Did you know that over 50% of people over 60 years old in Asia and Africa live in extended family setups? This number is approximately 40% in Latin America and the Middle East. Meanwhile, in North America though, that's only 7%. In North America, people over 60 living as a couple is close to 50% while those living solo ager or those living by themselves are over 25%.

Living alone brings its own unique sets of challenges and needs. What are these challenges and needs? To talk about these and more about living solo among the elderly, we are happy to have Dr. Sara Zeff Geber with us. She is an expert on this subject and a world-renowned speaker. 

Dr. Sara is an author, speaker, and retirement coach. She has a soft spot for solo agers that inspired her to write her book Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers, published in 2018 and was selected as a Best Book on Aging Well by Wall Street Journal. Dr. Sara was named an Influencer in Aging and is also a regular contributor to Forbes.com.

 

Topics:

• What solo aging is and how she got into it
• The three-legged stool
• How the solo ager needs are different from others
• How a solo ager should plan
• What to do seeing somebody who is in denial
• On expanding social network
• On planning for social network security 
• How a solo ager finds a reliable person
• Pros and cons of aging in place
• The purpose that solo agers seek
• Her tips to the listeners

 

Links:

• Host’s email: [email protected]
• Sponsor’s Link - Right at Home: www.RightAtHomeCanada.com/Winnipeg
• All Things Senior’s Facebook: www.facebook.com/AllThingsSeniors
• Dr. Sara's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sarazeffgeber
• Dr. Sara's Twitter: @LifeEncore 
• Dr. Sara's Website: www.LifeEncore.com
• Dr. Sara's Email: [email protected]

 

Did You Know Segment: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/03/10/older-people-are-more-likely-to-live-alone-in-the-u-s-than-elsewhere-in-the-world/#:~:text=In%20the%20U.S.%2C%2027%25%20of,5%25%20of%20seniors%20live%20alone