WITH AGE
COMES EXPERIENCE.
MAKE SURE THAT
EXPERIENCE COUNTS.

By fully supporting aging employees, employers can tap into the valuable knowledge and experience they bring.

More than ever, employees are working later into their lives. Over the last 20 years, employment of workers aged 65 or older has grown by 117%.1 These older employees bring an array of valuable skills, perspectives and experiences to the increasingly multigenerational workforce. Help keep your employees working longer and in good health by offering benefits aimed at addressing their unique needs.

41%

41% of Americans expect to
work beyond the age of 65.2

24%

24% of jobs in 2022 were held
by workers aged 55 and older,
up from 11% in 1992.3

Give valuable employees the benefits
experience they deserve.

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Embracing
aging employees

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Make this vital part of your
workforce feel welcomed
and valued.

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Ageism — prejudice or discrimination based on age — can negatively impact older employees’ physical and mental health.4 The stereotypes and stigma associated with ageism also distract from the unique experiences and qualities your older employees bring to the workplace. That’s why it’s key to build a culture that actively welcomes and supports them.

How employers can help:

  • Dispel myths and stereotypes about aging through employee education and training
  • Discuss the potentially harmful influence of ageism with leadership, as well as employees
  • Foster a culture of inclusion that celebrates diversity and values experience

$63B

The negative mental and physical health consequences of ageism cost an estimated $63 billion over a one-year period in the U.S.5

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Prioritize
preventive care

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Aging is a continuum —
support good health now
and in the future.

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Everyone will age — but preventive care can help your employees stay healthy as they get older. It’s never too early for employees to begin thinking about how choices they make now will impact their health later in life, and it’s never too late to build healthy habits. Even small changes can make a positive difference in the long term.

How employers can help:

  • Educate employees about healthy eating and ensure availability of nutritious foods in the workplace
  • Promote healthy movement through access to exercise apps, gyms, standing desks, movement-based challenges or active commuting options
  • Support good emotional and mental health by providing access to meditation apps and counseling services
  • Encourage regular visits with a primary health provider to discuss health maintenance, disease prevention and recommended screening tests

Only

15%

Only 15% of businesses have developed a plan for the aging employee population.6

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Tailor
benefits

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Offer care designed for
the health concerns of your
older employees.

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While the recommendations for a healthy lifestyle are generally the same throughout adulthood, aging can bring unique challenges along with unique joys. For example, innovative benefits for family planning aren’t as relevant for this age group, while benefits addressing menopause are. Ensure that your older employees feel included and supported as part of your workforce with health care that addresses their changing needs and unique stage of life.

How employers can help:

  • Engage with your employees to find out what benefits they use, need or have questions about, including ease of access to telehealth services
  • Consider going beyond traditional benefits with things like expanded nutrition services or hearing aid coverage
  • Work with your benefits provider to understand your employee population health metrics to address any care gaps

42%

42% of workers aged 50–64 said quality health care coverage was the benefit they valued the most other than income.7

When it comes to your older employees —
experience counts.

Your older employees are an essential, and growing, part of your workforce. Show them that their experience matters to your workplace and your business by ensuring they have holistic, inclusive and tailored health care. That’s the kind of care we’re here to help you provide.

Read our most recent white paper to learn more about how to support your older employees through their benefits.

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1 U.S. CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, “Data and Statistics on Aging Workers,” March 6, 2025.

2 Aimee Pichee, “Retiring in America Increasingly Means Working into Old Age, New Book Finds,” CBS News, April 18, 2024.

3 Labor Market Info/Employment Development Department of California, “California’s Aging Workforce Report,” June 2023.

4, 5 National Institute on Aging, “What Do We Know about Healthy Aging?” nih.gov, retrieved April 4, 2025.

6 Garen Staglin, “The Decade of Healthy Aging Cannot Ignore Mental Health of Older Workers,” Forbes, August 4, 2022.

7 Employment Benefit Research Institute, “Fast Facts: Which Benefits Are Valued Most Depends on Age of Workers,” January 26, 2023.