(eBook PDF) Aging in Canada (Issues in Canada) 1st Edition – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 0195447662
- ISBN-13 : 978-0195447668
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Canada, like other countries, is aging. The media has reported on a “grey tsunami,” a demographic change reflecting longer life expectancy and the retirement of the so-called baby boomer generation. The numbers and percentages of older adults within our population continue to increase. In 2010, 15.3 percent of Canada’s population was over 65; in 2030, it will be 24.1 percent. Many commentators have risen alarm about this flood of adults potentially bankrupting our health care system.
This book gives us the facts in a clear, concise, and balanced way. It is true that our population is aging; however, this is not a crisis. We learn that the actual cost drivers are technology, labour, and increased service utilization across all ages-not uncontrollable demographic factors like population growth. The perceived crisis in the sustainability of our health care system should be framed in terms of challenges related to the reorganization and management of health services, particularly for older adults. Cost effectiveness is the key.
Table contents:
1. Introduction
2. Population Health and Aging
3. Informal Care
4. The Evolution of Continuing Care for Older Adults
5. The Economic Evaluation of Continuing Care
6. Delivering Care for Older Adults: Models of Integrated Care
7. Discussion and Blueprint for Action
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