The Age of Dignity Quotes

“A fundamental problem with our current health care system is that its measure of success is the delay of death, rather than the quality of life. Living with dignity, feeling comfortable, and having self-determined, steadfast loving care until the end should be our goals for health care for our elders.”
― Ai-jen Poo, The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America

“Caring Across Generations, led jointly by twenty organizations representing caregivers, care consumers, and their families, is a national movement to embrace our changing demographics, particularly the aging of America, and an opportunity to strengthen our intergenerational and caregiving relationships.”
― Ai-jen Poo, The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America

“Right now, fewer than one third of adults over age 50 have started saving for long-term care, one in three employed adults aged 55-64 has no savings for retirement, and another one third have less than one year's salary in savings. It used to be easier to save in a more stable market when more jobs were full-time with reliable benefit programs, when the cost of college wasn't so astronomical.”
― Ai-jen Poo, The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America

“If you have the right heart, and the passion for taking care of people, that’s the most important thing you need. Caring is the most important part of care. Sounds funny, but all the other skills can be learned. But it’s hard to train someone to care.”
― Ai-jen Poo, The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America