Foreword / Jeanette Takamura -- Preface / Rose Dobrof -- 1. Introduction : an unsuspecting future / Helen Rehr -- 2. Overview : current seniors, baby boomers, minorities, and health disparities -- 3. A baby boomer's perception of the baby boom era / Sue Woodman -- 4. Income security : social security, work, pensions, and savings -- 5. Health care security : Medicare, Medicaid, health insurance, and health care delivery -- 6. Long-term care : who will care for us? -- 7. End-of-life-care / Karen O. Kaplan -- 8. Retirement, lifestyles, and roles : leisure, volunteering, and work -- 9. Living arrangements -- 10. Aging in place : shaping communities for tomorrow's baby boomers - naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) / Fredda Vladeck -- 11. Health care professionals and their education -- 12. Community collaboration and advocacy -- 13. Can my eighties be like my fifties?: conclusions and recommendations
Summary
"Based on a conference funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this book brings together baby boomers and health care professionals to explore baby boomers' perceptions of their future social-health care expectations and needs"--Provided by publisher