Thanks to recent advances in medicine, longevity is on the rise. But will America’s youth-oriented society finally develop the maturity to respect its elders? And will the Medicare and Social Security infrastructures be able to meet the needs of the Baby Boomers? In this program, experts including medical ethicist David Solomon, the directors of the Aging with Dignity Institute and the Forever Learning Institute, and the author of Another Country…Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Elders examine these and other pressing quality-of-life questions. (29 minutes)

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