Who are the Older Adults?

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Who are the Older Adults?

• Robert B. Wallace, MD, MSc
• Department of Epidemiology
• University of Iowa College of Public Health

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Where Do Elders Move?

• Percent relocating outside of midlife area
  modest
• Common reasons
• -Young-old Retirement
• -Old-old Family proximity/ long-term care
• Geographic locale
• -Sunbelt
• -Both urban and rural locations
• Housing
• -Smaller, less maintenance, more services

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Population Estimates of Substance Abuse among
Americans 65D. Oshin Univ. of Penn.
Current / Last 12 months
Alcohol Dependence 2 - 4
Medication misuse ? Overall Chronic Benzodiazepine use 5 20
Nicotine dependence 10 - 15
Illicit Substance dependence lt 1
Pathological Gambling 1-2

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Summary

• More elders and oldest old
• Each successive cohort will have different early
  exposures and experiences
• Many imponderables about our aging future
• Immigration
• Affluence wealth and assets
• Access to sustenance and medical care
• New external threats infections, war,
  environmental contamination