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	Podcast:		UC Science Today
	Episode:		Some things to consider as the 'silver tsunami' approaches
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:01:02
	Publish Date:		2017-01-23 18:00:00
	Description:		The ‘silver tsunami’ is a metaphor often used to describe a spike in the aging American population due to advances in medicine keeping people alive longer, as well as the greying of the Baby Boomer generation. Dr. Dilip Jeste, director of the Center on Healthy Aging at the University of California, San Diego, says that with this great grey wave, there’s also the notion that older people will drain society with cost. "That’s wrong. To me, old age is the fountain of wisdom; and the older people can contribute to society by transferring their wisdom to the younger generation. And I strongly believe that intergenerational activities are critical for successful aging because it is mutually beneficial. If we keep older people happier and engaged and involved in intergenerational activities, they will be healthier. If they’re healthier, the health care cost is going to go down. So, we need to take good care of older people – not out of compassion, but even from the point of view of economics, it saves us money."
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