Why is this important?

Why am I interested in this subject? I suppose because it is one of those looming problems that don't seem to be getting much attention. The leading edge of the Baby Boomer generation is 58 years old now and as most people know, this demographic has had a profound effect on our society as this wave of people started to build in 1946. Now they are approaching the time when their numbers will place increased demands on medicare and social security and a host of other senior services, which are already stressed and underbudgeted. As a member of that leading edge group I have experienced some of the problems that involve older parents and their children and would like to devote time to addressing some of them.