If you are already retired or have elderly parents or are in the Boomer generation rapidly approaching retirement, how will the State's healthcare system be able to take care of you when you need help?
"...State Human Services Director Lillian Koller said the isle population is aging 2.5 times faster than the national average because residents are living longer and Hawaii attracts retirees.
By 2011 every fourth person in the state will be 65 or older, she said, adding that Hawaii is "seriously underbedded compared to other states" for people needing long-term care.
"It's not like you suddenly need nursing-level care at 65, but we want to maximize people's independence and self-sufficiency and delay entry into more restrictive settings of care," she said...."
The time to act is now, before the crisis really hits. Lobby your legislators to find solutions to this problem now. We can't just put our kupunas on an ice floe when they get too old to be productive. It's everybody's problem and everyone needs to kokua.
Miulang
"...State Human Services Director Lillian Koller said the isle population is aging 2.5 times faster than the national average because residents are living longer and Hawaii attracts retirees.
By 2011 every fourth person in the state will be 65 or older, she said, adding that Hawaii is "seriously underbedded compared to other states" for people needing long-term care.
"It's not like you suddenly need nursing-level care at 65, but we want to maximize people's independence and self-sufficiency and delay entry into more restrictive settings of care," she said...."
The time to act is now, before the crisis really hits. Lobby your legislators to find solutions to this problem now. We can't just put our kupunas on an ice floe when they get too old to be productive. It's everybody's problem and everyone needs to kokua.
Miulang
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