Share 'I feel guilty at how our society treats old people'

I am saddened by the situation of elderly people in our society. Not only do we have problems with ageism in the workplace against those who still have their faculties and who can work at that age; but also a pervasive marginalising attitude towards them generally. Many elderly people end up liviing alone away from the rest of the family; only visiting on occasions or on holidays. For a lot of t…