It might not sound right, but it is; working seniors are healthier than those that retire immediately when they hit that age. Despite the stress of work, despite the physical responsibility, seniors who work part-time, temporarily or from home to help transition them from a full-time job to complete retirement have proven health benefits. This is great news for all of those seniors who don’t feel they’re ready to retire or can’t due to financial elements!

Benefits of Work on Senior Health:

• With a transition period from full-time work into retirement with part-time work, temporary work or work at home, seniors find it’s less of a shock to their mental health. Seniors who immediately retire from full-time work can find that feelings of loss of purpose can cause anxiety and depression

• Seniors who remain in the workforce longer, even part-time are more functional, and often have greater mobility while remaining active members of society

• Instances of high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, lung disease, heart disease, and stroke are some of the common medical problems that are reduced in working seniors

Via: Home Instead Senior care

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Many seniors look at aging as a period of constant decline; the beginning of the end, but it’s a stage of life that can be enlightening and inspiring if the right attitude is taken. Seniors should cease the opportunity to undergo an intrinsic development as they age; really taking the time to find the person who’s really inside them, once all roles of life have been cast aside. Older adulthood isn’t about decline; it’s about development if you follow this approach.

1. Push aside the roles that have been set for you – don’t look at yourself as the person created by adaptation to a career or family life, take a long hard look at who’s really in there and consider your goals, dreams and aspirations

2. Pursue self-exploration – in order to really get a grasp of who you really are, pursue new hobbies, explore interests, travel, form relationships; all of these things can aid in self-discovery

3. Find ways to look inside yourself – getting in touch with the person inside can be as simple as trying yoga or meditation; activities that cut out the noise and allow us each to focus on ourselves

4. Reconnect with loved ones – take the time to really get to know the important people in your life in older adulthood. You’ll find that with defined familiar roles no longer in the forefront, you’ll be able to see your adult children for who they really are as people and re-connect with your spouse or partner on a deeper level

Via: Second Journey

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With older people, there’s often a stigma that they’re homebodies who are attached to their home for a lifetime, but many seniors actually dream of escaping their Boston homes for a different kind of lifestyle in an international destination. If this is a move that you’re considering for your senior years, consider these tips:

1. Consider the cost of living – the cost of living varies from country to country and city to city, so make sure you do your research and choose one that has a cost of living that is lower and well-suited to your retirement budget

2. Find out the regulations for living in a country where you’re not a citizen – in countries like Mexico, retired seniors can receive residency permits that can be renewed annually; or for those with their own homes there, with a monthly pension of $1000 a permanent residency status can be granted

3. Think about your health – the climate and environment of various places abroad can have an impact on your health. Also look at the type of health care system in the countries you’re considering retiring to; some developing countries do not have the same standards as those we’re used to in the US while others have even more comprehensive health care systems

4. Choose your lifestyle – depending on what you’re looking for from your retirement, different destinations can meet your requirements. If you dream of senior years on a beach, Mexico, Spain or Italy might be a good choice; but if you want a historical experience look at Greece or England

Via: Retirement Story

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Not all seniors are finding that they can live out their retirement dreams as they had once hoped. Some seniors are finding that they are pushing out retirement past 65, if they even have the opportunity to retire at all, like 92 year old Erma Paliani who finally had the opportunity to retire for the first time since she began her working career. Here’s why seniors are retiring later on then they ever hoped:

• While the average age to claim Social Security Benefits is 63.9, many need additional income on top of it to be able to afford basic aspects of daily living, like housing and food

• Many seniors would love to retire and just focus on their family and relaxing, but based on the numbers of seniors aged 65 and older which are rising higher than ever before, this isn’t a reality for everyone. The number of older works, aged 80+ has had the most substantial increase at 67% to 500,000 Americans

• With people living longer, money doesn’t go as far as it used to, and as time goes on this might increase even more, keeping more and more seniors in the workforce longer than planned

• Government benefits, which were initially defined in 1940 certainly weren’t designed to support 30 or more years of retirement, which means seniors need a fairly substantial nest egg to make it through

Via: AARP

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