Aging population

It pays to play on as you age.

So-called “prime age” workers, those 25 to 54, are working jobs at a higher rate than before the pandemic. But the picture gets more complex for older workers.

Growing numbers of entrepreneurs and their financial backers are starting to see aging as an opportunity for innovation and profit.

We asked some professors to riff on the theme of the Fed's annual Jackson Hole retreat: “Structural Shifts in the Global Economy.”

Today, nearly a third of Japan's population is over the age of 65. Compared to how much wealthy nations' populations will age in the coming decades though, Japan "is only the tip of the iceberg" says New York Times journalist Lauren Leatherby.

A quarter of referred patients were turned away from home health care providers because of staff shortages, an industry report says.

Jayne Ehrlich wants to make it easier for boomers to live "alone together.”

As members of the baby boom generation approach or reach their elderly years, more homes will need to be modified to accommodate them.