Elder Care

CONSIDER THIS . . .

My dad had worked as a safety inspector for the Federal Interstate Commerce Commission for about 20 years before being forced to retire at age 70. Two months later, he came down with a bad case of shingles.

Mom pleaded with me to fly home to Boston and help my father. Stressed, uncomfortable, entirely out of sorts, Dad was driving my mom nuts. On the plane heading back, I realized I was heading into my first experience with elder care.

After settling in, I began to focus on the retirement piece. For years, Dad had brought trucking companies into court for safety violations. Perhaps he might reverse those skills, I reasoned, and work as a consultant keeping truckers from being fined in federal court.

Together, we developed a letter targeting presidents of trucking companies, mailed it out, and within 90 days, he had 20 clients. Dad was thrilled to use his knowledge to help others, doubled his pre-retirement income, ended up marrying again at age 87 after my mother's death, kept one client right up until his death at age 93, and never had another bout of shingles.

- Linc Shea, BMC president

Employers are increasingly realizing that retirement isn't the end of the line for employees. It's just the closing of one loop and the opening of another. Contact us to explore ways you can assist soon-to-retire employees with the range of issues affecting life beyond employment.

Start with this question:
Why not offer retirees less traditional alternatives to the gold watch ... like assistance starting their own business?

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