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The treatment of the elderly will starkly reflect these disparities. For the affluent, old age may become an extended luxury experience filled with technological comforts and personalized healthcare. Conversely, the vast majority will face a harrowing reality of inadequate public pensions and an overburdened healthcare system. As the demographic shifts towards an aging population, particularly in the U.S., with projections nearing 95 million individuals aged 65 or older by 2060, the social care crisis looms ominously.