Aging
... sixty-five and older population will double to seventy million, and the fastest growing segment of the older population is age eighty five and older. The baby boomer generation will soon reach the retirement age, and expect to redefine old age. Just as they have redefined every stage of their lives, boomers will be the largest generation of elderly people. They will impact everything from housing to health care as the market and society caters to their wealth, longevity, and interest in new technology. By 2030, the number of older Americans will have more than doubled to 70 million, or one in every five Americans. A 1997 longevity and retirement study revealed that 41 percent of people now working feel it is at least somewhat likely that they will live to age...