Counselors viewpoint on visit to old age home

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Provided information is on the basis of international colloquium on the oldest old (80+
Thiruvananthapuram, India


I. Conclusions and Suggestions

1. Demography

While the 21st century may be considered as the Century of Older Persons par excellence, this century will also experience the phenomenon of “aging of the aged”, i.e., if we take the elderly as a distinct demographic group, we will notice an aging process within this category, with two broadly identifiable sub-groups, the 60-79 and the 80+.

While the two sub groups share many common characteristics, they also differ in many others.

By 2050, the oldest old will be one-fifth of the global elderly


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