Larkin School of Nursing Wk11 Long Term Care for the Elderly Discussion Long term care has often been referred to The Sleeping Giant. The largest growing population in the US is those above 63 years of age. Majority of those 63 and older are women as well as a growing number of people who cannot care for themselves. It is no wonder the reference to the sleeping giant. Medical and technological advances have allowed for interventions to prolong life for many who may have historically lived to their sixties.Policy genealogist have traced the medicaid family tree back to the sixteenth-century England to the more modern day ancestors of the twentieth century public assistance programs. Despite progress through time in creating policies that address concerns with the growing aging population of the U.S. the country has much to learn from others like Japan and maybe even Nigeria where children are raised to know that they become their elders keepers. Of course the US lifestyle, as we know it today, may or may not allow for expectations established in other countries. There is, however, always something to learn from others.1. What can the U.S. learn from Japan reference long term care of elders and why?2. What policy exist in caring for said group? if any3. What policy would you create or support specific to care of this population. If you do not create a policy rather you decide to support an existing policy please be specific as to why you support said policy
