What do you think are the main causes of aging populations in Western societies? There has been a rise in life expectancy because there is better medical care now, living longer, being the main cause would be the declining fertility, and not as many babies being born because many people are waiting longer to have children and not getting married. Outline the biggest challenges you think our society faces in managing the ‘greying’ population over the next 50 years. I think the number one challenge would be the economic conditions because it would mean less people working and more people retiring. This would mean incomes would drop, also health care cost would increase. The second would be arranging where the elderly would live if it would be in their child’s home or in a nursing home. Living in their child’s home could cause more strain on that child because they could still be taking care of their own children but it can save on cost because nursing homes can be pricey. The third would be dealing with the loss of a loved one and making arrangements for those that have
What do you think are the main causes of aging populations in Western societies? There has been a rise in life expectancy because there is better medical care now, living longer, being the main cause would be the declining fertility, and not as many babies being born because many people are waiting longer to have children and not getting married. Outline the biggest challenges you think our society faces in managing the ‘greying’ population over the next 50 years. I think the number one challenge would be the economic conditions because it would mean less people working and more people retiring. This would mean incomes would drop, also health care cost would increase. The second would be arranging where the elderly would live if it would be in their child’s home or in a nursing home. Living in their child’s home could cause more strain on that child because they could still be taking care of their own children but it can save on cost because nursing homes can be pricey. The third would be dealing with the loss of a loved one and making arrangements for those that have