Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, Dementia
13 Sep 2013
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Process of becoming older: genetically determined, greatly affected by one"s environment. Normal process of development that occurs through life. Optimizing wellness during young adulthood allow you to exert greater control over physical and mental aspect of aging. Life expectancy = average length of time we expect to live. Health span: how long you can live healthy. Aging baby bloomers: so don"t know if theres going to be enough rooms in nursing home. So now a lot of people saving up so they can be taken care of at home. Increase in aging population affecting our stereotype of what it means to grow old. Financial security of older adults and retirees. Health services and professionals for older adults. Financial well-being essential component of health, wellness and security. Federal government help older canadian through several program: old age security pension, canada pension plan or quebec pension plan. Funds depleted quickly because of baby bloomers.
