The case of an 83-year-old man who has had a fall-related injury and continues to be the
sole caregiver for his wife who has dementia exemplifies a common situation that clinicians …

THE AGING OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION WILL BE A hallmark of the 21st century, when
average lifespan may reach 100 years in some countries, at least for women. 1 Worldwide …

The number and proportion of older persons in the United States is rapidly increasing.
Significant deficiencies are projected in the country's capacity to deliver the medical, public …

WITH THE INCREASE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY AND AG-ing of the baby boom generation,
the United States is rapidly becoming a country in which health care needs are driven by …

Advance care planning (ACP) is widely considered an essential step toward achieving end-
of-life care that is consistent with the preferences of dying patients and their families. ACP …

Health care in the United States has not adequately addressed the needs of a growing
population with serious, eventually fatal chronic illness. In 1982, legislation established …

Frailty in older adults is increasingly a recognized syndrome of decline, sometimes subtle, in
function and health that may be amenable to available approaches to care. Frailty manifests …

The elderly population in the United States is predicted to more than double to 80 million by
2050. 1 As the population ages, the elderly are increasingly seeking and requiring medical …

In response to the needs and demands of an aging population, geriatric medicine has grown
rapidly during the past 3 decades. The discipline has defined its core values as well as the …

The unprecedented changes happening in the American healthcare system have many on
high alert as they try to anticipate legislative actions. Significant efforts to move from volume …