- Lawrence explores assets as retirement destination
- Baby boomers settling in college towns
- September 16, 2007
- The nation is bracing for the aging of 75 million baby boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964 after the soldiers returned home from World War II.
Video: Retired in Lawrence
A pair of Lawrence retirees explain why they're here, what they like and what they dislike. Watch »
Video: A new way of living
A Boulder developer shows off a cohousing project for senior citizens. Is it the wave of the future? Watch »
Video: Aging in the home
Keith and Virginia Hamm built their home with an eye to growing older, but still needed the help of a therapist to make their house more senior-friendly. Watch »
Video: Seniors keep up with tech
Tech-savvy seniors learn how to best use modern technology such as digital cameras and the Internet at the Douglas County Senior Center. Watch »
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Senior Services
What services does Lawrence have to offer seniors?- 6News video: One growing service keeps seniors in their own homes longer
- September 14, 2007
- Twenty percent of all Kansans will soon be 65 or older as the Baby Boomers enter retirement. Is Lawrence ready to handle that growing population? 6News reporter Haley Harrison has more on one growing service designed to keep seniors in their own homes longer.
- Services expand for seniors to stay in home
- Aging population explores how to maintain independence
- September 16, 2007
- During a ferocious 2005 ice storm, Keith and Virginia Hamm feared setting foot outside their Perry home. They instead met with a slippery situation inside.
- Computer classes teach tech-savvy skills
- Senior center pushes continuing education
- September 16, 2007
- A group of tech-savvy senior citizens meets regularly at the Douglas County Senior Center, learning to communicate with family across the country via computer.
- ‘Right moment’ here to plan boomer needs
- Community weighing transportation, recreation options
- September 16, 2007
- When John Glassman, the executive director of Douglas County Senior Services, starts thinking about what needs to happen to prepare for the aging baby boomers, he references the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
- Active-living opportunities available
- Well-being gets boost by staying involved
- September 16, 2007
- For Todd Seymour, entering the slowdown of retirement was tough compared to his fast-paced career.
- KU, culture among draws for retirees
- Prospective residents want town-gown setting
- September 16, 2007
- When you think retirees, Ann and Eric Sorebo aren’t whom most people picture.
- KU ahead of the curve on geriatric work
- Preparing for a new population
- September 16, 2007
- Kansas University leaders are helping the state and nation prepare to care for an aging population through research, education and community service.
- College towns like Lawrence tout continuing education classes
- September 16, 2007
- Baby boomers are a well-educated bunch. They likely will retire in an area that offers learning opportunities and allows them to put their education to use.
- Senior-friendly health care at stake
- LMH attempts to reach out to clientele
- September 16, 2007
- To attract retirees, a quality health care system is a must have.
- Prescription sought for doctor shortage
- St. Luke’s affiliation could impact health provider availability
- September 16, 2007
- An aging population and a doctor shortage. It’s a prescription for inadequate health care.
- Boomers political force at the polls
- Changing demographic may shift community priorities
- September 16, 2007
- The thought of aging baby boomers scares Lawrence public schools Superintendent Randy Weseman.
- Generations face workplace challenges
- Age differences spur friction, offer opportunities
- September 16, 2007
- Sammie Conder recalls being plenty ready to retire, but in no condition to stop working.
- Boulder offers lessons on attracting retirees
- City much like Lawrence anticipates older population growth
- September 16, 2007
- See if this sounds familiar: A mid-sized town with a left-of-center reputation, not far from a big city, offering more amenities than your typical suburb thanks to a Big 12 university and all the sporting, cultural and intellectual offerings that go along with that.
- Financial experts offer planning strategies
- Saving early helps you retire in comfort
- September 16, 2007
- Bill Wood sure wishes he would have put more money away for retirement.
- Douglas County senior services programming
- September 16, 2007
- The following is a list of current offerings by Douglas County Senior Services. Some programming for September that began before the publication date is not listed. Call the Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt., at 842-0543 for more information.
- Senior Resources in the Lawrence/Douglas County Area
- September 16, 2007
- The following is a listing of groups, agencies, organizations and businesses that provide information and services to those in the community that are considered senior citizens.
- Couple Finds Perfect Retirement at Home in Lawrence
- September 16, 2007
- Mike and Sally VanZuiden moved to Lawrence in 1958, when he was transferred from the DuPont plant in Clinton, Iowa. Today, they still live in the same quiet, winding neighborhood where their seven children attended Broken Arrow, Central, South, Lawrence High and KU. When Mike retired in 1978 they never even considered moving anywhere else.
- Unexpected destination
- Rural Kansas town lures retirees
- September 16, 2007
- Most communities need mountains, a nearby ocean or college to attract retirees. Nemaha County has none of the above, but is doing just that. It is the only Kansas county considered a retirement destination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. To be considered such a destination, a community’s population of those age 60 and older must have grown by at least 15 percent between 1990 and 2000 as a result of people moving into the area.
- 6News video: Tech-savvy seniors
- September 16, 2007
- Those 65 and older are logged on, plugged in and online — they’re tech-savvy seniors. Boomers say as they enter retirement they’ll want and expect to hop on a computer for what they need.
- 6News video: How does Lawrence prepare for an aging population?
- September 17, 2007
- More and more Baby Boomers are pushing past retirement age, and returning to University towns - like Lawrence. In the final installment of our series on aging, 6News reporter Christine Metz talks with local leaders to find out how Lawrence prepares for an aging population.
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