The Age of Dignity - 9781620972014

By 2018, demand for home health care will increase by more than 90 percent, and by 2050, the total number of individuals needing long-term care is projected to grow from 12 million to 27 million. With someone turning sixty-five every eight seconds, America faces a unique new challenge providing our elders with the dignified care they will need. InThe Age of Dignity, MacArthur genius” Ai-jen Pooone of Newsweek’s 150 Fearless Women and the director of the National Domestic Workers Allianceexplains how we can meet that challenge, combining a broad vision for change with concrete policy recommendations.

Interweaving her own personal stories with those of seniors and caregivers across America, Ai-jen Poo allows us a glimpse into the often hidden lives of seniors, as well as insight into the lives of those we pay to take care of them.The Age of Dignity outlines a road map to how we can become a more caring nation, providing solutions for fixing our fraying safety net for elders while also increasing opportunities for women and immigrants in the workforce.

A wake-up call about a basic demographic reality” (In These Times), The Age of Dignity is a clarion call for fairness and empathy toward both our elders and their caregivers.

Informazioni bibliografiche

• Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Age of Dignity
• Sottotitolo: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America
• Lingua: English
• Autori :  Ai Poo jen, Conrad Ariane (CON)
• Editore: New Pr
• Collana: New Pr (Paperback)
• Data di Pubblicazione: 07 Giugno '16
• Genere: SOCIAL SCIENCE
• Pagine: 229
• Dimensioni mm: 203 x 127 x 12
• ISBN-10: 1620972018
• EAN-13: 9781620972014