This article from Bloomberg discusses an interesting change that is taking place as more and more baby-boomers are rejecting the notion that they should spend their later years devoted to leisure, and thus, isolated from the experiences of younger people. Growing numbers of U.S. boomers, ages 55 to 73, are working beyond the traditional retirement age (for various reasons) or are going back to school to learn new skills or redevelop old interests. Some are choosing to age in place in familiar neighborhoods instead of moving to senior communities.
As a result, the old and the young are connecting like never before, which could result, as the author points out to “more creativity and productivity, research shows, and less age stereotyping.”
