• Of 9,300 U.S. hotels in the survey, 69% had upgraded their bedding in the last year, 72% were offering voice mail, 82% were offering wireless Internet, and almost all were wired to offer cable or satellite television.

Half say they miss one or two days of work a year because of stress, 46 percent say they come to work “one to four days a year when they are too stressed to be effective.”

“The most popular class at Harvard isn’t Intro to Econ or Survey of Dead White Poets,” Lauren Bradshaw writes in Glamour. It’s the Positive Psychology seminar taught by Tal Ben-Shahar who gives students research-based ways to live a more satisfying life. “In other words, it’s a course on how to be happier.”  Among teachings:

• Find what makes you happy.
• Failure is O.K.
• Don’t fake it.

Health Care – In one third of communities surveyed, older adults do not have access to a range of needed preventive health care services such as health education, community-based health screenings, and counseling on prescription drug programs.

Transportation – Many communities are not addressing the mobility needs of an aging population. For example, only 56% of communities reported having “dial a ride” or door-through-door transportation services and only 40% of communities reported having road signage that meets the needs of older drivers.

The full report is available at www.n4a.org/maturingofamericareport.pdf , and includes “best practices” from communities all across the U.S.