Sunanda Babu, a 72-year-old retired medical researcher, now works part-time at Mile High Early Learning Center in Denver, where she engages in activities like puzzles and counting with children. She enjoys the role as a teacher, finding fulfillment in contributing positively to the children’s development and receiving their affection. Babu is part of a growing trend in Colorado, where older adults are increasingly filling critical roles in areas such as early childhood education and senior home care due to workforce shortages. Organizations like Seniors Helping Seniors, which Sarah Verretta leads, leverage the aging population’s interest in aging at home by recruiting retirees for non-medical caregiving roles.
https://www.cpr.org/2024/06/26/new-recruits-understaffed-preschools-home-care-older-coloradans
