6,000 Americans turn age 65 every day in our country. In just 10 years, the number reaching that personal milestone will rise to about 10,000 Americans each day. Unfortunately, very few health professionals in the U.S. — physicians, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, physical and occupational therapists, social workers — have been exposed to the techniques and knowledge of geriatric health care as part of their professional training. This creates a dangerous “disconnect” between the education of America’s health care providers and the aging of the population at large, and especially their patients.