The Future of Health: Baby Boomers

BABY BOOMERS THE FUTURE OF HEALTH A BRIEF HISTORY Following the end of World War II, the United States experienced a boom of 79 million births between 1946 and 1964. Since then, this generation of "Baby Boomers" has made its mark on everything from classrooms to automobiles to music. Now, as this generation continues to reach seniorhood, Baby Boomers are expected to transform the future of healthcare... AN INCOMING SENIOR BOOM 2010: 40 MILLION SENIORS 2030: 120 MILLION SENIORS 4M 80M+ BABY BOOMERS ...THAT'S 1 SENIOR BABY BOOMERS TURN 65 EACH BABY BOOMER EVERY LIVING IN THE YEAR 10 SECONDS UNITED STATES PROJECTED AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY IN 2030 87.0 COMPARED TO AVERAGE LIFE 78.9 EXPECTANCY IN 1950 SENIOR BOOM CONTRIBUTORS +. HEALTHCARE BABY BOOMER EFFECT IMMIGRATION BOOMER HEALTH IN 2030 6/10 WILL BE LIVING WITH MORE THAN 1 CHRONIC CONDITION 1/4 WILL BE LIVING WITH DIABETES 1/3 WILL BE CONSIDERED 56% OBESE /2 WILL BE OF HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS WILL BE LIVING WITH ARTHRITIS PATIENTS 65+ MORE SENIORS, MORE FALLS 9x 1/3 MORE LIKELY TO FALL AT LEAST EXPERIENCE FALLS 1 TIME EACH YEAR 1/5 EXPERIENCE A FALL IN A HOSPITAL SETTING 2010: 8 MILLION HOSPITAL FALLS 2030: 16 MILLION+ HOSPITAL FALLS HOSPITAL BED BOOM 46% 238, 000 DEMAND WILL INCREASE BY 46% IN 2030 WITH A NEED FOR 238,000 ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL BEDS THE RETIREMENT EFFECT FLORIDA 2030: 24% BABY BOOMERS 55% INCREASE IN HOSPITAL CALIFORNIA 2030: BED DEMAND 18% BABY BOOMERS 68% INCREASE IN HOSPITAL BED DEMAND AGING BOOMERS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE IN THE UNITED STATES CHG SOURCES: American Hospital Association California HealthCare Foundation The Florida Legislature Office of Economic and Demographic Research Public Health Agency of Canada Solucient, LLC. HOSPITAL BEDS www.chgbeds.com United States Census Bureau