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Do you think that the government/society owe the elderly? How much should we expect from our government/society in this regard?
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How do you feel about the Eden Alternative?
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Consider those in the "sandwich generation," people with elderly parents and young children. Where does their primary responsibility lie - with their children or their parents? Why?
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What responsibility do people in middle age have to make provisions for their old age, i.e., through extended-care insurance, living wills, etc.?
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How do you think people who've always been self-reliant deal with being dependent on others for their care?
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What other options are there for caregiving that the program didn't address?
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If you are a caregiver, or expect to be, what do you experience or foresee as the most difficult aspect of caregiving?
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What do you think young doctors and nurses need to know to be sensitive to the needs of the elderly? Should the focus be on caring over curing, i.e. should quality of life take precedence over preserving life at any cost?
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What, if any, responsibility does an employer have to employees who are caring for their elders?
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Do you think that how a society treats its elders is a measure of how that society thinks of itself?
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