Vanguard Estates: Where Do You Want to Grow Old?

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🗓️ 5 December 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Today we wrap up out Vanguard Estates series with the ultimate question: where do you want to grow old? The answer is probably not in a nursing home. And yet, millions of people live in places whose general crappiness is a punchline in sitcoms and cartoons. Why? Can nursing homes be redeemed? What are our alternatives? And what could the future of aging look like, if we learned to care for one another better? Guests: Sarah Luterman: caregiving reporter at The 19th Kate Swaffer: activist & author, co-founder of Dementia Alliance International Dr. Alana Lee Glaser: assistant professor of anthropology at Saint John’s University Jannette Spiering: Senior managing Advisor of The Hogeweyk → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← MORE ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT FOR FLASH FORWARD Play the interactive version of Welcome to Vanguard Estates Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Ozzy Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Mattie Lubchansky. Get in touch: Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // [email protected] Support the show: Patreon // Donorbox Subscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify Episode Sponsors: Volante Designs: If you’re looking for gear that makes you feel just as badass in real life as you do when you get a triple-S combo kill in game, look no further than Volante Design. Ethically sourced and manufactured, Volante jackets are made for quality and will last you for years to come. Just go to volantedesign.us and use code flashforward for 10% off your entire order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Flash Forward.
0:11.1	This is the fifth and final episode, looking at all the stuff that inspired the welcome
0:15.1	to Vanguard State's fictional series.
0:17.6	Today, we're going to talk a little bit about nursing homes and why it is that while most
0:22.4	people want to spend their final years at home or in a supportive community, that doesn't
0:28.0	tend to happen.
0:30.0	And then we're going to do a little bit of wrap-up on this whole series and consider what
0:34.7	we have learned.
0:35.7	Oh, and by the way, I'm Rose and I'm your host.
0:37.7	I say that on every episode, so I should say it here now.
0:41.4	Before we go any further, I want to share something really cool, which is that a listener
0:44.4	has actually created an interactive version of Welcome to Vanguard State's with the audio
0:49.8	all in one place.
0:50.8	So, if you wanted to listen to the series but got frustrated by trying to find the various
0:55.8	episodes or whatnot, I know it's like a little confusing where you have to like scroll
0:58.8	through your podcasting app, et cetera, et cetera.
1:01.2	Now, you can play through the audio online.
1:04.6	I am so thankful to Marcos for setting that up.
1:06.5	I will put a link in the show notes and you can go to flashforwardpod.com slash vanguard
1:12.1	interactive to see and hear it.
1:14.8	So, again, thank you, Marcos, for making that so cool.
1:18.4	I am like so stoked to have it now on the site.
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