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Category: Longevity in the News

NBC – Worried About Your Parents Living Alone?

It Takes a Village: Seniors Thrive While Living at Home.

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Author AdministratorPosted on May 5, 2016April 28, 2017Categories Longevity in the NewsLeave a comment on NBC – Worried About Your Parents Living Alone?

“Retirees Turn to Virtual Villages for Mutual Support”

The New York Times says, “An offshoot of the sharing economy, virtual villages are popping up all over the country. Currently, there are 190 villages in 40 states, … [with] another 185 virtual villages on the drawing boards as baby boomers … begin gravitating towards them.

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Author AdministratorPosted on June 29, 2016April 28, 2017Categories Longevity in the News

News America videos

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  • Give Help, Get Help
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  • Weekly Workout
Author AdministratorPosted on June 29, 2016April 28, 2017Categories Longevity in the News

The Village Movement: How Elders Are Aging in Place

WTTW – Phil Ponce discusses the movement with Dianne Campbell, executive director of Lincoln Park Village.

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Author AdministratorPosted on July 1, 2016April 28, 2017Categories Longevity in the News

AARP – “The Real Social Network”

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“In its own quiet way, the Village movement represents a radical rejection of the postwar American ideal of aging in which retirees discard homes and careers …”

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Author AdministratorPosted on July 1, 2016April 28, 2017Categories Longevity in the News, Uncategorized
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