Aging in the U.S. (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

A video on YouTube. In Documentaries, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

This FRONTLINE documentary explores the emotional, financial, and physical realities of living to an advanced age in America, highlighting the growing population of Americans aged 85 and older and the challenges of managing chronic illness and long-term care.

From the video

Answers: What are the challenges of living to an advanced age in America?

geriatric care and chronic illness
aging population in America
home health care and nursing homes
end-of-life decision making
the cost of long-term care

What it concludes

Americans 85 and older are now the fastest-growing segment of the population.
Medical advances have enabled people to live longer, but not always better, often suffering from chronic diseases of body and mind.
Over the next 30 years, the number of people over the age of 65 will actually double, to about 20% of our population.
Approximately 60% of those who live past 85 will go into a nursing home.
Having three or more daughters or daughters-in-law gives elderly parents a better than 50% chance of not finishing their life in a nursing home.

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