Americans live longer, healthier lives than ever before. However, this longer life span poses a new set of challenges.
Americans will usually spend two or more of their final years disabled enough to need someone else to help with routine activities of daily living because of chronic illness.
See below: Living Well at the End of Life
Have you thought about what choices you’ll make when you become frail? Please add a comment below.
Also, let me know if you’d like a topic discussed.
Aloha,
PS. On Saturday, Nov 6, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Hawaii Time, AARP will present "Know Your Options For Elder Care in Hawaii." Please register online.
For more detailed information on aging and frailty, please take a look at these articles (pdf).
Living Well at the End of Life
Bless you, Shannon! I want to be like you when I grow up!
Pingback: A Special Relationship Between the Older Adult and the Caregiver – Geriatrics with Aloha