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I may be showing my age, but I absolutely love listening to Prime Time Radio, a weekly radio program sponsored by AARP. Last week they interviewed BillThomas, the founder of The Eden Alternative, an organization that is dedicated to transforming care environments in eldercare. The program went from health care reform to the need for more geriatric specialists in the medical community. He made one comment that really caught my attention. I’m wondering what you all think about it. He said, ” Aging is a women’s issue.” He went on to explain that in the U.S. women are the ones who are dealing with many of the current cultural impacts of our aging population. He noted the following points:
- Most of the “anti-aging” efforts are directed at women and that a woman is more inclined to fight the effects of her own aging.
- Women are the ones who handle most of the care of aging or ill relatives.
- Women are more apt to be the ones who take care of parenting issues related to grown kids (and their kids).
So, do you agree or disagree– is aging a women’s issue?
I’ll be really interested in your comments!
Ann
Cynthia on 15 Sep 2009 at 3:30 pm #
Interesting blog. I’ve been looking at elder and senior care and keep coming across issues involving denture creams and neurological problems. It seems that some popular creams are involved and lawsuits are beginning to be filed. I found a site that is sponsored, I believe, by an attorney group, but that has some good health and legal information: http://www.denturecreamlawyer.com/ I hope this is of help to your readership.