The Resource Can't afford to grow old, produced, written, and directed by Roger Weisberg for Public Policy Productions
Can't afford to grow old, produced, written, and directed by Roger Weisberg for Public Policy Productions
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The item Can't afford to grow old, produced, written, and directed by Roger Weisberg for Public Policy Productions represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- As you age you probably will want to live with the familiar comforts of your home, but you d better be healthy and wealthy. The reality of aging in America is that there is no help in paying for a nurse or a housekeeper if you become disabled and need assistance. All your family can do is place you in a nursing home, and only after your money runs out will the government pay the bills. The cruel irony is that the cost of a nursing home is often much greater to the American taxpayer than subsidized home care. This film features several families eager to keep their elderly relatives at home, who have simply exhausted their physical and financial resources. Every year, up to one million Americans are forced into poverty by the cost of long-term care, and only then do they qualify for Medicaid, the state and federal health insurance program for the very poor. This cogent analysis of the impact of the aging of America on our strained health-care system combines poignant human stories with informed testimony by law makers and public policy experts. The debate centers around whether the government or the private sector should ultimately pay for long-term care. We are shown innovative programs, one private and one publicly funded, that give seniors some options as they experience frailty in old age. This landmark film clearly illustrates the crisis facing all Americans as they and their parents age. It should be seen by students and professionals in health care, gerontology, social service, public policy, as well as the general public
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (57 min.)
- Note
-
- Originally released as DVD
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011)
- Label
- Can't afford to grow old
- Title
- Can't afford to grow old
- Statement of responsibility
- produced, written, and directed by Roger Weisberg for Public Policy Productions
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- As you age you probably will want to live with the familiar comforts of your home, but you d better be healthy and wealthy. The reality of aging in America is that there is no help in paying for a nurse or a housekeeper if you become disabled and need assistance. All your family can do is place you in a nursing home, and only after your money runs out will the government pay the bills. The cruel irony is that the cost of a nursing home is often much greater to the American taxpayer than subsidized home care. This film features several families eager to keep their elderly relatives at home, who have simply exhausted their physical and financial resources. Every year, up to one million Americans are forced into poverty by the cost of long-term care, and only then do they qualify for Medicaid, the state and federal health insurance program for the very poor. This cogent analysis of the impact of the aging of America on our strained health-care system combines poignant human stories with informed testimony by law makers and public policy experts. The debate centers around whether the government or the private sector should ultimately pay for long-term care. We are shown innovative programs, one private and one publicly funded, that give seniors some options as they experience frailty in old age. This landmark film clearly illustrates the crisis facing all Americans as they and their parents age. It should be seen by students and professionals in health care, gerontology, social service, public policy, as well as the general public
- Cataloging source
- VaAlASP
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Weisberg, Roger
- Intended audience
- For College; Adult audiences
- Language note
- English
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Public Policy Productions, Inc
- Runtime
- 57
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Medical care, Cost of
- Older people
- Older people
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- Can't afford to grow old, produced, written, and directed by Roger Weisberg for Public Policy Productions
- Note
-
- Originally released as DVD
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011)
- Antecedent source
- file reproduced from original
- Control code
- ASP1641252/hlth
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (57 min.)
- Form of item
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Medium for sound
- other
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- remote
- other
- System control number
- (OCoLC)747796441
- Video recording format
- other
- Label
- Can't afford to grow old, produced, written, and directed by Roger Weisberg for Public Policy Productions
- Note
-
- Originally released as DVD
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011)
- Antecedent source
- file reproduced from original
- Control code
- ASP1641252/hlth
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (57 min.)
- Form of item
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Medium for sound
- other
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- remote
- other
- System control number
- (OCoLC)747796441
- Video recording format
- other
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