61.  Thus, those who are committed to caring for and working with old people have first to face two facts.

62.  Wall Street is not concerned about whether old people do well in retirement.

63.  We have already noted that most old people live alone.

64.  We old people have lived our lives.

65.  What assumptions are we, and the old people themselves, making about their capacity to learn?

66.  Whether that holds true for very frail old people is doubtful as Wenger herself recognises.

67.  Yet they have only touched the tip of the iceberg, especially with respect to old people in their own homes or private care.

68.  As the average age of the population increases, there are more and more old people to care for.

69.  More funds and resources need to be devoted to the care of old people.

70.  Too many old people live out their years in poverty.