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Relative to the Census 2000, all geographic regions demonstrated positive growth in the population of adults aged 65 years and older and 85 years and older. The most rapid growth in the population of adults aged 65 years and older was evident in the West (23.5%), which showed an increase from 6.9 million in 2000 to 8.5 million in 2010.
Geragogy (also geragogics) is a theory which argues that older adults are sufficiently different that they warrant a separate educational theory. The term eldergogy has also been used. [ 1 ] Some critics have noted that "one should not expect from geragogy some comprehensive educational theory for older adult learners, but only an awareness of ...
Older adults have been referred to as "the core business of healthcare" by gerontological nursing experts. [17] [18] Population aging and the complexity of health care needs of some older adults means that older adults are more likely than younger people to use health care services. [13] In many settings, the majority of patients are older adults.
In 2004 Osher established a National Resource Center (NRC) at USM to distribute information about effective educational programs for older adults via a web site, a research journal, and an annual conference. In October 2014 the NRC was relocated to Northwestern University's downtown Chicago, Illinois campus. [5]
That's a question from 17-year-old Ashley Stone posed to 80-year-old Nadine Eckert during a session of Legacy Conversations, a community collaboration that seeks to connect younger and older ...
Its mandate was to provide educational programs for older adults that were responsive to their psychological and physiological characteristics. The Third Age Mission: [13] "To foster Third Age Learning and share issues and solutions to common organizational challenges. We do this by promoting the establishment of organizations that provide ...
“Adults are waiting to have children longer than in the past,” says Brett A. Biller, Psy.D., Director of Mental Health at the Audrey Hepburn Children's House, Hackensack University Medical Center.
Falls are the leading cause of emergency department admissions and hospitalizations in adults age 65 and older, many of which result in significant injury and permanent disability. [15] As certain risk factors can be modifiable for the purpose of reducing falls, this highlights an opportunity for intervention and risk reduction.