Commentary The long-term care sector in Canada has received a lot of media attention since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not surprising, given the tragic consequences that have affected the residents of public and private nursing homes and their families. However, the difficulties in meeting the care needs of the elderly in…
China Promotes IVF to Combat Rising Infertility Rates in its Aging Population
After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) introduced the “three-child policy” in May, local governments started various incentives to encourage people to have more children, including the use of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Analysts believe that the CCP would go as far as using technological means to increase China’s birthrate in an aging population. On Sept….
Looming Aging Crisis May Have Tremendous Impact on China’s Labor Force
China’s seventh national population census showed that 44.3 percent of its cities have an aged population. According to the World Health Organization, when the number of people over 65 years of age in a country or region exceeds 7 percent, it is called an “aging society.” When the number exceeds 14 percent, it becomes an…
China’s Aging Population Threatens Its Labor Force
China’s seventh national population census showed that 44.3 percent of its cities have an aged population. According to the World Health Organization, when the number of people over 65 years of age in a country or region exceeds 7 percent, it is called an “aging society.” When the number exceeds 14 percent, it becomes an…
Australian Needs 110,000 More Aged Care Workers Within the Next Decade for Quality Care: Study
Australia’s aged care sector may potentially face shortages of at least 110,000 direct workers within the next decade if appropriate action is not taken to recruit more workers, a study has found. Research by the Committee for Economic Development Australia (CEDA) revealed that if this challenge is not addressed, the shortage could swell to 400,000…
Australia Needs 110,000 More Aged Care Workers Within the Next Decade for Quality Care: Study
Australia’s aged care sector may potentially face shortages of at least 110,000 direct workers within the next decade if appropriate action is not taken to recruit more workers, a study has found. Research by the Committee for Economic Development Australia (CEDA) revealed that if this challenge is not addressed, the shortage could swell to 400,000…
Ontario’s Projected 74-year Deficit Doesn’t Bode Well for Taxpayers: Advocacy Group
With Ontario projected to run deficits until the year 2095, and with annual payments on debt interest alone projected to surpass $180 billion by then, taxpayers in the province should sit up and take notice, says the Ontario director of a tax advocacy group. “I think people need to make their voices heard and tell…
Hoag Expands Services for Booming Senior Population
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—In response to increasing demand in Orange County from a rising population of seniors wishing to receive care in their own homes, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has launched Hoag at Home. “We want patients to have the same quality, compassionate experience that they receive if they visit their doctor’s office, have an outpatient…
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