First, the good news; many Americans can expect to live longer lives. According to the Center for Disease Control, which tracks longevity data, the average female can expect to live until she is 81 and the average male until he is 76. One of the challenges that...
The older adult population in the U.S. is growing. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, from the 2010 Census, the older adult population is increasing faster than any of the younger populations, with the prediction that one in five U.S. residents will be 65 or...
The older population in America is growing, with individuals living a longer lifespan than ever before in recorded history. Depression affects many older adults. Depression often goes unnoticed and untreated for a number of reasons, including cost, stigma,...
The structure of the U.S. population has been changing over the past few decades. But in 2011, as the very first of the Baby Boomers turned 65, the U.S. society had been changed forever (Ortman, et al., 2014). It is projected that the “older...
The structure of the U.S. population has been changing over the past few decades. But in 2011, as the very first of the Baby Boomers turned 65, the U.S. society had been changed forever (Ortman, et al., 2014). It is projected that the “older...
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