Comments on: Long-Term Care, What’s Age Got to Do With It? http://www.ecumen.org/changing-aging/326/long-term-care-whats-age-got-to-do-with-it/ A Place to Share & Discuss Ideas, News, Innovations & Opinions That Are Changing Aging. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:50:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Manja http://www.ecumen.org/changing-aging/326/long-term-care-whats-age-got-to-do-with-it/#comment-4948 Manja Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:21:05 +0000 http://www.ecumen.org/changing-aging/?p=326#comment-4948 As a 'young person' studying 'older persons' I feel encouraged to react to this post. I do worry about the above mentioned topics: the finances, the long-term care responsibilities etc. But to be honest I am far more worried about the negative image of older age in society and the consequent refusal (or inability) of people to look for productive and positive options in their own and other's future old age. If only people would think a little more positively (and realistic) about individual and population ageing, far more creative solutions would be explored. www.anthropologyandageing.blogspot.com As a ‘young person’ studying ‘older persons’ I feel encouraged to react to this post.

I do worry about the above mentioned topics: the finances, the long-term care responsibilities etc.

But to be honest I am far more worried about the negative image of older age in society and the consequent refusal (or inability) of people to look for productive and positive options in their own and other’s future old age.

If only people would think a little more positively (and realistic) about individual and population ageing, far more creative solutions would be explored.

http://www.anthropologyandageing.blogspot.com

]]> By: Manja http://www.ecumen.org/changing-aging/326/long-term-care-whats-age-got-to-do-with-it/#comment-4947 Manja Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:20:24 +0000 http://www.ecumen.org/changing-aging/?p=326#comment-4947 As a 'young person' studying 'older persons' I feel encouraged to react to this post. I do worry about the above mentioned topics: the finances, the long-term care responsibilities etc. But to be honest I am far more worried about the negative image of older age in society and the consequent refusal (or inability) of people to look for productive and positive options in their own and other's future old age. If only people would think a little more positively (and realistic) about individual and population ageing, far more creative solutions would be explored. As a ‘young person’ studying ‘older persons’ I feel encouraged to react to this post.

I do worry about the above mentioned topics: the finances, the long-term care responsibilities etc.

But to be honest I am far more worried about the negative image of older age in society and the consequent refusal (or inability) of people to look for productive and positive options in their own and other’s future old age.

If only people would think a little more positively (and realistic) about individual and population ageing, far more creative solutions would be explored.

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