Health Care for Baby Boomers
The three of us are baby boomers, born during the post-World War II population spike that ran roughly from 1946 to 1964.
The older among the boomer generation are hitting retirement age this year, and the younger are creeping into middle age. We’re a much healthier group than our parents thanks in large part to preventive health care, but also to the advances in medical science in the past few decades.
We’re also called the sandwich generation, working and active but caring for elderly parents while still looking out for our own children who are suddenly young adults!
In this issue of Providence Health, we provide you with the information you need to make the choices facing boomers everywhere. At some point, most of us will face the tough
question of how to care for an elderly parent. Turn to page 12 to read about our five-star Providence St. Elizabeth Care Center, a 52-bed skilled nursing facility in North Hollywood.
We also explore advances in cancer care, heart health and orthopedic medicine, including joint replacement. Plus, you can learn more about our cutting-edge cancer
clinical trials program. The research is headquartered at the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, but the latest trials are
also open to patients at Providence Holy Cross and Providence Tarzana Medical Centers. Because of science like this, our new technology and a generous community whose donations have built our cancer programs, there are more and more survivors among us.
The older we get, the more we all understand the importance of good health. That’s why Providence offers a free program called Beyond 50 (learn more on page 5) that provides
fitness and health education programs—and camaraderie.
Our wish for you is that you enjoy your good health, make sure you get regular checkups and take care of the small things while they’re still small.