Monthly Archives: February 2012

Home Health Care:Longevity & Sounds of the Beating Drummond

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Mark Venning

Perhaps the recent Don Drummond Ontario Economic Report is well timed with respect to  our health care costs and longevity. Delivery of more cost efficient home care to an aging population is for sure prudent, as most older people prefer … Continue reading →

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Longevity and the Gen Y Promise

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Mark Venning

Does the current strain on Gen Y employment have much to do with Boomers deciding to work longer and not retire on schedule? I wonder how busy the myth factory is on this issue. Yes I am concerned for the … Continue reading →

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Longevity Thinking Replaces Retirement

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Mark Venning

Perhaps this repetition of mine – longevity thinking replaces retirement thinking – falls on our minds like a wet snow. It quickly dissolves under just enough heat from old frames of reference. February brings out as many commercials for “Retirement … Continue reading →

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Later Life & the Prospect of Work

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Mark Venning

One annual journey I make in January is to a Canadian Career Development conference in Ottawa – Cannexus. http://cannexus.ca  This year I was asked to deliver a presentation on the subject of the “older worker”. For a start that phrase … Continue reading →

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