Sebastian Thrun Quotes

We are already seeing older people wanting greater choice in how, when and where they receive care.

The idea is to die young as late as possible.

We are living longer, and we need to live better.

The Medicaid system currently steers people toward nursing home care. Far more people can be covered in community-based care programs for significantly less.

As more people live longer, we can expect there to be additional costs for society.

Many of my constituents are in their 80s, 90s, even 100, and our focus is ensuring that their needs can be provided for.

The fact that healthier lifestyles and advances in medicine mean that we are living longer is actually something to be celebrated.

Now people live into their 90s and beyond. As long as I have quality of life, I'm good.

Health care does not worry me a great deal. I've been impressed by some wonderful old people.

We know we are entering a period of transformation in aged care.

People use so much more health care when they live longer.

Traditional nursing facilities are sterile institutions rather than homes - which is why many Americans do not want to live in one or want this as their only option for themselves or their family members.

Family caregiving has become a predictable crisis. Americans are living longer and longer but dying slower and slower.

Community care is a fundamental, an essential, an enduring part of our aged care system.

One of the big things coming out of healthcare reform is a thing called the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS) which is a mechanism to reimburse people staying at home for technology and services that allow them to stay at home.

Let me be clear - I want all Louisiana citizens to have choice - including the elderly and persons with disabilities - and their families - who rely on the state for their care.

Most Americans have some experience with nursing homes or other long term care settings, and nearly half have had a family member or close friend in a home in the past three years.

If you want to live a hundred years, how do you want to live your life? At the age of 100, you should go shopping with your great-grandchildren, but not in a wheelchair.

We all understand that we are living longer, and we are more likely to spend more years as frail, elderly people who can't work. We also recognize that the wonderful advances in medicine also come with wonderful price tags. Those are things you can't budget around.

My home State of North Carolina ranks 12th in the United States for increased aging population and, according to a national report, 41st in overall health. According to this same report, individuals aged 50+ are the least healthy.

The increasing elderly population, rising expectations about what should be available, and costs of medical advancement—these are problems all countries face ...

Nearly every American will encounter the need for long-term care.

We can all live longer, better, than we ever could before. You don't have to retire.

It is a bad idea to live too long. Few carry it off well.

Life expectancy in America is about 79, we should be able to live to 92. Somewhere along the line, we're leaving 13 years on the table. So my quest is -- how do we get those extra 13 years? And how do we make those extra 13 years good years?