America’s prison system is turning into a de facto nursing home
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This retired pilot went to the hospital but was released subject to legal guardianship of a stranger. Family members were not identified until they found him many months later.
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US homelessness increasingly includes elderly people who worked hard all of their lives - study shows half of homeless over 50
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Why are so many 55+ neighborhoods being built?
Living in northern Virginia, it seems like half of newly-constructed homes are earmarked for "active adult" 55 and up communities. Is there a financial incentive above and beyond normal...
Living in northern Virginia, it seems like half of newly-constructed homes are earmarked for "active adult" 55 and up communities.
Is there a financial incentive above and beyond normal residential construction that these are popping up more?
It seems like a newer trend that's picked up in the last 5 or 10 years.
Edit 1: Thank you all for the input and sharing your perspective. It's just been a question hanging in the back of my mind as I've been driving around in recent months.
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Swedish retirees demand fairer pensions for women – The Old Lady Patrol's protest against the country's pension system enters its tenth year
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Yale academic suggests mass suicide for Japan’s elderly
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Why a gang of Spanish grannies covered an entire street in woolly blankets
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This grandma’s dying wish was a giant dick on her grave
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Finland has an ageing population and a labor shortage – despite government programs, immigrants and their families are not always greeted with open arms
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Previously oldest living American Hester Ford dies at 115
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Meet 'Lady Ninja,' the 67-year-old who beat up a man attacking her friend — and saved her life
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Sixteen-year-old student gets thousands of primary school children to write to lonely care home residents
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Inside the Kyiv fraud factory stealing senior citizens’ savings
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Perceived intergenerational inequality in Finland is eroding young people's faith in the pension system
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How Finland is coping with an ageing population – online lunch clubs are the start of a remote care revolution
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How the elderly lose their rights: Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it
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Widow, 81, sole resident of remote island disputed by South Korea and Japan
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The future of aging just might be in Margaritaville
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Counting down the days in God's waiting room: An 82-year-old writer spends his final years in a retirement home surrounded by the sick and the sorry – and finds it hard to hold back the tears.
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69-year-old Dutch man seeks to change his legal age to forty-nine
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For older voters, getting the right ID can be especially tough
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The new old age - Longevity is now our reality. Are we ready for it?
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What do 90-somethings regret most?
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109-year-old veteran and his secrets to life will make you smile
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