<div>By 2018, demand for home health care will increase by more than 90 percent, and by 2050, the total number of individuals needing long-term care is projected to grow from 12 million to 27 million. With someone turning sixty-five every eight seconds, America faces a unique new challenge providing our elders with the dignified care they will need. In<i>The Age of Dignity</i>, MacArthur genius” Ai-jen Pooone of <i>Newsweek</i>’s 150 Fearless Women and the director of the National Domestic Workers Allianceexplains how we can meet that challenge, combining a broad vision for change with concrete policy recommendations.<br><br>Interweaving her own personal stories with those of seniors and caregivers across America, Ai-jen Poo allows us a glimpse into the often hidden lives of seniors, as well as insight into the lives of those we pay to take care of them.<i>The Age of Dignity</i> outlines a road map to how we can become a more caring nation, providing solutions for fixing our fraying safety net for elders while also increasing opportunities for women and immigrants in the workforce.<br><br>A wake-up call about a basic demographic reality” (<i>In These Times</i>), <i>The Age of Dignity</i> is a clarion call for fairness and empathy toward both our elders and their caregivers.<br></div>