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MIT provides many services that support staff, faculty, and students who are caring for elders or planning for their own aging:

AgeLab
The MIT AgeLab was created in 1999 to invent new ideas and creatively translate technologies into practical solutions that improve people's health and enable them to "do things" throughout the lifespan.

Association of MIT Retirees
Membership is open to all MIT retirees. The Association's purpose is to encourage retirees to get together and to keep in touch with each other and the Institute through social and educational events, tours and travel, and seminars on MIT services available to retirees and other topics of interest. The Association of MIT Retirees will help you think about how to reassess your plans, align your skills and passions in new ways, and make some thoughtful decisions about how you want to spend your time.

Center for Work, Family & Personal Life
Check out the Center for seminars on elder care topics, books in its lending library, and help in finding MIT resources.

Emma Rogers Society
The Emma Rogers Society was established in 1989 by and for widows of alumni and faculty of the Institute. Its purpose is to assist the more than 3,000 members nationwide, keeping them connected to the Institute in their own right.

MIT Medical
Turn to the Medical Department for consultations on elder care issues and classes on health and wellness for MIT employees and students of all ages.

MIT Public Service Center
Students and faculty may contact the Public Service Center to identify opportunities to volunteer with the local elderly community.

MIT Workplace Center
The MIT Workplace Center’s mission is to build a mutually supportive relationship between the performance of firms and the well-being of employees, families, and communities. The Center has published the comprehensive Family Caregiver Handbook: Finding Elder Care Resources in Massachusetts.

Retirement Planning
Retirement Benefits Counselors are available to help you review and elect your retirement benefits. Counselors can also talk to you about Reimbursement Accounts - pre-tax dollars for dependent care costs including elders. It is never too early to meet with a Retirement Benefits Counselor to discuss benefits issues. In fact, many retirees find it useful to begin meeting with a counselor 3 years before retirement to start the long-term planning toward retirement. You should meet a counselor no later than 6 months before retirement to review your benefits.

Workforce & Career Planning
Workforce & Career Planning is a multi-service program that offers a variety of career services to help employees and organizations of the MIT community meet a wide range of issues around career planning and retirement transitions.

For additional career, retirement, family care, and benefits-related services, visit MIT's LifeSites.