Aging Forward: A New Path for Health, Technology, and Community by David M. Dunkelman

America has an aging challenge. As baby boomers enter advanced age, the shortfalls of our current care delivery systems are increasingly clear. If nothing changes, we are woefully unprepared for a world with more older adults than ever before. Aging Forward confronts this inconvenient reality and provides a vision for the future with achievable solutions. In this new era of human history, the leaders who will bring us safely to better shores are already among us. Perhaps you are one. In this book, discover what will be needed for the journey. It begins with a deep look at how we got here. The book delves into the economic, political, and cultural forces that created America's aging services model, and exposes the unsustainable trajectory of these services and policies given the state of health and aging today. By focusing on the growing need to manage chronic health conditions versus waiting for medical crises, the authors explore how to restructure incentives, network communications, use data-driven solutions, and embrace existing and emerging technologies to reshape the infrastructure of aging care. The result: Better access to supports that will more easily, and economically, keep older adults safe, independent, and in their own communities for longer, avoiding the burdens and fears so many endure now. The good news of Read more