...Week 3 Demographic Paper Synthia Simmons October 14, 2013 The Aging Population Demographic means the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human population. Demographic factors consist of age, sex, education level, income level and other things. The topic I would like to discuss is about the aging population and how it affects the challenges which are related to health care. Dramatic changes are taking place in this demographic structure of the United States. By the year 2030, twenty-two (22) percent of the population will be over the age of sixty-five (65). The aging of the population presents social challenges to support the needs of older people. These social challenges help the aging to live healthier, to be independent and to lead a productive life. There are older adults that are much more healthier plus they are more educated plus they are pursuing active lives. Whenever the older adults develop a disability or chronic illness, the older adults are unable to perform one or more self-care tasks. Whenever it comes to the health care relation of aging population, information technologies can improve the lives of older adults in certain areas. These areas include e-health, medication, health care deliveries, home safety and assist devices. The aging pulation comes with many challenges such as social, financial, economic and political. Managing health...
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...rate in the United States, this part of the population became known as the baby boomers. This sizable population is coming to the age when there are more needs for the services of the health care system. This increased need for care is becoming a major hurdle in the fight to control costs to the U.S. health care system. Many concerns arise from this growing demographic, how is this influx of people going to affect the cost of health care as well as the ability of the system to handle this increasing demographic? Other challenges that arise are how to reach this demographic and provide the services that they need. Whether these are prescription medicine programs, therapeutic services, to in home care this demographic needs to know what products and services are available so they can make sound decisions that may help the U.S. health system avoid a crisis. Who are the Baby Boomers? Baby boomers are the generation that was born after World War two when there was a significant rise in the U.S. population this generation is now starting to get to the age of retirement and are beginning to represent a large number of people which will need the services of the current health care system. This aging population could have a direct impact on the health care system because of the sheer number of people which are in this age group. According to Anderson, Goodman, Holtzman, Posner, & Northridge (2012) “Never before has the global population included as many older adults as it does today...
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...Aging Demographics for Alaska HCA 490 University of Phoenix Aging Demographics for Alaska Established in 1959, Alaska became the 49th and largest state in America. Throughout the past 53 years, Alaska has developed ever changing demographics in regards to the population of age, health, race, gender, education, and employment. From top employers in Alaska such as Providence Health and Services all the way to the male female ratio, the aging generation is integrated in all demographics and is the one demographic that is not limited to other demographics. The aging population affects all races, genders, health, education, and employment. Aging Demographic Demographics are the result of statistics from data retrieved over a certain population that provide information on age, gender, race, education, employment, and income. The demographic range stretches from the categories of global, national, state, county, city, to town jurisdiction. The aging demographic in Alaska is categorized as state. Demographics can stay the same for decades and can change very rapidly. With this constant there are a number of concerns that arise along with this change. There is a large concern regarding the prices in health care based on the nation’s economy and the imminent change of national demographics. The state demographics within Alaska are impacted by this through the costs of health care and now more so than ever with the change of local demographics of...
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...Demographic Paper HCS /490 Demographic Paper This paper will expound upon the demographics of the aging population, data that is gathered of the said population and describe the general impact that the changing demographics may have on the health care market. Why and how will the changes in the aging population affect healthcare. In addition, identify two key health care related challenges for the aging population such as increase in health care costs, increases in prescription drugs costs, or the need for in home medical care. How a chronic disease wellness program may affect the cost of the aging population. What can the demographics tell you about the marketing needs of services needed for the aging population, finally how can a patient; the community and society as a whole address the challenges of the aging population. After gathering data about the aging population, it is understandable that it is similar to the statistics of the human population such as birth, deaths, infant mortality, and life expectancy rates. According to Kotler, Shalowitz, & Stevens (2008), people seek health care services for a number of reasons, such as illnesses, accidents, preventions and incurring injuries in one form or another. In addition, most people seek health care services because of the influence of merchants, mainly pharmaceutical companies that encourage patients to seek care for a diversity of known diseases and symptoms. This encouragement may come from public service announcements...
