Rethinking Our Future: Moving Past December 31, 2010

This presentation features: Past, Present and Future; Redefining Old Age…Young-Old (Neugarten); A Lesson to be Learned…; Young-Old Concerns…; Counties with the highest percentage of 65 -74; Aging is a process…not an event; Redefining old age…Oldest-Old (Neugarten); Oldest-Old Concerns; Counties with the highest percentage 85 +; A glimpse of the state; Forget the Sweet Little Old Lady Model…; When does it all begin? The Nebraska example:; Aging of the US population; What’s All the Fuss About Aging?; Age at Time of Death; Changes are a happenin’; From childhood education to gerontology; Alpha Boomers -coined by Alan Wurtzel; AARP and NASCAR -Connecting the Generations; Where are all the alpha boomers???; Parents supporting adult children; Parental Support; Potential Implications of Parental Support; Caregiving 2011 -It’s not for the faint of heart…; The Alzheimer’s Generation; Future Considerations; and Our Future??