Professor Denise Eldemire Shearer has continued to show an immense propensity for hard work on behalf the elderly. She feels that many of those in their golden years still have important contributions to make to the society.On this World Senior Citizens Day – Saturday, August 21, 2021 – the Jamaican society should celebrate its seniors and at the same time examine challenges facing this group; and how to fix them.She notes that the over 80-age cohort is the fastest growing segment of the Jamaican population; there are more than 1,000 centenarians across Jamaica; and 92 per cent of older people in Jamaica are not bedridden.Eldemire Shearer, who is patron of the National Council for Senior Citizens, Director of the World Health Organisation Collaborative Centre on Ageing and the Elderly, and Chairperson of the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons, speaks with Impacting Jamaica host Keisha Hill about the importance of senior citizens to society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.