Must the state provide in-home care for the elderly and disabled?

What's the state's responsibility to care for the elderly and disabled in their homes? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the potential impact of Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposal to cut state spending on In-Home Supportive Services by 40%. Who will be affected? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How will their lives change? Who is advocating on their behalf? And what does our commitment or lack thereof to in-home services say about our society's values? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Donna Calame, executive director of San Francisco's In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority

Jovan Agee, the political and legislative director for the United Domestic Workers of America in Sacramento

Kenzi Robi, an IHSS recipient

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Your Call 021809 How Should We Share Resources Between the Generations?

Is it time to rethink how we share resources between the generations? On the next Your Call we'll discuss intergenerational justice. When the first boomers entered the work force 45 years ago, the elderly were the poorest demographic in the country; as those first boomers hit retirement age, they are among the richest. Medicare, education, environmental policies and social security are all under pressure from the current downturn. What should be weighed in making changes to wealth distribution? How should boomers prepare their businesses and institutions for the next generation? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Steve Pascal-Joiner in Minnesota
Director of the Career Transitions Program at Idealist.org

Nader Shabahangi in San Francisco
CEO of Agesong, which runs assisted living facilities in San Francisco and Oakland. They are sponsoring The International Film Festival on Aging, the first event of its kind to be held in California. It features 24 films that celebrate the unique joys and challenges of aging and address archaic preconceptions about growing older.

David Bank in San Francisco
Vice President of Civic Ventures and editor of their blog encore.org about aging and boomers.

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Your Call 111907 Cross Cultural Care-giving

How do people from different cultures care for aging loved ones? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a discussion about culturally sensitive care giving. The elderly population is growing every year and it is becoming increasingly diverse. What is being done to insure culturally sensitive care? Has awareness changed from generation to generation? Are you receiving support from a caregiver from a different cultural background? Join us on the next Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Rita Hargrave, M.D., is a Fellow of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with Special Qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry. She is on the staff of the V.A. Hospital in Martinez, Calif., and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California at Davis and keeper of the ethnic elders care network.

Carmen R. Green, MD Director, Pain Research Division, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology University of Michigan Medical School

Wesley Mukoyama, Executive Director of Yu-Ai Kai
Yu-Ai Kai, a Japanese American Community Senior Service, located in Japantown San Jose, committed to serving seniors with an array of activities and programs.

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