Senior Citizen Population Americans are getting older and living longer. The Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics has recently completed a study in order to understand how the needs of older Americans are changing . They found out that people aged 65 and older are the fastest growing population in the country, which means their needs will increase. It is expected that that number will be doubled by 2030. The reasoning behind this is simple.
People nowadays live longer than ever before.
That is because of all the breakthroughs in medicine and science, plus people are more educated today about health issues. On the downside, since senior citizens are living longer, many will get some form of a chronic illness, heart problems, arthritis, or other conditions that will greatly decrease their quality of life. This means that more people will need elder care and need nursing homes and other programs that help the elderly and disabled. The report also states that the life expectancy will continue to increase. It is speculated that people born during the beginning of the 21st century can expect to live 30 years longer than those born during the beginning of the 20th century.