The drive for the creation of wealth among the western countries in the past decades drove the urge to have smaller families. This phenomenon provided us with lifestyles never experienced by our parents, lengthened our life expectancies allowing us to enjoy our newly-found wealth even longer. Unbeknown by most is the downside of an aging population that needs to be taken cared of in the waning years of their lives. And this is now staring at us directly in the face.