Demographers are calling it the “Silver Tsunami”. Dramatic world-wide increases in lifespan over the last 60 years coupled with seriously declining birthrates have created a brave new world wherein a growing number of older people are being supported by a shrinking number of younger workers. This is creating a strain on economies, on government resources and on the families and friends of older...

This study shows that the elderly living in the community and covered by Medicare and Medicaid have a higher proportion of older persons, of minority races, and of women and are in poorer health than other aged persons covered only by Medicare. The noninstitutionalized poor elderly population use more health care services (especially inpatient hospital care) and have much higher per capita heal...

In Japan, the population is expected to decrease. Moreover, the proportion of elderly people living alone among the elderly population is expected to increase for both men and women. Therefore, the demand for elderly care is increasing year by year. In this paper, we aim at making environment in which elderly people can receive interactive guidance, and reducing the burden on medical staff such...

Objectives: To use new methodology to forecast mortality for use in projections of the elderly population of Australia and to compare them with official projections. Method: The Lee-Carter method is applied to data for Australian females and males for 1968–2000 to forecast mortality to 2031. These forecasts are used with standard population projection methods to produce projections of the elder...

In Western countries, persons 75 years of age or older constitute 5% of the population but account for more than one third of those with acute coronary syndromes. In addition, one third of this elderly population has exerciseinduced silent ischemia. The elderly population is projected to be more than 3 times larger in 2050 as today. The lower fertility rate and reduced mortality account for the...