Infographic: How Are U.S. Baby Boomers Getting Along?
(2015) The U.S. baby-boom generation (people born from 1946 to 1964) is the biggest generation in U.S. history, making up close to 25 percent of the total population in 2013. This infographic illustrates data on how these baby boomers are faring as they age into retirement.
The plans individuals make for retirement strongly influence their well-being and financial security in old age.
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[caption] => Today’s Research on Aging, Issue 24, January 2012
Program and Policy Implications
Planning for Retirement and End-of-Life Care
The plans individuals make for retirement strongly influence their well-being and financial security in old age. And end-of-life planning (writing living wills, selecting a durable power of attorney for health care, and holding informal dis-cussions with family members) can protect older adults from unwanted medical treatments should they become incapaci-tated and unable to express their preferences.
This e-newsletter highlights work by National Institute on
Aging (NIA)-supported researchers and others that examines
the impact of planning for retirement and end-of-life care on
the well-being of older people and their families.
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