Problem
Watch the PBS Frontline presentation on Elderly in America "LIVING OLD".
A. Why is it important for people to have Advanced Directives and Power of Attorneys?
B. Discuss the various issues with regards to decision making for older adults.
C. Why is it increasingly difficult for family members to care for their elderly family members?
D. What is an ethical problem with the way or system is set up versus our need to treat elderly patient's chronic conditions?
E. Explain what the narrator means when he says we are on the verge of a national crisis for care.