Taking care of the Elderly, A major social problem.
America has a lot of social issues that it addresses: Drug Addict, Disenfranchised Youth, Poverty, Illegal Immigration, Jobs, Crime etc. but no one seems to mention about the Elderly?
The Baby Boomers born during and after World War II are the generation that has lived through the golden age of America where jobs where created and everyone had work and they had more options and choices than ever before but today they are seen as a burden because for one they are living longer and they are increasing in population they represent 14.5% of the US population and will increase to 98 million people by the year 2060.
The cost of nursing homes and health care services are going up every year and so is the cost of prescription drugs and many senior citizens are left alone causing them to commit suicide or ending homeless simply because they don't have anyone to look after them in their old age because their children need to work and make a living and many seniors that are in poverty cannot even cover their basic expenses and many have to work in their old age which many can't even live in dignity while retired.
Our government and our society needs to address the growing population of elderly people and must do something to make costs of health care services and retirement homes to be low or affordable because its placing a burden on the next generation of workers that are fitting the bill and many themselves worry if they will have enough to retire in dignity and with a living pension that will cover all their basic necessities and not be at the mercy of the government or others.
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