Aging: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
with Robert L. Kane, MD, Professor and Minnesota Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging, School of Public Health, Division of Health Policy & Management
MGS webinar on aging – part 1 MGS webinar on aging – part 2
This session examines how we view aging and the implications of these viewpoints.
- No one aims to get old but the alternative is even less appealing
- Our society spends a great deal of money trying to avoid aging
- Views of aging vary widely. Not everyone ages the same way
- Aging is associated with a variety of negative changes including multiple chronic diseases and physical and social dependency
- Aging is associated with coping and adaptation
- Older people are resilient
- Our society is not prepared for the expansion of older people and the needs they will bring; now is the time for action