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...Demographics The Aging Population Michele R. Morris HCS/490 July 17, 2011 Jennifer Pharr The Aging Population The aging population does not seem like anything other than people just receiving older. Referred to as the Baby Boomers this demographic of people are those ages 65 and older. People may think the demographics of our population have no affect on health care or our economy. This paper will include the information that proves our countries demographics do impact health care and the economy. For example, information was gathered about the target area, the aging population, and the general impact that demographic group has on the health care market. This information will also include how the aging population will increase the nation’s health care costs and prescription drug costs. This paper will include information about how a chronic disease wellness program may affect the cost for the aging population and how these issues can be addressed. Statistics Because of this proposed “baby boom” generation rapidly increasing, there has been an increased health care cost. The health care cost per person for people over age 65 is three to five times greater than that of people under the age of 65 (United states census bureau, 2003). This increased cost along with other factors such as long-term care and advancements in technology could increase health care cost even higher. More than 50 million of these Baby Boomers are sparking a demand for...
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...Aging population in Charlotte County Abstract The word demographic means the amount as well as the characteristics of people that live in a specific area or region. These characteristics can range from a person’s health, ethnicity, religious beliefs, density, level of education, and economic status (Cambridge Dictionaries Online, 2011). Demographics can also include a person’s age, gender, disabilities, status of employment, and location (Cambridge Dictionaries Online, 2011). These are all the types of human characteristics that are acknowledged and used by marketing, research, and the government in demographic data. Over the years the demographics have started to change dramatically. One of the more challenging demographics that have been dramatically changing is the aging population particularly in the southwest section of Charlotte County. I will be discussing many topics regarding this group, like the impact that this demographic group has on the health care market, specific challenges, what type of needs and services the aging population requires, and a few other topics will be reviewed. The Aging Population The aging population is increasingly growing in the United States each year. This is because there has been a decrease in fertility. A person’s life span has also changed; a person is expected to live approximately 20 more years than before the second half of the 20th century. This was mostly caused by the days of the “Baby Boom”. This has caused an increase of...
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...Aging Population Effects on Health Care Health care is a fast evolving field with advancements of technology and treatment options growing every day. The delivery of care has grown and often shifts direction over the years to accommodate changing population demographics and needs of patients. Many factors play a part in the role of health care and medical treatment, one of those factors being population demographic changes. When the demographics of a population change it can cause adverse effects on the surrounding area in many ways, such as access to care, types of treatment needed to care for the population and the need for health care employees. In a particular population where the demographic is aging the dynamic and need for care begins to affect the health care system in a variety of ways. All health care entities involved play a role in ensuring the challenges and the needs of the population change are met. As the population demographic ages, the impact on the delivery of care will be significantly altered such as the organization of care and how it is delivered, treatment options, long-term care, and health care coverage will all be affected in different ways. According to the Administration on Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 13% of the people living in the United States are elderly as of 2011, which average to about 40 million people. The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that by the year 2030, this number will expand...
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...Running head: ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE PAPER ASSIGNMENT Access to Quality Healthcare Paper Rudolphe Lubin University of Phoenix Lori Lewellen MBAJOGZL57 April 27, 2009 Quality Healthcare Introduction It will be evident to realize that financial, educational, and socio – demographic implications can bring serious impact on access to quality healthcare in the organization. Labor shortage will stay an important component that can affect as well the access to quality care. Socio – demographic changes linked with chronic illnesses can have an effect on the aging population, which may reduce the quality of life, increase costs for healthcare and rise resource allocation. In point of fact, both labor shortage and socio – demographic changes are exactingly dominant in the admittance to quality care in the United States. Besides, the demand for registered nurses and changes in science is already exceeding supply in U.S. nation, including more implications associated with other ethical dilemmas. Healthcare Labor Shortage People have to realize that progresses in medical technology, increasing expenses and market forces provide to the financial decline of many rural healthcare organizations. In reality, small rural healthcare suppliers, particularly hospitals, cannot meet the costs of the equipment and practitioners needed to treat the range of modern syndrome and injury...
