1. Ensuring a good life for our elders is our responsibility

With the increase of life expectancy due to better medical care has risen the median age of the population of all developed and developing countries. – ” The number of people aged 60 years and over has tripled since 1950 and reached 600 million in 2000 and surpassed 700 million in 2006. It is projected that the combined senior and geriatric population will reach 2.1 billion by 2050.

While ensuring a good life for our elders is our responsibility, their health and well being are going to be a bigger challenge than it is generally conceived. Two of the most disturbing aspects of their health and happiness for graceful ageing are their loneliness and economic anxiety. The doctors, the family members the policymakers, and the industry leaders – all have to work in tandem for a comprehensive regimen, which may, however, change a shade according to the local culture. Invite comments and thought on the subject.

With the increase of life expectancy due to better medical care has risen the median age of the population of all developed and developing countries. – ” The number of people aged 60 years and over has tripled since 1950 and reached 600 million in 2000 and surpassed 700 million in 2006. It is projected that the combined senior and geriatric population will reach 2.1 billion by 2050.

While ensuring a good life for our elders is our responsibility, their health and well being are going to be a bigger challenge than it is generally conceived. Two of the most disturbing aspects of their health and happiness for graceful ageing are their loneliness and economic anxiety. The doctors, the family members the policymakers, and the industry leaders – all have to work in tandem for a comprehensive regimen, which may, however, change a shade according to the local culture. Invite comments and thought on the subject.