tailieunhanh - Where Do Older Americans Live? Geographic Distribution of the Older Population

Palliative Care: The goal of palliative care is to improve the quality of a seriously ill person’s life, and to support the patient and family when faced with terminal illness. This includes managing physical symptoms, assessing psychological and spiritual needs, patient support system and discharge planning issues. Palliative care is part of hospice care, but it can begin any time during a patient’s illness. A team approach to palliative care is optimal, with the primary care provider and social services playing an active role. While it is not currently the norm, palliative care can be provided at community health centers | Order Code RL33897 Where Do Older Americans Live Geographic Distribution of the Older Population March 5 2007 Kirsten J. Colello Analyst in Gerontology Domestic Social Policy Division Where Do Older Americans Live Geographic Distribution of the Older Population Summary The . population age 65 and older grew steadily through most of the last century. . Census Bureau population projections to 2030 indicate that further and more dramatic growth is still to come. This increase is in part due to longer life expectancies and the aging of the baby boom generation. As the older population continues to increase in size and proportion and as individuals continue to live longer post-retirement changes in where older Americans live or the geographic distribution of the older population will likely have broad policy implications for federal state and local governments. Older Americans are not unlike the rest of the . population in that they live in the most populous states California Florida New York and Texas . The majority of the population age 65 and older lives within major metropolitan areas. However the older population accounts for a larger proportion of the total . population living in non-metropolitan or rural areas. Some experts have expressed concern over the level of access older rural residents have to affordable housing and transportation options health and social services and medical providers and specialists. Older Americans are less likely to move than the younger population and of those who do move most move within the same county or state. Among those moving to different states the pattern has been to relocate from colder to warmer climates from larger metropolitan areas to smaller cities and towns and from higher to lower cost of living areas. Over the past few decades migration patterns among the older population have led to an increase in the 65-and-older population in some states in the Southern and Western regions of the country. Other states

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