Friday, August 31, 2012

USA care for the elderly shamefully inadequate (yet again)

I've remarked a couple of times (or maybe two hundred times) that the help provided to the elderly in the USA is woefully inadequate.

Here's a story about a country where that's not true---the Netherlands.  What's wrong with the USA?  Why can't the USA manage to take care of its elderly?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle

Growing old is difficult.  However, it is possible for a country/society to help.  Where you live makes a .....and the universal problem can be ameliorated.  The difference between what my parents face and what is described in the linked article is simply enormous!


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