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...Demographic Paper/Aging Population Aging Population The purpose of this summary is to provide information on the effects of changes in population demographics on the needs and services of the aging population. This summary will include the impact the aging population will have on the health care market as well as some ways in which the aging population affect health care in relation to cost. The summary hopes to provide some insight to the need for more health care professionals to care for the aging population. He summary will provide an answer to the question, what is the aging population’s effect on a chronic disease wellness program. The summary will conclude with the aging population’s effects on an individual, community, national, and global level. Aging Population in the United States According to Maestas and Zissimopoulos, “population aging is not a looming crisis of the future, it is already here” (Page 1, Para 1, 2011).When life expectancy rises and fertility declines the results are an aging population. Another issue of population aging is an increase of individuals surviving to live to an older age outgrowing the number of young people or health care professional’s ability to take care of these older people. The impact of the aging population on the future standard of living may depend on how long people continue to work. Age-related health care declines and the reluctance of employers to hire and retain older workers is a serious cause for concern. Age...
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...Demographics and the Aging Population Shirley Bradford HCS/490 January 9, 2012 Jacqueline Leff Demographics and the Aging Population INTRODUCTION “In January 2011, the first baby boomers turned age 65. Over the next twenty years, the numbers of adults who are 65 and older will double (Stone & Barbarotta, 2010).” Health care for the baby boomers will increase tremendously. The older age group of 85 and over will increase as well which will make demands on the care givers. This is because senior citizens are more prone to various physical and mental illness as well as have an increase rate of dementia. Because of this increase in illness and medical use, there is a demand for this group of people to have the proper care they need. This care may include skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities as well as care in the home. According to (Stone & Barbarotta, 2010), this will be the driving force that “recognizes the demographic reality” for the next twenty years. The purpose of this paper is to show the demographics of as the baby boomers turn 65 and older, how this will affect the health care market as well as the changes in demographics of this health care. These changes in demographics of the aging population can affect the health care market by increase in the gross domestic product. Currently that percentage is 14%. As the elderly continues to age, by 2030 this will increase to about 28% in health care. Compared to about 10 years ago, more...
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...Demographic Paper: With the aging population HCS/490 January 16, 2012 Demographic changes have effects on everything and most of the time people may not consider the extent of this or how it will affect others such as what the changes will have on the aging population. Changes may include the effects of his or her medical benefits, employment options, retirement, social security, housing, and most important who will provide care for the aging family members. Since entering into the new millennium, The United States has been challenged with the meeting of many demands that our aging population requires. For example, the increase there has been in the health costs, financing and delivery of health care for the older population, and the worries about health care quality is a serious challenge for health care. Health care is researched, and this is needed to help the aging population benefit from the advances in clinical, biomedical, and behavioral research. Aging adults face the challenges of chronic diseases that contributes to the diminishment of life, disability, and the increase that is seen with the cost of long-term health care. The number of older individuals is expected to increase always over time because somewhere someone is aging, and this will affect the penalties for public health, delivery systems, health care financing, informal care giving, and pension systems. Furthermore, other Countries around the world have been known to pay much more attention...
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...Immigration and Canada’s Aging Demographic With more people living longer and having fewer children, can the arrival of immigrants help to stabilize the balance between generations? Immigrants play an important role in supporting programs that maintain an aging work force but immigration may not be able to relieve Canada of the challenges of an aging population. One in seven Canadians is a senior citizen, 13.7% of the Canadian population was over 65 in 2006, with the fastest growing group being seniors aged 85 years or old (Soc. p. 278). The proportion of seniors will double by 2031, totalling around 25% of the population (Soc. p. 278) In September 2005, Statistics Canada released a study on the population of Canada. This report gave a detailed picture of past, present and future population trends. Understanding population trends is important to the running of social and economic systems and plays an important role in determining government policy. The report contains a warning that Ottawa and other levels of government in Canada need to make some dramatic policy changes to meet the demographic challenges of the future. The Statistics Canada Report shows that Canada’s fertility rate is 1.5 children per female. With Canada’s aging population of “baby boomers” it means that in twenty years death may outpace births. This means as Canadians we are not even “replacing” ourselves. As a result, the growth rate in our population will change from increases to an actual decrease...
