CAC News
UIndy names first DeHaan Endowed Chair in Gerontology
Ellen Miller, executive director of the Center for
Aging and Community at the University of Indianapolis, has been
appointed to the new DeHaan Endowed Chair in Gerontology at the
university.
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Elders at the Table (EAT)
EAT is a community
planning initiative designed to bring together aging services providers,
funders and policy makers to strengthen the meal and food services
infrastructure for older adults in Central Indiana. As Indiana's
population of adults age 65 and over continues its rapid pace of
growth over the next two decades, additional demands will be placed
on the food and nutrition programs that currently exist here in
Central Indiana. EAT is an opportunity to bring the community together
to plan for the future and ensure that the programs and services
that impact the quality of life of older adults will be in place.
This initiative is coordinated by the University of Indianapolis
on behalf of the Indianapolis Retirement Home Fund, a Central Indiana
Community Foundation fund.
EAT Working Group members can access the EAT Yahoo
Groups site for minutes, files, discussions and related links at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EAT2007.
Indiana Aging Network Alliance (IANA) E-News
The IANA E-News exists to provide information and tools that will support and encourage Indiana's aging service organizations in their missions to serve older Hoosiers. Click below to read previous editions:
Barry Spiker Interviewed
The Sagamore Institute for Policy Research recently interviewed CAC Senior Fellow Barry Spiker, PhD about the benefits of the aging workforce. Read the interview online.
On the Job after 65: Staying on Helps Avoid Shortage
By Dr. Ellen Miller, Executive Director, CAC
As published in the Indianapolis Star Focus section on March 12, 2006
For years, Indiana business leaders and politicians have lamented the "brain drain" of young professionals leaving the state for opportunities elsewhere. There is another end of the brain drain, however, that deserves similar attention, especially as the baby boom generation starts turning 60 this year.
Indiana's workforce is aging, and as older workers retire, they leave organizations scrambling not just to fill positions, but to recoup the loss of critical experience and intellectual capital. Read more...
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