WORKING AFTER RETIREMENT AGE As I written many times, most of us are going to need to keep working long after the traditional retirement age of 65. The obvious reason is that we need the money. Medicare and Social Security may still be there when we need them, but we don’t know how [...]
I am encouraged about jobs for aging baby boomers and seniors. Recent articles online and in the newspaper have touted positions that would not have been possible even a few years ago. None of them require heavy labor, and you can work from a home base with all of them. The internet and cloud computing [...]
Lawrence Anthony died on March 2, 2012. He was born on Sept. 17, 1950, in Johannesburg, South Africa. He followed his father into the insurance business, then went into real estate development. MATCHING WORK TO PASSION In the mid-1990s, Anthony turned his hobby into a career and bought one of South Africa’s largest game [...]
On December 15, 2011, President Obama and Kathleen Sebelius made a step forward for homecare, home health, and in-home health workers by pushing through a new rule that guarantees them the minimum wage and overtime pay. Previously, homecare workers were lumped into the same category with teenage baby sitters. Employers could pay below the minimum [...]
GROUP HOME PROFESSIONALS AND SUPPORT STAFF My mother lived at Lexington Place, a group home in Dallas, for the last 16 months of her life. The number of residents varied from six to nine. The staff worked in three shifts to provide around-the-clock coverage. One aide worked the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift. There [...]
This video showcases professional direct-care workers who speak about their experiences in home health and nursing home jobs. PROFILE OF DIRECT-CARE WORKERS Direct-care workers are typically middle-aged women. Half are minorities, and 25% have no health insurance. These people are the front line workers who help maintain health and independence for our older population. They [...]
GUARANTEED DEMAND One of President Obama’s former senior advisors was famously quoted as saying, “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” While it may not yet qualify as a crisis, the tidal wave of aging baby boomers now moving into their senior years will create a huge surge in the need for assisted living. [...]
Andrea is a Care Manager. After high school, co-op placement at Sunrise Senior Living turned out to be a perfect fit. In this video she explains how she became interested in gerontology, got work experience, made great connections, went to college, and ultimately got a job she loves.
WHAT DOES A GUARDIAN DO? A guardian (or conservator) is a person, institution, or agency appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another, called a ward. The guardian may manage personal and/or the estate matters. A guardian isn’t required to support the ward, just to manage the ward’s own assets and make personal [...]
KEEP WORKING WHILE IN ASSISTED LIVING I am constantly on the lookout for work that can be done by older people or those who live in an assisted living facility. Some of the characteristics of good jobs are the following: 1. Uses skills and experience best found in older population. 2. Stimulates the brain 3. [...]
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