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InJapan,morethanaquarterofthepopulationisover65,afiguresetto riseto40percentby2050.

Thatmeansauthoritiesneedtothinkaboutwaystokeepseniorshealthyand activeforlongerbutalsoabouthowtocopewithlaborshortages.

AtCrossHeart,morethanhalfofthe119caregiversareover60,and15of themareover70.Thefoundationthatrunsthisnursinghomeandothersin KanagawaPrefecturehasraisedtheofficialretirementageto70butallows employeestokeepworkinguntil80iftheywanttoandcan.

Althougholderworkershaveconstraints-somecan’tdotheheaviertasks-they alsoofferadvantagesoveryoungerworkerswhowanttimeofffortheir children,saidnursinghomedirectorKaoriYokoo.

“Plus,becausethey’recloseinage,theycanrelatetoeachothermore,”she said.Fortheolderworkers,themoneyisanicebenefit,butthemainmotivation istheactivityandsenseofcommunity.

HirokoAkiyama.attheUniversityofTokyo’sInstituteofGerontology,saida Japanese65-year-oldisinmuchbetterphysicalandmentalshapethana 65-year-oldafewdecadesago.“Theyarefullofenergy,andhealthyand long-living,”shesaid.Herresearchhasfoundthatworkinghelpskeepseniors thatway.