Posts Tagged ‘Aged care’

Asian countries do aged care differently. Here’s what we can learn from them

Monday, November 2nd, 2020

Unlike in Western countries like New Zealand, traditional Asian cultures place a heavy emphasis on filial piety — the expectation children will support their parents in old age. Historically, filial piety played an important role when families were large, pension schemes unavailable and life expectancy was around 50 years old. Today, however, families in east Read more