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

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

One of Timeâ€™s 100 most influential people â€œshines a new light on the need for a holistic approach to caregiving in AmericaÂ .Â .Â . Timely and hopefulâ€ (Maria Shriver).
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In The Age of Dignity, thought leader and activist Ai-jen Poo offers a wake-up call about the statistical reality that will affect us all: Fourteen 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 groupâ€”over five 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.
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Despite these daunting numbers, Poo has written a profoundly hopeful book, giving us a glimpse into the stories and often hidden experiences of the peopleâ€”family caregivers, older people, and home care workersâ€”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, â€œCare is the strategy and the solution toward a better future for all of us.â€
â€œEvery American should read this slender book. With luck, it will be the future for all of us.â€ â€”Gloria Steinem
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â€œPositive and inclusive.â€ â€”The New York Times
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â€œA big-hearted book [that] seeks to transform our dismal view of aging and caregiving.â€ â€”Ms. magazine

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781620970461
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	The New Press
Manufacturer	The New Press
NumberOfPages	240
PublicationDate	2009-03-17
Publisher	The New Press
ReleaseDate	2019-07-19
Studio	The New Press

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

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