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Sally grew up in a small suburban area. She met a wonderful guy and they decided to move to a bigger city with more opportunity. They both got their dream jobs, bought a nice brownstone apartment and set about having a family. What happens next is what is happening to millions of Americans today. Their…
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In Bangladesh of the 1980s, people were dirt poor. Around that time, Muhammad Yunus created the Grameen Bank and took it upon himself through micro loans to empower the poor out of poverty in Bangladesh over the next 30 years. What was surprising about his success story was that the problem he truly solved was…
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The financial crash of 2008 was the best thing that happened to thinking around retirement. Although it virtually halved almost everyone’s personal retirement savings at the time it also shone a very clear spotlight on people’s fragile concept of retirement and security. No longer was it a given that you save while you work in…
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There are not many places where I get good ideas but the best seem to come from when I am in the 3 B’s…bed, bath or bus. This is a time when the mind is wandering and combining different ideas to come up with new (and sometimes bizarre) ideas. Amazon Jeff Bezos once said “you…
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There isnt a car commercial that I dont love. They are beautifully made, stunning and rapidly pulls me into the emotion of owning a car through its face paced music, beautiful people and gorgeous landscapes. Unfortunately although the elderly which make up a large chunk of the spending on cars through their children are largely neglected…
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Habits are hard to break. Picking up a landline phone to talk to someone, reading a newspaper and even watching TV is something that is part of the daily routine of most Seniors over the age of 70. These are habits and routines that have been built up over a lifetime and are not easy…
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Seniorcare.com has recently formed together a group of aging and health care related panels to debate and cross fertilize ideas to advance Senior related issues around health care, living and transportation. SPEDSTA has been delighted to be part of these Q&A panels and contribute to this group’s thought leadership on Senior Transportation related issues. Check…
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The results of our 2019 Senior Transporation Survey are in! See some of the surprising findings here…http://www.spedsta.com/lp-senior-transportation-funding-and-driver-recruiting_1.html
Driving Seniors to scheduled doctor’s appointments, grocery trips and events can be all part of empowering the Senior with an independent and active lifestyle when they experience a loss of drivers license or impaired mobility. Non-profit, city and regional organizations looking to enable such a robust and reliable senior transportation program engage many different transportation options to assist…
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