At right is Annie Lawrence of Allison Park. Both of us are hard workers and we're in good health. That's the bottom line. Each day has to mean something. To many people, staying active means staying out of a nursing home.
Seniors cite the prospect of institutionalization as their worst fear.
They also go to bed each night praying not to lose their mental abilities. His company has broadened its focus to begin delivering elder care in people's homes. Just how healthy and self-sufficient older adults remain has a large bearing on whether they're more of an asset or a burden to the Pittsburgh region, which has the largest percentage of elderly among large cities outside of Florida. Healthier old people Health researchers base much of their optimism about the elderly on findings of the National Long Term Care Survey, which tracks disability rates among those 65 and over. The survey suggests the number with disabilities is unavoidably increasing, but at a slower rate than the growth of the elderly population.