Baby Boomers were the first generation to enjoy the concept of being a teenager, and also the first of the last century to enjoy a prolonged period of national prosperity in which they were encouraged to \u201chave it all\u201d\u009d, with widespread home ownership, increasing numbers taking holidays abroad and enjoying the burgeoning consumer economy.<\/p>\n
That group of post-war babies are now approaching older age, relinquishing the habits of working life and finding themselves with decades still to live in which they might stay fit and healthy or become increasingly dependent on \u201d\u00a8help and care from those around them. They \u201d\u201c and all of us \u201d\u201c are mostly in the dark about when we might crumble physically or mentally.<\/p>\n
For many who are retired or \u201d\u00a8who are facing retirement soon, the huge questions of how long their health will last, who will care from them and how they finance their care are a colossal and persistent worry….<\/p>\n