The Colorado SecureSavings plan sets up a Roth IRA with automatic paycheck deductions. So far, 129 of an estimated 115,000 businesses that are likely required to enroll have done so.
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Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: Colorado workers push back against the retirement age
Resources for older workers and employers who want to hire them. Plus: Companies announce HQ moves to the Denver area, new job openings and more.
Posted inBusiness
What’s Working: Older Coloradans are returning to work, and inflation may be to blame
Other reasons for the rising 55+ workforce include demographics, less-ageist employers and, of course, the state’s still-tight labor market.
Posted inCartoons, Opinion
What’d I Miss?: The conundrum of age in the American workplace
Myra has missed 30 years of her life, due to a coma, but has found a new friendship with her young neighbor, Ossie. Together, they both are searching for their place in this world. < Previous | Start from the beginning | Next >
Posted inBusiness, Economy, News
What’s Working: Colorado program is looking for a few good older workers
As far as pandemic pivots go, Lisa Armao’s made a lot of sense. Her goal to set up an intergenerational preschool that paired older adults with mild dementia and preschoolers hit a wall after COVID-19 struck Colorado. Schools went remote. Adults who could, stayed home. And her financial supporters, Boomers Leading Change, morphed into Experience […]
Posted inBook Excerpts, SunLit
SunLit Excerpt: “The Mervin Gardens Murders” — mystery among an older demographic
The elderly occupants of an independent living luxury complex in Denver are dying at an unusually high rate. When Leah Lamont’s gentleman friend, Sidney Luft, is found dead after leaving her apartment, she fears a killer is at large. Sidney Luft was not a vain man, but he allowed himself a modest measure of satisfaction […]
Posted inSunLit, SunLit Interviews
SunLit Interview: Irv Sternberg found inspiration for his mystery characters in his neighbors
Irv Sternberg is a former journalist and public relations practitioner. He’s published 10 novels and three nonfiction books. A native of New Jersey, Irv has lived in Colorado since 1969. Tell us this book’s backstory. What inspired you to write it? Where did the story/theme originate? My book, “The Mervin Gardens Murders,” was inspired by […]
Posted inNews
What it’s like to hunt for a job in Colorado when you’re over 50
Cat McQueen, who joined the throngs of Coloradans who lost their jobs in the pandemic, has a droll sense of humor when sharing what it’s been like to look for a job at age 63. There’s the you-have-an-impressive-resume-but-we-went-with-someone-else response. “If you have impressive qualifications, what other qualifications do they seek,” wonders McQueen, who lost her […]
Posted inHealth, News
In Colorado, one of the fastest aging states, one county had no home health or hospice provider for eight months
KREMMLING — Alta Sue Hawkins’ room is filled with what she calls her most important things. The sewing machine she likes to make aprons on. Dozens of books. A wall of family photos. It’s been her home for the last three years, tucked inside Grand County’s only assisted living facility. And it’s the place where […]
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SunLit Excerpt: A resource for navigating difficult family conversations about aging
Chapter 3: When You Are Concerned One of the hardest things to witness is when a loved one’s quality of life starts to decline. It might trigger different emotions in you, such as disappointment, regret, denial, resistance, or avoidance – you won’t know exactly how you will react or respond until it happens. So how […]