Where the Oldest Die Now

Below you will find a link to the New York Times blog, The New Old Age. In a recent article columnist Paula Span writes about the increase of elderly  people being able to die in their own homes. In 1989, only 12% of seniors were able to pass away in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. By 2007, that number has risen to 19%. This is still a disappointing statistic given that the vast majority of seniors want to live out the rest of their days in their own homes. However, the fact that more are able to do that now than before should be encouraging to seniors and to all of us working to make their final chapter exactly what they want it to be.

http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/where-the-oldest-die-now/