Blog for Elder Economic Security

April 17, 2009 in aging by SarahMashburn | 6 comments

Attention elder bloggers:  mark May 1 on your calendars. That’s the official “blog day” for elder economic security.

Sponsored by Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW), hundreds of bloggers from across the country will share their ideas and insights about what our country can do to become a more affordable place to grow old.

Not sure what to write? No problem. WOW’s got resources you can use to get smart on the topic. Check out their Elder Economic Security Standard. It provides an overview of income adequacy for older adults that’s organized by state and county. They also published a list of suggested blog topics to get your creative juices flowing.

You can still participate even if you don’t blog. Visits some elder blogs and share what you think on the topic. WOW published some comment-writing tips you can use too.

In the meantime, I suggest finding out more about this important issue. Did you know that almost a quarter (23%) of women over 65 who live alone are living in poverty? As a person whose 84 year old Grandma lives alone, I feel the need to advocate for those thousands of women like her. I hope you feel the same way.

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    Renate Pore on May 1, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    All around me I see aging parents who need the care and comfort of their adult children, many of whom are aging as well. Aging children are leaving their communities to go home to take care of Mom, or they are moving Mom in with them.
    I wonder what will happen to women like me without children? Without a lot of money, there seem to be few good options.

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    Carol on July 11, 2009 at 12:56 am

    Does anyone know any Lutheran teachers who were hoodwinked out of their retirement benefits? Maybe non-profit pastors, too.

    Looks to me like a class action suit, maybe???

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    Senior Assisted Living on February 9, 2010 at 10:11 am

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    Tamana on March 8, 2010 at 7:39 am

    The blog has been quite admirable as it discusses about the fact that how more steps could bring about a change in turning the ongoing assisted living into more effective as well as productive community in which elders feel more secured to live in.

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    Supreet on April 21, 2010 at 8:00 am

    The blog contains nice as well as good aspects about the assisted living facilities, how they could be modified. I like the post and examples are good as well.

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