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  • 'Peter Pan' boomers warned

    03/04/2006 3:02:34 AM PST · by Aussie Dasher · 75 replies · 1,610+ views
    Herald Sun ^ | 4 March 2006
    BABY boomers need to shrug off their "Peter Pan" mentality and prepare their homes for wheelchairs and lifting equipment, an aged care conference in Mildura has been told. While improvements in health care meant people were able to live at home longer, house designs were not always supportive, according to strategic planner and social commentator Dr Keith Suter. He said there had been a growth of Peter Pan-style developments. "These are areas developed by baby boomers who think they will never grow old, and which will be unsuitable for them when they have problems later with hips etcetera." Instead of...