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The Other Green Revolution: Homey Alternatives to Nursing Homes

Anti-Aging Psychologist, Dr. Michael Brickey

Host: Anti-Aging Psychologist Dr. Michael Brickey

Guest: Beth Baker

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Beth Baker

One of our worst nightmares is having to live the rest of our lives in a nursing home. There are almost 50% more nursing homes than McDonald’s restaurants in the US. While most are fairly well run, the structure and values of nursing home typically make them warehouses that strip residents of their dignity, independence, and any semblance of a normal lifestyle. No wonder so many older Americans ask their children to “Promise me you will never put me in a nursing home.” It doesn’t have to be that way. Beth Baker, author of Old Age in a New Age, describes dozens of facilities that really are homes.

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