What about Mom and Dad?

May 21, 1985 on PBS at 9:00 PM

Summary

Americans over the age of 75 are the fastest growing segment of the nation's population. Many have spent all their lives planning carefully for retirement. But they find their savings destroyed by nursing home care and federal programs for medical co... (more)sts covering much less than they ever thought. When they turn to their families for help, difficult emotional and financial choices must be made.

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