[Excerpt from author] Executive Summary: In the health care arena, we have been cognizant of the aging RN workforce for many years. Planning for an aging workforce is complicated but necessary. Efforts to retain the older workforce encompass a number of specific areas, including ergonomics, health promotion, education and career enhancement, and policies and procedures. Clearly the time is ripe for all health care executives to address the issue of the aging health care workforce in their own organizations.