An Acquaintance with An Aging Society

An Acquaintance with An Aging Society

Low birth rates and higher life expectancy have been ravaging Japanese society. This article summarizes some of the latest medical knowledge and assistive activities, with a nod toward one nonprofit organization’s efforts to deliver better home healthcare to the elderly through housing and...

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Main Author: Kazumasa Yamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Social Sciences
Subjects:
assistive technologies
physical environment/space
community care
rural aging
urban aging
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/8/4/110
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spelling doaj-eed41315d5ad405eb0e96c40f3ed14fd2020-11-25T01:56:09ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602019-04-018411010.3390/socsci8040110socsci8040110An Acquaintance with An Aging SocietyKazumasa Yamada0Organization for Co-Creation Research and Social Contributions, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-chou, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, JapanLow birth rates and higher life expectancy have been ravaging Japanese society. This article summarizes some of the latest medical knowledge and assistive activities, with a nod toward one nonprofit organization’s efforts to deliver better home healthcare to the elderly through housing and technologies, in the world’s first super-aging society. The response to the transforming society requires a combination of familiar customs and new technologies that create a favorable environment for mobility and continuous learning that are key to elderly health. As other countries will face similar issues, further international interdisciplinary knowledge-building will be necessary to face the challenges of super-aging societies.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/8/4/110assistive technologiesphysical environment/spacecommunity carerural agingurban aging
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physical environment/space
community care
rural aging
urban aging
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description Low birth rates and higher life expectancy have been ravaging Japanese society. This article summarizes some of the latest medical knowledge and assistive activities, with a nod toward one nonprofit organization’s efforts to deliver better home healthcare to the elderly through housing and technologies, in the world’s first super-aging society. The response to the transforming society requires a combination of familiar customs and new technologies that create a favorable environment for mobility and continuous learning that are key to elderly health. As other countries will face similar issues, further international interdisciplinary knowledge-building will be necessary to face the challenges of super-aging societies.
topic assistive technologies
physical environment/space
community care
rural aging
urban aging
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/8/4/110
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