Canada is experiencing a rapid increase in the aging population. In 2011‚ it was estimated that one in seven Canadians were over the age of 65 years. In 2036‚ this proportion is expected to increase to one in four older adults (Statistics Canada‚ 2011). As the number of older adults increases‚ this will have far reaching effects on society. One of the effects will be an increased need for professionals in all areas of the workforce who have a strong gerontological skills and knowledge in order to
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The Aging Population: Baby Boomers Carolyn A. Bounds HCS/490 January 8‚ 2014 Dr. Michael O. Minor Aging Population: Baby Boomers After 16 years of war and depression‚ World War II ended in 1945‚ and more babies were born between 1946 and 1964 (78 million) than ever before and never since‚ which gave way to the name “baby booms”. The first stage of the boom occurred during 1945-1950‚ and the second was from mid 1950-1964. Financial advantages turned out to be plentiful after the war;
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Dylan Kowalchuk Aging in Australia Plymouth State University This paper focuses on aging in Australia‚ the different policies and services for the aging population‚ and provides some examples about what it would be like to age in Australia. First‚ it is important to understand the age care policy in Australia. There are four different components to this policy: the old-aged pension system‚ pursuit of the aging-in-place policy‚ self-funded services and supports‚ and residential and frail aged
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Evolution of Programs and Services Paper LTC 310 May 28‚ 2012 Maureen J. Wishart Evolution of Programs and Services Paper Programs and services change over the years. Many of these programs and services change to meet the demands and to compete with competitors. Without change‚ many of these programs and services would not survive‚ which would result in cancellation of that program or service. The subject of this paper will provide an overview of how programs and services have evolved. Two
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investigates the effect of aging population of the U.S population on future demand and supply for health care. In recent decades‚ there is a debate on health policy which U.S aging population is a dominant contributor of raising the claim of national health spending yearly. For instance‚ average health spending for Americans per elderly was exceeded triple of Americans (ages 34 – 44) in 1999. However‚ this can not be use as a model to a country that it is all population ages continuously through time
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Topic: Aging PopulationTitle: What are the impact and solution of aging population in Hong Kong? Sub title: 1 Recent situation Situation in Hong Kong Results of our findings 2 Causes of aging population Results of the our findings Improvement of living standard Low fertility rate 3 Impact of aging population Results of our findings Economic development of Hong Kong Burden of government 4 Solution Results of our findings Postpone of retirement age Encourage childbirth by providing
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care for the aging population. With many Americans‚ who are ultimately living longer than ever before because of medical advances‚ procedures‚ and medications‚ we are left with the question of how to effectively care for an aging population? Are patients getting the best possible care while staying in hospitals‚ nursing homes‚ and assisted living communities‚ or are nurses and other helping aids understaffed‚ unprepared or uneducated for the task? Supporting the elderly population has been an ongoing
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Aging populations are the most significant factor in population change in MEDCs. How valid is this view? (30) Throughout the world‚ MEDCs face the issue of an aging population and population change. This is due to the stage in which that county is according to the demographic transition model which indicates that as birth rates decline and death rate remain stagnant‚ an aging population is created. In the UK for example the baby boom of the 1950s due to increased confidence and the feeling of
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Care for an Aging Population Chad Sommers HCS/440 January 12‚ 2012 Pranab Rout Aging is an inevitable event that all people will have to face at sometime in their life. No matter gender‚ ethnicity‚ or race‚ aging affects every individual in different ways as unique as their own personality. As the Baby-Boomer generation begins to reach retirement age‚ there is becoming an urgent need for expanding the national geriatric medical services. Even though
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For the last 50 years‚ world population multiplied more rapidly than ever before‚ and more rapidly than it is projected to grow in the future. In 1950‚ the world had 2.5 billion people; and in 2005‚ the world had 6.5 billion people. By 2050‚ this number could rise to more than 9 billion (see chart "World Population Growth‚ 1950-2050"). Anthropologists believe the human species dates back at least 3 million years. For most of our history‚ these distant ancestors lived a precarious existence as
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