There was a time, long ago, when the elderly offered wisdom and the world embraced it. The weathered and weary offered young children a strange mirror: that one day they too shall wither and wrinkle. But it was such a silly idea that the children laughed. And when children laugh everyone else does too.
Until the for profit assisted living industry is held accountable for the manner in which its government funds are used the current situation will not change. There is no incentive for normalized warehousing of seniors in long term care to change.
Thank you Neill for expressing what is a huge, painful gap in American life. So many segments are disaffected with government policies - and I find that a lot of them feel disempowered, too old to do this or that. A lot of that anger is misplaced. American society will marginalize you in a heartbeat. There are alternatives to thinking and living. Thanks for standing up and shining a light into this sad part of America. Looking forward to visiting you in Bali.
Until the for profit assisted living industry is held accountable for the manner in which its government funds are used the current situation will not change. There is no incentive for normalized warehousing of seniors in long term care to change.
Thank you Neill for expressing what is a huge, painful gap in American life. So many segments are disaffected with government policies - and I find that a lot of them feel disempowered, too old to do this or that. A lot of that anger is misplaced. American society will marginalize you in a heartbeat. There are alternatives to thinking and living. Thanks for standing up and shining a light into this sad part of America. Looking forward to visiting you in Bali.