WELCOME TO OUR SITE Our world is changing. Science and medicine have helped people survive to the old age. Around the world people's lives became longer.This means that the number of elderly people is increasing all over the world. According to the World Health Organization there are almost 700 million people over the age 60 living in the world today. Among those 13% are over 80 years old. It is expected that by 2050 this number will be almost 2 billion and the number of elderly will be higher than the number of children. This change in population brings on many challenges. Because elderly live longer, they need more resources to support their lives when they retire from work. In addition, they need more health care to help with medical problems.Finally, elderly need quality lifestyle so that they can live in dignity. Our site explores the world of elderly and provide some solutions for the challenges they face. |
