Geriatric Age Population

There are many services which are available to the elderly population, these services are usually provided to

It is a fact that we have a longer life expectancy than ever before. This has been achieved through years of thorough research, technological development, and most importantly resilient individuals. Doctors are constantly faced with different enigmas with no right or wrong answer. What first attracted me toward medicine was the desire to help and support, in particular, disadvantaged people. Coming from a country with an underdeveloped health care system has made me realised the impact it has on people’s life.

The primary reason for the vast increase in life expectancy in developed countries in the 20th century is universal clean drinking water and very high level of public and personal hygiene. These two improvements account for probably 80%of the life expectancy. Overall life

First of all, older people consume a larger proportion of public services. For example, they require more health and social

The old people have very different consuming structures and needs. For example, they prefer golf over vigorous sports such as tennis and hockey. They also like walking, gardening more than young people do. They also need health and pharma cares. This generation has longer life-span, they were at their peak of earning before retirement and have larger discretionary income to spend. The baby boomer market is full of chances that are extremely profitable. The old people are more concern about their health condition, therefore nutritional/dietary consulting, massage, personal training, and fitness instruction such as yoga, tai-chi could be possible opportunities for profits. The baby boomers also have desires to visit and experience new places and lifestyle, they will need specialty tour provider and travel agents; and they might want to improve the quality of their lives, so they will spend money on redecorating houses, buying artworks, indulge in luxuries, interior decorating and high-end interior renovations are all in

aging populations will put big financial burdens on the government as older people will need more health care and translation services. More home care. As the number of elderly people increases, the health care system is short of medical doctors, nurse. So it can be said that doctors and nurses are a great field of study to attract

A reason for why there is a higher proportion of elders in rural communities could come from the fact that people of younger generations tend to move from rural to more metropolitan areas once they get older in order to get better education and jobs. Due to the fact that more and more of the Baby Boomer generation are reaching the age of 65 years, if there are elders staying in rural communities rather than leaving like young adults, then there is bound to be an increase in the percentage of elders living in rural communities. Another factor that could account to the higher proportion could be retirement destinations. According to the Cornell Chronicle, by Cornell University, “More than 10 percent of Americans over age 60 relocated, mostly

In detail, in 1940, the proportion of people aged 65 or more stood at 5% in Japan, approximately 7% in Sweden and 9% in the USA. In the following years, the proportion of elderly in both USA and Sweden rose dramatically and reached a peak of 15% and nearly 13% respectively in 1980. But the proportion in Japan declined slightly over the same period.

The opinion brings to the forefront statistical data from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging and US Census Bureau, information on how the nation’s population is exceedingly growing older. The article also highlights a comparison of how the oldest (85 and older), has exploded (10x) from the 1950’s to the staggering number of over 6M today.

The United States will soon come face to face with a major problem that will need serious attention and consideration, how to support its growing geriatric population. Hospitals specifically will need to focus on caring for the aging group. They will also want to acknowledge how losing their matured workforce could potentially affect their efficiency and services performed. The rise in geriatric patients can be attributed to the generation born between the years 1946 and 1964, generally known as the “baby boomers”. (Carrington College)

Recent literature has shown an increased amount of research regarding the geriatric population. This is especially important to the field of physical therapy as a large population requiring care from physical therapists are individuals within this population. According to the American Physical Therapy Association (2016), physical therapists in acute care and subacute hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home care reported that the greatest percentage of their patient case loads were older individuals aged 65 and above.

The aging population is indeed a trend that is important to the planning, financing, and delivery of healthcare today. The aging population is on the rise so they will demand more care from the younger generation to deliver the proper care when it comes to healthcare. There are 31.86 million people over the age of 65 who live in Japan ( KYODO ). Leaving the remaining number to be among the younger generation is almost forced to have to attend to the aging population because if they do not look after them who will?

Ther eare many phases in life and elder age is considered quite a sensitive phase. This is because old people need attention and care to have a healthy and quality life. In this era, many countries including Malaysia, are now facing the problem of an ageing population. However we should start preparing for future ageing problem in our country and implies strategies such as applying geriatric care professionals to help other states in Malaysia that do not have such services.

The average life expectancy of the global population in year 2015 is projected to be 71.4 years. According to the global health observatory data 2015, published by the WHO an increase of 5 years in life expectancy has been observed between 2000 and 2015. This is by far the fastest increase since the 1960s. We owe the increase in life expectancy to the advance in the field of medicine, raised global health awareness and the joint efforts of local, national and international bodies around the world. We are better equipped to fight diseases than we ever were with access to life saving medicines, surgical interventions and vaccines But does longevity really mean better health? We are definitely living longer than our ancestors but various research data, statistics and global health reports suggest that our generation is in fact unhealthier than previous generations.

The American population is getting older which presents us with many challenges but also present us with potential opportunities. With the length of life and quantity and fraction of older persons rise in most industrialized and many evolving nations, a crucial question is whether this population will be accompanied by continued or better-quality health, an improving quality of life, and adequate social and cost-effective resources. This answer lies in the ability of peoples and societies, as well as modern social, governmental, financial, and health service delivery systems, to provide optimum assistance to older persons.