When We're 64

When We''re 64 is a practical guide to what to do before we grow older to have a great later life. This book includes all the essentials on working longer, how to fund retirement, volunteering, where to live and what kind of house you''ll need. It covers how to stay healthy--and still live a full life if you develop a health condition--and reveals how your attitude towards aging could actually increase your lifespan.

There are sections on relationships with family and friends, as well as caring for older relatives and how to navigate the system, plus a sensitive look at loneliness. You''re likely to live longer than you think--and I can tell you now, you''re not prepared for it. Today''s fifty-year-olds are likely to have an astounding 36 or more years to live.

So if you''re approaching later life, you need to think very differently about what those extra years will hold. Filled with expert advice and new evidence and tips on how to age well, When We''re 64 is an eminently readable light-hearted look at how t