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Article: FORECASTS FOR AN AGING SOCIETY.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- August 1, 2001
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Baby boomers now caring for aging parents will soon join the senior ranks themselves. What will the world of 2020 be like for this large elderly population?
"A period of great change in elder care looms," health care expert Sam L. Ervin told the World Future Society, Bethesda, Md. He sees trouble ahead because an increasingly older American population will face an elder care system with fewer caregivers and less money.
To help people prepare for this fast-approaching future, Ervin offers 12 forecasts that describe the facts of life for an aging America:
The retired will work again. More seniors are likely to reenter the labor force. Many will ...