Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: In the early 2010s, the first cadre of baby boomers, born after World War II, turned 65, making them officially senior citizens, and many more are joining their ranks every day.It is generally acknowledged that the entry of the baby boomers into the ranks of elderly consumers of health care is likely to create major challenges.As large numbers of baby boomers cross into old age, there will be greater demands for chronic health care and for meeting the special needs posed by the "graying of disability"-people with disabilities living longer than they did in centuries past.The coming changes in health care needs are generally conceptualized in terms of increasing demand and need for responsiveness by overburdened health care professionals [1].
Source: The AMA Journal of Ethic
Authors: Eva Kahana, Boaz Kahana
Institutions: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: National Cancer Institute
OpenAlex ID: W197304918