Caregiving Benefits Employees Need at Every Stage, AARP on Vision, Hip Exercises 5-27-25

Debbie Howard highlighted an article emphasizing the importance of caregiving benefits, noting that 75% of employees are caregivers and flexible work options can reduce turnover by 25%. Ray Gordon's article on vision changes due to presbyopia and aging mentioned that over 50% of people over 57 have vision impairment, and regular eye exams are crucial. Ellen Khalifa's article on hip exercises stressed the importance of hip abductor strength for balance and mobility, reducing knee pain and preventing falls. The discussion also touched on the benefits of flexible work schedules and the impact of UV exposure on eye health.

Presented by Debbie Howard, Aging Matters International
Benefit News 1-22-25 Caregiving Benefits Employees Need at Every Stage by Lee Hafner
https://www.benefitnews.com/news/the-caregiving-benefits-employees-need-at-every-stage

Ray Gordon shared that when he worked for the NYC Dept of Ports of Terminals they implemented a very effective “prime time” so that everyone had to be in the office 10am to 2pm.

We talked about work flexibility on this Nurse Shortage Crisis show 11-17-22.
All of the speakers: Benjamin Surmi, Director Koelsch Communities; Carol Fujiyoshi MD chief of staff, Wilcox Hospital, Noah Cusz representing Kavala and Bradley Schurman, the demographics expert, mentioned flexibility.

Presented by Ray Gordon, Architect, Urban Planner, Futurist and Former Pratt Institute Grad School Professor
AARP Magazine Spring Health Special See Me, Hear Me, Feel Me by Nicole Pajer
Apple Access: https://apple.news/ApOF9NJeBSyKgTkjiLGF1tw 
Ray is presenting in three parts - today is vision.

Presented by Ellen Khalifa, Habits Coach for Healthspan and Wellspan
AARP 3-13-25 Hip Exercises
https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/members-only-access/info-2025/hip-exercises.html
Apple News Plus access: https://apple.news/AU9AsqX5RTOqW_lORHA8Ztw

Debbie Howard's summary of this show.

Articles are listed in the order they were presented and discussed.

Discussion hosted by: Linda Sherman, Ray Gordon and Debbie Howard

BoomerTechTalk.com episode page

5-27-25 LinkedIn Show Post

Nickie’s Tune written and performed by Richard Sherman

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 3:35 Caregiving Benefits Employees Need at Every Stage
• 18:24 AARP on Vision
• 34:38 Hip Exercises
• 45:54 Debbie Howard Summary