SUMMARY:
Canadian’s aged 65 and over jumped to 4.2 million in 2005. What once accounted for 9.6% of the population has grown to 13.1%. Future projections weigh in with estimations climbing over 20% by 2026. Today's family is being faced with the financial and practical care of their aging members. There is a need for more one-level housing. Health and day care facilities, and increased safety, are all issues we need to speak about loudly to our government leaders.
According to a recent Canadian statistics, what it means to be a senior will change in important ways over the next five years, thanks in part to the generation of people now turning 62-67 years-old. Overall the number of seniors across North America is on the increase. It seems the past and current efforts to discover new medications and create health related devices are paying off. Compared to what old age used to be, it would be safe to add another 20 years to the equation.
Canadian's aged 65 and over jumped from 2.4 to 4.2 million between the years 1981 and 2005. What once accounted for 9.6% of the population has grown to 13.1%. Future projections weigh in with estimations climbing over 20% by 2026.
In addition to impacting residential space requirements, this block of the population will be present in cyber space as well. More and more computers are becoming a bigger part everyday life for seniors. This has been a rapid change considering that in the late nineties (97) only 3.4 per cent of households headed by a senior had Internet access, whereas today it's close to 23 per cent. That means seniors have access to more information even if their activity level has become more limited. As a result better informed consumers gain more benefits and once seniors become more confidence surfing the net they will graduate to purchasing directly on line too. I suppose the word has gotten out about the good parking.
