Eldercare options necessary

Comment on "How to cope with an aging society" (China Daily, Sept 9)

China's initiative of taking care of its large population of senior citizens helped change my view on the life of the elderly in China and the United States. In the US, the elderly continue to choose between a retirement home or an assisted-living home when faced with vulnerability. Although this choice can be a positive experience, people of many other cultures have looked down upon it, saying it is demeaning for people who cannot take care of themselves.