In that respect, vocabulary matters, (no "elderly" or "silver surfers" thanks) and diversity of what it means to age (with and without a proper income) should be recognised.
PITTSBURGH — On a cold, wet afternoon not long ago, Aron Reznick sat in the lounge of a home for the elderly here, his silver hair neatly combed, his memory a fog.
Another 19percentt are what he called "silver surfers," elderly passengers who want to visit family and friends and often travel during nonpeak periods.
She's just 17 years of age, although that's positvely elderly compared to the silver medal winner in the men's halfpipe an hour or so ago, 15-year-old Ayumu Hirano.
He has no such regrets over his statement in 2010 that the "silver tsunami" of elderly people needing healthcare threatened to overwhelm society and emasculate the young.
When he shot Katherine Cebrian, the elderly San Francisco grande dame, the bright silver studs on the back of his big leather belt spelled SHIT.
There's also Staying Put in New Canaan, a membership group that helps elderly residents live on their own, and Silver Hill Hospital, a mental health and addiction treatment center known for its rich and famous patients.
Sometimes called a "silver tsunami," the country's elderly will surge in numbers over the coming decades to become a dominant part of the population.
Whether the moment had been planted or was spontaneous, on opening night he chose an elderly man with a full head of silver hair.
THEY call them the golden years, but for most elderly people, the gold, as well as the silver and cash they have squirreled away, just keeps on shrinking.
