This video is recommended for any rural elder who is happy where he or she is and wouldn't consider moving into a city. Hosted by TV personality Willard Scott, this video provides an overview of the social and economic impact of our aging society. This concise, upbeat presentation focuses on topics of particular importance to seniors, such as the difficulties of caregiving, the need for government financing of long-term care, who pays for health care, the changing role of seniors and their families in the U.S. and much more. This question is posed to a number of researchers, who explain the theories and findings from the field of geriatrics. A half-century long study that examined the mental health by Harvard University graduates over their lifetimes is used to illuminate the predictors of healthy aging.
Viewers also follow several elderly people as they go through their days and discuss their routines.
In this video, people from different backgrounds talk about the choices, challenges and rewards of aging in their neighborhoods. You will see how motivated, caring individuals, merchants and organizations can make a difference. The video is a practical guide to developing healthy habits. The goals of these tapes include influencing personal behavior and modifying the external environment so that improvements can be made in physical mental and emotional health status. Researchers describe advances in cellular studies and search for biomarkers of aging.