Chapter 1

Presented by: Ann Svendsen-Sanchez MS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYKfZtIOwag

Watch this funny short video clip from Jay Leno of a 103 year old guest. Her words of advice for longevity. (highlight, right click mouse and hit open hyperlink to watch)

Every organism ages- from the day you are born you are aging and as an aging organism things change.

Aging is: IntrinsicDeleteriousUniversalProgressive Irreversible (senescence)Unpredictable

Human life expectancy continues to increaseNearly doubled in last century

Contributing factors to life expectancy:Reduction in death ratesAdvances in medical interventionsAdvanced in disease prevention

With an increasing older population comes an increase in health care costs

Factors that affect individual aging:GeneticsAnd the environment factorsFood supply Social circumstancesPolitical eventsExposure to diseaseClimate and natural disasters

Individual aging and population aging are NOT the same

The population of older adults is growing 85+ population is expected to grow from 4.2

million to 8.9 million by 2030

Females make up larger portion of the older age category The older a population becomes, the fewer

men there are, the more popular the men are socially.

Currently there are more elderly White people than African American people

Incidence of concurrent illness and multiple disabilities rises sharply with age

Expensive technologies in acute care are using up health care resources Expenditures in acute care and long term

care increase substantially with age increase For individuals who die at 65, approximately $31,

000 is spent on health care costs For individuals who die at 90, their health care

costs may exceed $200, 000

Quality of Life: Subjective

Health status Functional status Socioeconomic status General life satisfaction

Quality of Life for institutionalized people: May be related to:

Quality of food they are able to eat or given Ability to make choices and control some parts of

their lives especially concerning their bodies Participation in events or life Attitudes of the care providers and other residents

Consumption of health care resources may grow beyond availabilityContributing factors include:

Advances in medical technology Large portion of population living longer Skilled nursing services are expensive which is

causing a movement to keep them at home.

Alternatives to skilled nursing facilitiesHome health servicesAssisted living facilitiesAdult day health care