Rethinking Health Care

RETHINKING HOME HEALTH CARE It's about caring, not just health care. A graphic look at why it's time to rethink home health care. NORTH AMERICA'S AGING POPULATION In 20 years North America's senior population will be close to double what it is today. 2010 2030 2050 12% 19% 22% 54.3 MILLION 73.3 MILLION 94.9 MILLION SENIORS LIVING AT HOME More and more seniors are choosing to live at home. In the last 20 years there has been an increase in seniors choosing to stay at home. 1990 2010 82% 66% LOVE IS IN THE DETAILS A happy senior is a healthy senior. It was found that happy people on average live longer than their unhappy counterparts. For seniors, being happy means staying active and continuing to do the things they love to do. In a recent study seniors reported feeling happiest directly after physical activity. LIVE 35% LONGER REDUCES DEPRESSION BY 25% 81% HAPPIER Visiting Angels LIVING ASSISTANCE SERVICES HAPPY SENIORS NO. POPULATION 65+ % POPULATION 65+ ACTIVE SENIORS