With the right care at the right time, a huge number of people could stay independent much longer, with a higher quality of life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
People use so much more health care when they live longer.
Anybody with a reasonable income can become financially independent in a lifetime.
There can be problems with extended families, and it can get a little close for comfort. But for the younger generations, it's clear that this option is becoming almost as appealing as living alone.
Life is really pretty tricky, and there's a lot of loss, and the longer you stay alive, the more people you lose whom you actually couldn't live without.
I think a lot of people would rather have more control over their life than less.
When people are left out, we're naturally going to focus on that, if it's 47 million people who don't have health insurance, if it's 23,000 people who die every year because they lack access to health care for something that's easily treatable.
We are already seeing older people wanting greater choice in how, when and where they receive care.
We have to take care of ourselves if we are going to take care of anyone else properly.
Research has shown that people who volunteer often live longer.
One person can make a difference, even if it takes forty years.
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