What will be the future for aging seniors facing retirement?

What are the new physical and psychological changes which will effect people over 60 the most, and what is being done to improve their lives?

With 8000 seniors turning 60 daily, more new products and ideas are flooding from pioneers and businesses to help the aging population with the challenges of later years.

Here are 5 exciting innovations recently featured by the Wall Street Journal.

1.Personal Adviser

This is a small computing device attached to your grocery cart.  It is designed to help you stick to your special dietary requirements.  The way it works is after you scan in your card with your own individualized dietary information, you can scan in products to see if they fit your diet.  If the fat-free cookies are not so fat-free after all, your personal adviser will tell you.  This provides a useful solution to the often confusing task of reading labels.

2. Expert Financial Advice by the Hour

Thanks to Sheryl Garret, the middle class can now get the same expert financial advice that was once  reserved only for the wealthy.  That's because you can purchase the advice by the hour, fee-only basis, with a cost of around $175 per hour.    This will help aging seniors make better financial decisions so that their wealth can be  preserved for later years.

3. Michael Merzenich's Brain Exercises

Dr. Merzenich believes aging seniors should exercise mentally as well as physically. He has created a series of products designed for brain exercising which will help seniors improve memory and thinking skills.  This is not just a game and  the concept of mind exercise may be one of the most important renovations yet for seniors since it helps them stay alert and active.  

4. Urban Planning for Seniors

Let's face it, senior citizens have been left out of most city plans for far too long.    That's due to the fact many people did not live past their 80's and those that did ended up in nursing homes.

Thanks to city pioneers such as John P. Stewart, that's about to change.  He is working with a non-profit think tank, the Baltimore City Center for Urban Aging Services and Policy Development to make cities more senior-friendly.  This will help  more aging seniors stay in their homes.

5. The Eden Alternative

This is the brain child of William Thomas and its purpose is to solve the emotional needs and well being of seniors who have to be in nursing homes.  Thomas wants to change the sterile institutionalized environment to  happier "Green Homes" where aging seniors can thrive in a more home-like atmosphere that will  better meet  their  emotional and psychological needs.

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