Technology and the future Crystal Jackman Gerontology Education Capstone GEN 497 Lauren Hall-Davis 08/05/2013 This report will cover the significance of technology and the aging population. It will discuss the importance these technological changes will make in the lives of the elderly and the problems that may occur because of these same changes. It is important to study these changes and how they may affect us to prepare for how we can best handle this changing world and prevent
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To what extent is population ageing a worldwide problem? Population ageing means the growing older and the fewer workers. It is our common challenge all over the world in the 21st century. Some people consider that the appearance is a difficult problem in universal and also a large extent trouble. To the contrary‚ the others guess that it is a small extent problem which can have ways to solve. This essay will discuss whether population ageing is a worldwide problem‚ looking at how much the problem
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Is immigration the solution to population ageing ? Population ageing took place‚ without any exception‚ in all industrialized countries all along the XXth century. Initially it was not a problem for European societies because it had a positive effect on economic growth. Today‚ Eurostat estimates that the over 64 population is very likely to rise from 15% to 22% y 2025 and this will cause a shrink of the working-age population of over 50 million people by 2050 and even if this process will
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debates of economic policy‚ in France as well as in the principal industrialized countries. In other words‚ all the large industrialized countries will know a considerable ageing of the population during the next decades. In the academic circles and the business press‚ they believe that the ageing of the population will have important effects on the financial markets following the impact awaited on the rates of saving and the request of the fund’s investments. To develop the subject‚ we will initially
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With the population of aging Americans (65 and older) predicted to double in the decade ahead‚ their needs for mental and behavior health services are not now adequately met. To meet the needs of the aging population‚ psychologists need to increase awareness of competencies for geropsychology practice and knowledge of dementia diagnosis‚ screening and services. Until recently most psychologists had little involvement in geriatric care and educating other psychologists regarding aging issues
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THE PROBLEM OF POPULATION AGEING IN HONG KONG ………………………………………………………………………………..What can we do for it ? Number of Older Persons‚ 1961 to 2006 1000000 800000 600000 400000 65+ 200000 2006 2001 1996 1991 1986 1981 1976 1971 1966 0 1961 Number Year Page 1 Content Page Introduction 3 Vision‚ Mission and Definition 4 1 2 The Population Structure of Hong Kong Introduction of Population Structure in Hong Kong 1.1 Birth rate and Death rate 1.2 More about Population ageing in Hong Kong
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so that they will be ready for the new powerful consumer generation‚ the seniors. The changing demographics will have a major impact on the consumption patterns as the world`s population ages. For example‚ the age cohort people older than 65 will double to 1 billion over the next 20 years (United Nations Population Division 2010). It is estimated that one in four of Western Europeans will be a senior‚ as will one in five of North Americans by 2030. The share of elderly people will also rise recklessly
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Aging is the accumulation of physiological and psychological changes over time. The Office of National Statistics showed that the aging population and increased prevalence of long-term conditions have a significant impact on health and social care and may require £5 billion additional expenditure by 2018 (ONS 2015). Common conditions of older age receive less investment and lower-quality care than general medical conditions prevalent in mid-life (Steel et al.‚ 2008)As budgets continue to tighten
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Current Medical Care in China With the development of the economy‚ Chinese government continually tried to conduct the reform and innovation of the health and medical care system to improve the quality of the population. Health and Medical Care System To achieve the goal of universal coverage‚ the Chinese government carries out lots of strategies and measures which can be summarized as “four beams and eight pillars” (Si Liang Ba Zhu). The “four beams” includes public health care‚ medical
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The ageing of the world’s population is a global phenomenon increasing the demand for adequate health care services available to older people. It continues to challenge those who plan and manage the services for older people and even more importantly those who deliver the professional and clinical care within the system such as Nurses. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009) predicted that the number of older Australians‚ as a proportion of the total population‚ will double over the next 40
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