death, according to research from the Centers for Disease ...

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