Lack of reliable transportation is one of the greatest challenges that senior citizens face. But assistance from family members can help meet such needs. Many senior citizens have physical challenges due to old age. They need timely and safe transportation to go grocery shopping, visit the clinic for medical appointments, visit places of worship, travel…
Tag: Aging population
PHYSICIAN BURNOUT IS A REAL PROBLEM
Given that the United States has an aging population, the demand for medical services is growing. To ensure a robust health care workforce and to meet the needs of the population, we must address the problem of physician burnout. According to the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, physician burnout refers to the “long-term…
AN AGING POPULATION AND THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH CAREGIVING
We see them everywhere – at restaurants, gas stations, post offices, on the road driving vehicles, at the park, at malls, golf courses, and so on. They are those who belong to the Silent Generation (people born in the years 1925-42) and the early wave of the Baby Boomers (the Baby Boomer generation was born…