The population of elderly people is a growing one here in the United States. As a matter of fact, the population of those who are over the age of 65 is expected to climb dramatically in the years that are ahead of us. Largely, this is something that can be linked to the aging Baby Boomer generation. And as said people age and grow ever older, their needs will change as well.
This is due to the fact that the vast majority of all elderly people – up to 70% of them, very nearly three quarters of the total elderly population – will need long term care at some point in their lives. This long term care can become necessary for a number of reasons. For one thing, elderly people are much more likely to suffer serious injuries when they live alone. Falls are far from uncommon among the elderly population and this is so much the case that a new elderly person is treated by an emergency room for fall related complications with every 11 seconds that pass us by. For many of these people, the i Continue reading