Today, the aging and caring population in North America make up close to 60% of the population. Future projections shows that this does not change much as the baby boomers reach their retirement age. Baby boomers and their offspring accounts for a significant percent of today’s population. By the time the baby boomers turn 65 years old, statistics have shown that we will be a society where there will be more people over the age of 40 than below the age of 40; the number of senior citizens could easily exceed the number of childrenIn addition to our aging population, today’s sandwich population are busy working professionals and they too believe time is a valuable asset. They want to be quickly informed and be involved in key decisions, especially as it relates to their family and their lives. They are also very well-connected. These are the caregivers of today. They long for more quality time for themselves. As a result, I wanted to shine a light on the current state of aging and caring in North America. The average life expectancy for US and Canada is currently 79 and 81 years respectively. Informal caregiver services are currently valued at 450 billion dollars in the US and 9 billion dollars in Canada. This is a staggering number. The percent of the population caring for someone who is ill, disabled or aged, ranges between 29-35% of the population in North America. This is the very reason we need a platform for engagement for this population. They represent the “silent” backbone of the health care system. Their experience counts. See my blogpost for more information http://www.timewiseit.com/aging-and-caring-population-in-north-america/

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Aging and Caring
in
North America
US AND CANADIAN COMPARISON
CANADIAN CAREGIVERS [2012]
CANADIAN CARE RECIPIENT [2012]
CHALLENGES OF GIVING CARE
HOURS DEDICATED TO CAREGIVING
Gender
Age Group
Relationship to
caregiver
Residence Health
condition
Care Provided
Duration
of Care
Age Group Marital status Employment status
An informal caregiver is an unpaid individual (a spouse, partner,
family member, friend, or neighbor) involved in assisting others
with activities of daily living and/or medical tasks.
What is an informal Caregiver?
0.3%
% Population
Year Born
Generation
Age Group [Years]
9.2%
4.3%
< or =1918
1919-1940
1972-1992
1993+40-45
46-65
66-70
1966-1971
1946-1965
1
941-1945
The
Canadian
Population
and The
Generations
[2011]
28.6%
Population
Life Expectancy
Informal Care Giver
services are valued at
Percent of the
population providing care
to someone who is ill,
disabled or aged
Aging population 65+ years
2000-2030 will be mostly
attributed to the Aging
Baby Boomers
Female caregivers
8.4%
27.3%
21.9%
35 Million314 Million
79years
$450billion+
29%
66%
35million to 61million
CanadaUS
81years
$9 billion+
35%
5.2 mllion to 9.9 million
57%
0
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40
60
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100
Men
43.2%
85 or older
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Common-law 22.1%
Widowed /
Separated /
Divorced /Single
77.9%
55 to 64
32.8%
Not employed
in past year
31.2%
45 to 54
39.8%
Employed in
past year
68.8%
75 or older 10.3%
65 to 74 17.1%
Women
56.8%
65 to 74
65 to 74
AgeofCaregivers
Sources
Average Hours of Care provided each week
For more information email : i n f o @ t i m e w i s e i t . c o m
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003-x/2012003/article/11694-eng.htm
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=439
http://www.ccc-ccan.ca/media.php?mid=124
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003-x/2012003/article/11694-eng.htm
http://www.alzheimertoronto.org/ad_Statistics.htm
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/baby-boom
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1464018/
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/100526/dq100526b-eng.htm
(older than
age 65)
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stress
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17%
12%
10%
7%
When they were
asked about the
challanges of
caregiving,
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75+
65-74
55-64
45-54
25-44
15-24
34.5%
30.7%
25.3%
25.8%
19.3%
14.8%
38.8%
30.2%
83.5%
13.4%
69.6%
13.6%
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