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The Age of Dignity : Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : New Press, The, 2015Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (184 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781620970461
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Age of DignityDDC classification:
  • 362.60973
LOC classification:
  • HV1461 -- .P66 2014eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: Caring Across Generations -- PART I: A CHANGING AMERICA NEEDS CARE -- 1. The Elder Boom -- 2. The Sandwich Generation -- 3. The Caring Professionals -- PART II: CARE AT THE CROSSROADS -- 4. Waking the Caring Majority -- 5. A Policy of Caring -- Afterword: Life in the Care Grid -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A: Government Programs Related to Aging and Care -- Appendix B: Resources for Families -- Appendix C: Ways to Get Involved -- Notes -- Index -- About the Authors -- About the Photographers.
Summary: In The Age of Dignity, thought leader and activist Ai-jen Poo offers a wake-up call about the demographic reality that will affect us all. "We have more senior citizens in America today than we've had at any time in our history," Poo writes, pointing out that more than 14 percent of our population is now over sixty-five; by 2030 that ratio will be one in five. In fact, our fastest-growing demographic is the eighty -five-plus age group--over 5 million people now, a number that is expected to more than double in the next twenty years. This change presents us with a new challenge: how we care for and support quality of life for the unprecedented numbers of older Americans who will need it. Despite these daunting numbers, Poo has written a profoundly hopeful book, giving us a glimpse into the stories and often hidden experiences of the people--family caregivers, older people, and home care workers--whose lives will be directly shaped and reshaped in this moment of demographic change. The Age of Dignity outlines a road map for how we can become a more caring nation, providing solutions for fixing our fraying safety net while also increasing opportunities for women, immigrants, and the unemployed in our workforce. As Poo has said, "Care is the strategy and the solution toward a better future for all of us.".
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Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: Caring Across Generations -- PART I: A CHANGING AMERICA NEEDS CARE -- 1. The Elder Boom -- 2. The Sandwich Generation -- 3. The Caring Professionals -- PART II: CARE AT THE CROSSROADS -- 4. Waking the Caring Majority -- 5. A Policy of Caring -- Afterword: Life in the Care Grid -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A: Government Programs Related to Aging and Care -- Appendix B: Resources for Families -- Appendix C: Ways to Get Involved -- Notes -- Index -- About the Authors -- About the Photographers.

In The Age of Dignity, thought leader and activist Ai-jen Poo offers a wake-up call about the demographic reality that will affect us all. "We have more senior citizens in America today than we've had at any time in our history," Poo writes, pointing out that more than 14 percent of our population is now over sixty-five; by 2030 that ratio will be one in five. In fact, our fastest-growing demographic is the eighty -five-plus age group--over 5 million people now, a number that is expected to more than double in the next twenty years. This change presents us with a new challenge: how we care for and support quality of life for the unprecedented numbers of older Americans who will need it. Despite these daunting numbers, Poo has written a profoundly hopeful book, giving us a glimpse into the stories and often hidden experiences of the people--family caregivers, older people, and home care workers--whose lives will be directly shaped and reshaped in this moment of demographic change. The Age of Dignity outlines a road map for how we can become a more caring nation, providing solutions for fixing our fraying safety net while also increasing opportunities for women, immigrants, and the unemployed in our workforce. As Poo has said, "Care is the strategy and the solution toward a better future for all of us.".

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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