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...