McKnight’s Senior Living June 30, 2025
In the United States, some older adults are working past the point where they could retire, for various reasons — to meet financial needs, to keep their bodies and brains active, for socialization benefits, or because they enjoy contributing via their work.
A new piece for MarketWatch by Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab Director Joseph Coughlin, PhD, notes that countries as different as Denmark and China are raising their retirement ages due to changes in life expectancy and demographics. It’s not hard to imagine that other countries, including the United States, will look to implement such policies in the future. Regardless, the realities of population trends mean that businesses will need to be prepared for the workers they will want...







