Tag: silver tsunami
Preparing for the Silver Tsunami: Participatory Planning for Aging in Orange County, NC
August 2, 2013
The United States is turning gray, and that isn’t a reference to the wet weather we have seen lately. The number of older adults aged 65 and older is expected to double by the year 2050 to an estimated 88.5 million seniors. North Carolina is no exception, especially given that our state has become a … Read more
Confronting the nation’s “age bubble” in your community and your organization
September 13, 2012
There is much being discussed about the impact of the “silver tsunami.” Baby boomers (people born between 1946 and 1964) now make up 45 percent of the workforce, and “matures” (people born before 1946), 10 percent. The proportion of older workers (defined as those fifty-five years old and up) is pr … Read more