The document discusses several trends related to aging populations and changing family structures: - More elderly people are living longer and healthier lives, working longer and relying less on nursing homes. However, they may be overmedicated due to gaps in knowledge about drug interactions. - The nuclear family is disappearing on TV and in real life, with more non-traditional household types. This makes it difficult for corporations to define "family". - The cow is becoming a dominant symbol as fewer households contain traditional families with parents.