Outline the problems associated with an aging population
- Increase in degenerative diseases such as cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's
- Many older people have specific needs such as homes without stairs and wider doorways for wheelchair access
- Most eldery people need increasing levels of care over time. They may have to move into sheltered accommodation or a nursing home
- As more and more people live longer lives, 15-20 years after retiring, they will claim state pensions for longer
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