Peril Or Potential: What Does An Aging Planet Portend?
July 26, 2018
From one perspective, the world appears to be entering dangerous, unchartered territory. The populations of most countries around the world are shrinking while at the same time they are aging. Fewer younger workers are available to support a larger number of retired older people. Fertility rates are at the lowest…
Help Wanted: Technology Takes Up The Slack In Japan
February 8, 2018
Around the world, burgeoning older populations are testing the limits of formal and informal caregiving systems in place. In the US, for example, few realize the connection between our national debate over immigration and our potentially shrinking pool of paid caregivers for our growing senior population. In Japan, given the…
Around The World: 100 Years Of Global Aging:
May 26, 2016
Population trends around the world tell us one clear thing: people are living longer in every country of the world. This is to be celebrated, as technology and economic gains, along with significant public health advances, have facilitated longer lives around the world. However, a large gap still exists between the…