Aging, Senior Health, and Indoor Air Quality

As of 2008, approximately 13 percent of the population in America was aged 65 and older. From 2007 to 2008, there was an increase of 927,305 people aged 65 and older in the United States alone. And with an estimated jump from 13 percent to 20 percent of elderly in the population for 2050, we are seeing a very large growth of the senior age group.

With new breakthroughs coming every day, science is pushing healthcare to new levels. Not only are we seeing a new age of people living substantially longer than they ever have before, but we are also beginning to get a greater understanding of the many variables that can have affects on the health of the human body, especially as our bodies change as we age.

As bodies age, they unfortunately become more susceptible to various health problems and concerns. Viruses and infections that may have had little to no affect on the health of a twenty-something year old may now make a senior citizen quite ill, due to a weakened immune system, characteristic of growing older. For this reason, the majority of senior citizens will at one point begin needing someone to check in with them and provide care and assistance in various ways throughout the aging process.

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