Single Senior Ladies Are Shit Out of Luck When It Comes to Long-Term Health Care

Long-term care insurance will soon become harder for everyone to find and afford, especially women, who have always paid less than men for life insurance but are the "disproportionate beneficiaries" of long-term care insurance because they outlast them and thus require more disability assistance. Read all about it in…
Old People Go Looking For Love At Shanghai's IKEA
If you think of IKEA only as a place to get lost and then end up spending way more money than you meant to, you should start thinking outside of the flat-pack cardboard box. That's what senior citizens in Shanghai are doing, and, according to the Wall Street Journal, they've managed to turn their local IKEA into a…
Well Whaddya Know! Senior Citizens Say Having An Active Sex Life Makes Them Happier
"The research is based on the 2004 General Social Surveys, a nationally representative public opinion poll of English- and Spanish-speaking Americans ages 18 and older. Among the survey respondents were 238 married individuals who were 65 and older. In this group, sexual activity was linked with both general and…
Jane Fonda Brings Back Workout Videos
In November Jane Fonda is releasing two new workout DVDs for seniors. Fonda, who is 72, says she's abandoned "feeling the burn" and is now targeting "people who think they are too old and too unfit to start again."
Agile Seniors Perform Michael Jackson's Moonwalk
Video of Kurt Bourhenne, 77, Frank Tripoli, 71, and Bert Carroll, 81, performing "Billie Jean" has 1.2 million views on YouTube, making them celebrities at their California senior community. "We ought to do Lady Gaga," said Carroll. [CBS News]
Cosmetic Changes
We love the mission of the "Glamour Gals" foundation, which is "to foster intergenerational relationships between teen girls and elderly women living in senior homes through monthly facials and makeovers," and promote leadership amongst young women. [Glamour Gals]
