Healthcare Challenges: Demographic Shift due to Aging Population
Lack of Funding
Aging Diversity
Baby Boomers
Lack of Staff (Workplace Shortages)
Reduced Quality Care
Lack of Beds
Healthcare workers becoming fed up
Longer Patient Wait Times
Diseases/Chronic Illnesses
Elderly Population Rising
Language Barriers
Lack of New Technology Advancements
Lack of Staff
Lack of Resources
Overpopulated Healthcare Facilities
Increased Transportation to facilities/appointments
Emerging Diseases
No new cures for chronic illnesses
Diabetes, Cancer, Strokes/Heart Attacks (CVD)
New Generational Stereotypes
COVID-19
More Susceptible to Aging Population
New Strains
Covid-19 or common flu
Mass Hysteria
New Generation = Lazy
Not produce enough healthcare workers
New Generation = flighty (dont stay at jobs long)
People want to work from home
Sensitivity to language barriers
Sensitivity to cultural barriers
Sensitivity to age barrier
Sensitivity to baby boomers (mostly immigrants)
Coping Mechanisms
Smoking
Alcohol
Inaccessibility to healthcare
Medication Dependence
Healthcare Burnout
Increased Healthcare Cost