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New Squared Away Blog: "Aging Event Highlights Ways to Improve Senior Care Worldwide" https://bit.ly/3YwpGIe

Aging Event Highlights Ways to Improve Senior Care Worldwide – Center for Retirement Research Aging Event Highlights Ways to Improve Senior Care Worldwide December 18, 2025 Share Squared Away Blog by Harry S. Margolis I recently attended the joint Leading Age and Global Ageing Network conference in Boston. Leading Age is the trade association of the nonprofit elder care providers, coveri...

Aging Event Highlights Ways to Improve Senior Care Worldwide

Service professionals share insights on running a care facility or program. https://bit.ly/3YwpGIe

LeadingAge The Global Ageing Network

Seniors are often targeted because they tend to have more savings, may be more hesitant to report fraud, are less tech savvy, and are prone to cognitive decline as they age.

Here are simple steps on how to stay alert, verify messages, and avoid fraud. https://bit.ly/44Nlrvg

Preventing Cyber Scams that Target Seniors – Center for Retirement Research Preventing Cyber Scams that Target Seniors December 4, 2025 Share Squared Away Blog by Luke Delorme “Your Microsoft account has been compomised [sic]. Click this link to reset your connecton [sic].” Does this message look familiar, typos and all? We’ve all seen suspicious emails or calls attem...

Study Finds High Level of Inequality Among Older Massachusetts Residents

In large part, the gap is explained by differences between homeowners and renters.

Study Finds High Level of Inequality Among Older Massachusetts Residents – Center for Retirement Research Study Finds High Level of Inequality Among Older Massachusetts Residents November 20, 2025 Share Squared Away Blog by Harry S. Margolis In a recent podcast, I talk with Laura D. Quinby of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CRR) and Luc Schuster of Boston Indicators  about the...

To predict where home prices are headed, it is crucial to look beyond interest rates. Factors like unemployment, stock market performance, and financial crises can overwhelm the impact of falling rates. bit.ly/4oW0UfV

The Fed, Mortgage Rates, and Home Prices

To predict where home prices are headed, it is crucial to look beyond interest rates. https://bit.ly/4oW0UfV

The Coming Elder Care Challenge: More People Are Beginning To Notice

Costly long-term care for aging "Super Seniors" is likely to strain families, communities, and Medicaid systems.

The Coming Elder Care Challenge: More People Are Beginning To Notice – Center for Retirement Research The Coming Elder Care Challenge: More People Are Beginning To Notice October 23, 2025 Share Squared Away Blog by Harry S. Margolis I’ve written before about my frustration with the focus of many demographic reports on the 65+ population as a whole rather than dividing the cohort between those ages...

Your Medicare Part D Plan: How to Save by Switching

Features and coverage update every year, so changing plans could offer big savings.

New blog post: https://bit.ly/47hvCdd

Immigration and Caregiving: Who Will Care for Aging Boomers?

As boomers reach their 80s, the need for immigrant caregivers will become increasingly important.

Immigration and Caregiving: Who Will Care for Aging Boomers? – Center for Retirement Research Immigration and Caregiving: Who Will Care for Aging Boomers? September 18, 2025 Share Squared Away Blog by Harry S. Margolis With Americans having fewer children and the baby boomer cohort rapidly retiring, it has been immigrants who have been shoring up the U.S. workforce. According to the Migratio...

Creative solutions to senior housing could combat loneliness, provide greater support, and better align with the needs of an aging population.

Boomers Need Alternative Forms of Housing (as Does Everyone Else) – Center for Retirement Research Boomers Need Alternative Forms of Housing (as Does Everyone Else) August 14, 2025 Share Squared Away Blog by Harry S. Margolis We have a housing crisis in the United States that has as much to do with the types of housing available as the quantity. Builders construct luxury McMansions because they a...

"What Can We Learn About Long-Term Care Models from Home and Abroad?"

The head of Washington State's new long-term care program discusses ways to make the U.S. system better. https://bit.ly/454Ch9D

Intergenerational Living Could Address the Affordable Housing and Care Gaps

An innovative type of social housing has foster families and seniors living together to experience better support and connection. https://bit.ly/3ZWMbqL Bridge Meadows

Intergenerational Living Could Address the Affordable Housing and Care Gaps – Center for Retirement Research Intergenerational Living Could Address the Affordable Housing and Care Gaps June 12, 2025 Share Squared Away Blog by Harry S. Margolis There’s growing discussion of “social” housing as part of the solution to the ongoing housing crisis. While it can have various meanings, social housing is e...