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Thanks to the marvels of medical science, our parents are living longer than ever before. Adults over age 80 are the fastest growing segment of the population, and most will spend years dependent on others for the most basic needs. That burden falls to their baby boomer children, 77 million strong, who are flummoxed by the technicalities of eldercare, turned upside down by the changed architecture of their families, struggling to balance work and caregiving, and depleting their own retirement savings in the process.
The New Old Age, a new blog from New York Times, explores new financing options, gay elders, thoughtful depictions of old age on screen and in literature, and the experiences of those in the ‘sandwich generation’, caught between the needs of ageing parents and their own children.