The longing longevity

Increasing life expectancy has forever been one of the most highlighted aims of clinical
research. However, now that it is beginning to materialise everyone is doubting whether the
cure is worse than the disease or not.

It is obvious that no one would desire for their elderly ones anything else than a long, healthy
and joyful life surrounded by their loved ones. The problem lies in the fact that this last
requirement is nowadays almost impossible to fulfil. Grown-up children are struggling to cope
with the extenuating task of combining work and parenting. How could they possibly also have
time for taking care of their elderly parents? Despite all the sadness in it, most of the times
their only solution is to put them in private care homes. Notwithstanding all the criticism of the
naysayers, had it not been for these facilities the situation would be so much worse. Moreover,
does anyone truly believe that with the huge existent generational breach between
grandparents and grandchildren the cohabitation could be successful in any way?

Even though this solution is the lesser evil, it is still so challenging economically speaking.
Those facilities are extremely expensive and to afford them as well as the costs of raising your
own children is almost unattainable. Furthermore, not only anonymous people are suffering
the consequences of the rising longevity. Neither them nor governments are being capable of
finding the way out of this situation. The healthcare and welfare systems are being inevitably
put under a lot of pressure which is not likely to decrease in the near future.

In conclusion, albeit the extreme complexity of this dilemma we must act rapidly on it – and
always bear in mind what is the best for our beloved elderly ones.