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Alzheimer's: Diving Deeper (Growing Senior Population (Health Care…
Alzheimer's: Diving Deeper
Growing Senior Population
Schools
Possible increase of subs and mentors
Budgets
Decrease because of people voting against raising taxes
Health Care Systems
Hospitals
As you age your immune system's ability to fight off diseases can possible decrease making you more susceptible to diseases. Which could lead to an increase in hospital visits, possibly leading to excessive need of hospital materials and staff
Retirement and Hospice Homes
Need of more staff to care for residents of facilities
I attempted to research the effects that a growing population has on healthcare and insurances, and the websites provided were either useless, dated, unreliable, or unrelated. So my question is, what are the effects?
"Older people will outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history by 2035" -NPR
By 2030 1 in 5 will be in the age of retirement
We are suspected to begin living longer
Action
Desired
Education
Students, adults, people, etc. being educated
about how the possible preventions and the risk increasers
about the early set on symptoms
about the support systems that are in place to help
the possible negative effects this disease will have
the billions, and trillions of dollars this disease will possibly cost us
the amount of labor people sacrifice unpaid to help support the people affect by the disease
Support
People supporting one another through the struggles of the disease
support groups
Current
Education
Free online programs that help educate community members in an attempt to help provide information about care strategies and the basics of the disease`
Support Groups
Digital or Pyshical
provide support for...
people living with the disease
care givers
children (the Alzheimer's Association website did not elaborate on this)
Walk to End Alzheimer's
host walks to raise money
"In 2018, Alzheimer's disease will cost the United States $277 billion. This number is projected to rise to more than $1.1 trillion in 2050."
help raise awareness and support
Funds/Money
77% go to care, research, support groups, awareness, and advocacy
17% go to money for fundraising
6% go to administrative