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...Demographic Paper Kris Schumacher HCS/490 Sept. 24, 2011 Marcia A Thompson Demographic Paper The aging population are making more doctors visits to offices and hospitals. Hospitals are seeing in increase in older people than they were ten years ago. The aging population have more complications and have to have more tests and more care that results in a longer wait time in hospitals due to the nurse shortgage. The average length of a hospital stay for older people 65 years and older was 5.6 days. Older people average more office visits with doctors but most do not seek medical care due to financial barriers. Hospital staff needs to be able to spend more time with each patient due to more and more people are using emergency rooms to get their health care needs. In smaller rural areas the wait is usually shorter than that of a larger urban hospital (Hellmich 2008). The demographics of the aging population is changing. In the year 2009 persons 65 years old or older were numbered at 39.6 million. They represent 12.9% of the U.S. population. In 2007 people over the age of 65 had an average life expectancy of an additional 18.6 years. Also the mortality rate decreased. The baby boomers will reach the age of 65 between the years of 2010 and 2030 (“Admistration of aging”, 2011). By the year 2030 28% of the American economy will be spent on healthcare. Seniors will likely live outside of Urban areas and change their living arrangements. Seniors are finding themselves...
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...Demographic Paper Cherrylou E. Nunez HCS/490 April 29. 2013 Yvette Thompson Demographic Paper The demographic of aging population study in California is such an interesting study because of the wide range of various populations with different cultures and ethnicities that you will find with in California alone. According to the latest census it shows that there are 3.6 million of the 34 million living in California as of April 1, 2000 are 65 or older of age of which representing nearly 11% of the state’s overall population. It is somewhat lower than the 13% of Americans who are elderly. In addition, at the same time, nearly 30% of Californians were 19 or younger, and 59% were ages 20 to 64. The differences of California from the rest of the nation is that in large area of the state’s has nearly have numbers of international immigrants who in the younger generation from the rest of the population and are more in the side of male. On this study, it indicate that there is an important change in the age distribution of population forecast over the next fifty years, because of the decline rate of mortality and life expectancy increases. Presently, the life expectancy in California is 78.8 statistically nearly one year longer compare as a whole in the nation. In addition, it gives a study that by year 2050, the probability estimate of life expectancy in California is 50%, and that would give a figure of 84.2 more than three years larger than the present world record which...
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...Aging Population in Health Care The aging society will place additional pressure on the nation’s publically-funded health care. The aging demographic has changed over the years and between 2000 and 2050 there is a projected 135% increase in this population (Wiener &Tilly, 2014). This increase in populations may cause a major impact on the delivery of health care because of the shift in concentration from single interventions to correct single problems to chronic diseases such as Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and osteoporosis (Wiener &Tilly, 2014). Throughout the years, the average life expectancy rose from 47 years in 1900 to 78 years in this day, with a projection of 84.5 years in 2050 (US News, 2014). This demographic changes the ratio of adults that are 65 and older. Also, there is a declining birth rate as more couples are choosing to have smaller families. This decline will result in a lower population of people under the age of65 and there are fewer workers to contribute to taxes that support seniors since they are less productive and also consume more (US News, 2014). More people are living longer and by 2030, 1 in 5 Americans will be over the age of 65. This massive change will put pressure and demands on the health care system. In the future more Americans that are 65 or older will have some type of chronic condition and will end up adding more to the health care costs in the future. Eventually, this will lead into a physician shortage because...
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