> A big squeeze is coming as the boomers enter extreme old age in droves while needing round-the-clock care, possibly for a decade or more, for geriatric condit

> A big squeeze is coming as the boomers enter extreme old age in droves while needing round-the-clock care, possibly for a decade or more, for geriatric conditions without cures. Many old people have drinking problems. Someone I know personally has certainly contributed to his own deterioration. > And then there's the problem of medical costs that relentlessly rise much faster than inflation, putting ever more pressure on nursing homes, families, and governments. Prasadic medicine is medicine that concentrates wealth, but doesn't provide what the patients actually need: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21728864 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21728864