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Aging in America

Aging in America. Amihan Makayan PA 735 May 12, 2012. The Future of Assisted Living. Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. - Mark Twain. It takes a long time to become young. -Pablo Picasso.

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Aging in America

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  1. Aging in America Amihan Makayan PA 735 May 12, 2012 The Future of Assisted Living

  2. Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. - Mark Twain It takes a long time to become young. -Pablo Picasso Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. -Henry Ford I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am. -Francis Bacon Old age is no place for sissies. -Bette Davis

  3. Self-Reported Health Status of Persons 65 Years and Over, by Race: 1989 to 1991 and 2030 (Numbers in thousands. Projections are based on highest and lowest population series of U.S. Bureau of the Census.)

  4. The older population--persons 65 years or older--numbered 39.6 million in 2009. They represented 12.9% of the U.S. population, about one in every eight Americans. By 2030, there will be about 72.1 million older persons, more than twice their number in 2000. People 65+ represented 12.4% of the population in the year 2000 but are expected to grow to be 19% of the population by 2030.

  5. TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES • In 1989 to now • LifeCall / Life Alert • Alerts a dispatcher when someone who lives alone has a medical emergency. • Now • GPS “tattoo” monitors pregnancy Status • Future • Technology will be used to monitor health conditions and alert health provider if there’s dangerous conditions and dispatch assistance when necessary.

  6. TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES • A connected home will help seniors live in their own home with medical assistance just a click away. • The future home will be ADA accessible and diagnosis machines for heart rate, diabetes, and cholesterol monitoring will be part of a regular household appliance (ie. refrigerator or TV).

  7. A GLOBAL WORLD • NOW • Patients abide by doctor’s office hours to be seen for ailments. • FUTURE • A worldwide network of doctors can be accessed 24-7 virtually.

  8. Instead of moving away to a retirement home, assisted living, and nursing homes, most future seniors will choose to age in place in the communities they cherish.

  9. References Boll, S., Heuten, W., Meyer, E., and Meis, M. (2010) Development of multimodal reminder system for older persons in their residential home. Informatics for Health & Social Care. Sep.-Dec 2010; 35-(3-4): 104-124. Boulous, M, Anastasiou, A., Bekiaris, E., and Panou, M. (2011). Geo-enabled technologies for independent living: Examples from four European projects. Technology and Disability. 2011: 7-17. Brecht, S., Fein, S., Hollinger-Smith, L. Preparing for the Future: Trends in Continuing Care Retirement Communities. Senior Housing & Care Journal. 2009. Volume 17: Number 1. 75-90. Goland, S.M. & Hyde, J. The Uncertain Future of Assisted Living. (2009) The Gerontologist. Vol. 49, No, 4, p-580-585. Ludwig, W., Wolf, K., Duwenkamp, C., Gusew, N, Hellrung, N., Marschollek, M. Von Bargen, T, Wagner, M. & Haux, R. Health information systems for home telehealthserivces – a nomenclature for sensor-enhanced transinstitutional information system architectures. Informatics for Health & Social Care. Sep.-Dec. 2010; 35(3-4): 211-255. Remmers, H. (2010). Environments for ageing, assistive technology and self-determination: ethical perspectives. Informatics for Health & Social Care. Sep.-Dec. 2010; 35(3-4): 200-210. Rodiek, S. (2008). A New Tool for Evaluating Senior Living Environments. Senior Housing & Care Journal. 2008, Volume 16, Number 1: 3-9. Rosenfeld, J. and Popko, J (2010). Home, Community, and Gerontocracy: Forecasting the Future of Senior Housing. Journal of American Society on Aging. Fall 2010. Vol. 34, No. 3: 61-69. Vincent, G. and Velkoff, V. (2010) The Next Four Decades, The Older Population in the United States: 2010 to 2050. US Census Bureau. May, 2010.

  10. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?

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