Dr. Marion: They Just Don't Understand

Marion Somers, an elder care specialist, is driving a vintage Greyhound bus around the country to help the 3in4 Association spread the word about the coming “silver tsunami.”

The boomers’ parents are getting older. The boomers are getting older. Where’s the money to pay for their care?

Somers herself began providing home care services for elderly neighbors when she was 9 years old. She has no warm and fuzzy thoughts about how wonderful it is for children to devote themselves to caring for their parents in their later years.