Century Lives

By 2030, every Baby Boomer will be over 65 or older. Many of these older adults will live alone and on limited incomes, and many will have mobility and other health challenges. This so-called “silver tsunami” is here to stay, and the math is ominous. The nation already has a housing shortage—and a senior-care shortage. On the plus side, many of these older folks will be healthier and more active, engaged, and tech-savvy than their peers in prior generations. But since their housing needs and desires will likewise be different from those of their predecessors, new questions and challenges will arise. On Century Lives: The Home Stretch, we explore signs of hope and inspiration in communities where housing innovations for older adults are already afoot.

Social Sciences
Health & Fitness
Society & Culture
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The Fountain of Youth
21 min
27
The Generational Shift
24 min
28
I Will Never Retire
29 min
29
My Next Act
25 min
30
The Classic
24 min
31
The Struggle
32 min
32
Meet The Boss
22 min
33
Alone Again—Unnaturally
36 min
34
Zombie Takis
35 min
35
The Emerald Necklace
34 min
36
Heat is (Not) My Jam
34 min
37
It Takes a Village
37 min
38
New Mexico Could Not Hear the Train
36 min
39
Moving to Opportunity
32 min
40
Birmingham, Alabama
35 min
41
Wayne County, Kentucky
29 min
42
Co-op City
34 min
43
American Exceptionalism
27 min
44
Presidio
39 min
45
Bashima Islam and the Battery Revolution
18 min
46
Siddhartha Roy vs. the Hulk
19 min
47
Sophie Beren, Unifier
18 min
48
Dr. Raven the Science Maven
17 min
49
Justin Brezhnev: Hacker Cat
19 min
50
The Unretirement
28 min