Ageing Implications

Question 1

Give 3 reasons for an ageing population.

Answer 1

Reduction in fertility rate. Better nutrition, improvements in living standards. Decrease in mortality at older ages.

Question 2

Give 3 of the changes amongst an ageing population.

Answer 2

Decline in functional capacity. More disability. More older workers. More depression. Shift from acute infections to chronic infections. Migrants of care workers.

Question 3

What are the differences amongst older people?

Answer 3

Gender - women more likely to have arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis. Differences in mental capacity - increased likelihood of dementia. Differences over ethnicity. Differences in where people live (if live alone or get support from family).