The developed world is in the midst of an enormous demographic transition, with life expectancy increasing and fertility falling, leading to a rapid aging of the population. This trend has critical implications for long-term care around the world. This paper serves as the introduction to a...

The vast majority of the world's nations will experience a dramatic change in the structure of their "population pyramids" over the next forty years. Longer life expectancies and decreasing birth rates in all but a handful of countries will result in an enormous increase in the number and...

Ensuring long-term care (LTC) is one of the most urgent problems in health care today. Demographic trends are expected to lead to a higher proportion of old and very old people in the global population. As a result, an increased proportion of global income will be devoted to LTC services. With...