title: The graying of America: implications for health professionals.
abstract: Demographic projections confirm a dramatic increase in the size of America's elderly population over the next several decades. The elderly now comprise 13% of the population; by 2045, they will comprise 22%. As the elderly population grows, so too will the elderly poor, the elderly homeless, and the elderly uninsured. The implications of the so-called graying of America for the health care system, particularly the long-term care industry, are staggering.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida, Orlando 32816, USA. jwright@mail.ucf.edu
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D006278:Medicare; D011203:Poverty / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States