In America the elderly are seen as a burden and mistreated. But in other countries the elderly are respected and seen as advisors for the younger generations. The fastest growing age group in the United States is the elderly. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, in 1980, there were 25.7 million older persons; by 1990 the amount of older Americans had reached 31.2 million. In 2000, 35 million of the United States population was over 65 years of age, and by 2030 the figure is expected to reach 71.5 million older Americans.
Lifestyle and Diseases 生活習慣と病気 1 Lifestyle As countries develop, become more industrialized and people live longer, lifestyle becomes a major factor for chronic diseases -- including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, dementia, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and depression (slide 1). As life expectancy increased by 30 years in the 20th century in developed countries, the major causes of death changed from infection to chronic diseases. Behavioral patterns are the major determinant of health, and they contribute to premature death (slide 2). The available health care system also has a significant impact on premature death, even in developed countries. For example, because people who lack health insurance are unable
There are many reasons for changes in family size over the past 100 years. Family size has been changing in all of the world’s industrial societies. One of the main reasons of changes in family size is that divorce rates have increased dramatically. This can be seen by figures showing that in 1950, there were 40,000 divorces across England and Wales and in 2005 there 153,399 across the same area. The increase in divorce has led to more reconstituted families, singlehood and single parenthood, therefore the family size has generally decreased apart from in cases where reconstituted families have been formed.
Those aged 65 and older now exceed 35 million. 77 million baby boomers, born from 1946 through 1964, are surging toward retirement, with more than 3.5 million Boomers turning 55 each year. An outstanding 1 in 5 people are expected to be 65 years of age or older by 2035” (Pirkl, 2009). A factor that directly influences this increase in the elderly population is the increase in the longevity of the general population. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy has risen to 78 years of age, resulting from effective disease control and public health initiatives (Pirkl, 2009).
Similarly, the remaining adult population (under 65), which currently receives 60% of all acute blood loss transfusions, is expected to grow 5.9% by 2030 ((6 – 5.67) / 5.67 = 5.9%). # over 65 # under 65 1995 x 5.67x (85% / 15% = 5.67) 2030 2x 3 * 2x (75% / 25% = 3) Assuming linear growth, we expect this age group to grow .84% by 2000. The revised estimates of usage for the year 2000 are as follows: Potential usage (1995) Change Potential Usage (2000) Under 65 1,200,000 *1.084 1,300,800 Over 65 800,000 *1.14 912,000 Current Usage Change Potential Usage Emergency Surgery 1,000,000 *.5 500,000 Due to the fact that many more units will be used in the field, the usage in this category will decline. On the other hand, many more of the trauma victims will survive increasing probability of having emergency surgery. We estimate that the net of those two changes will mean a 50%
After traditionalists baby boomers are the next oldest age group in today’s work place. Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 964 and are predominantly in the 40’s and 50’s. Baby boomers are currently the most influential generation as many positions with power and authority are held by them. According to Aabout.com, 70 percent of law firm partners are Baby Boomers. According to Legal Careers, “Labor statistics indicate that nearly 80 million Baby Boomers will exit the workplace in the next decade.
Ethical Health Care Issues Paper The elderly population, individuals aged 65 years, and older in the United States anticipated to increase in numbers from approximately million today to more than 70 million by 2030. This anticipated rapid growth in the census increases of elder individuals, presents challenges for family, loved ones, and society to meet effects of age-related changes, acute, and chronic disease processes (Plassman, 2008). Dementia, a disease more prevalent in elderly individuals manifest with a decline in memory, and cognitive impairments leading to lose of independent functioning with wide-ranging effects on the individual, families, loved ones, and the health care system. According to Plassman,
* The birth-rate is a history of fluctuations. * There was a fall in birth rate during first world war followed by a baby boom with births peaking at 1.1million in 1920. * The was a low rate during interwar period and then another baby boom after second world war * In 2006 the birth rate was the highest in 26 years. * There are a number of reasons why the birthrate in 21st century is lower than in 1901 * A major decline in infant mortality rate (the number of children dying at birth in the first year of life per 1000) * This began because of improvements of sanitation , water supplies and nutrition. * As standards of living increased and childhood came to be seen as a special period , therefore sizes of families were limited.
According to Administration on Aging, the older population persons 65 years or older numbered 39.6 million in 2009 represented 12.9% of the U.S. population, about one in every eight Americans. Marshall and Altpeter (2005) have acknowledged by 2005, with the ageing of the baby boomers, the number of older adults ages 65 and older will triple, and the proportion of the 85 plus age group will increase to about five percent of the total population. The fastest growing age group in the United States is the elderly. So what is ageism? Dr. Robert Butler, a renowned gerontologist and the first director of the National Institute on Aging in the USA, originally defined ageism in 1969 as stereotyping and discrimination against people because they are old (McGuire, Klein, & Chen 2008).
Approximately 1.6 million people are in nursing homes in the United States, and another 1 million people reside in residential care facilities. In the year 2000, there were 472,813 cases of elder abuse or neglect in the 54 states in the U.S. This number is just a rough estimate of the abuse cases, as many cases of abuse or neglect go unreported. In fact, according to a study conducted by the National Center on Elder Abuse at American Public Human Services Association, every time one case of abuse is reported, five cases of abuse go unreported. Older adults are among one of the fastest growing populations of the United States; in 1990 one in eight persons was older than the age of 65; by 2030, this ratio will decline to one in five (Wan, Sengupta, Velkoff, & Debarros, 2005).