Long-Term Care Dermatology

Keywords

Dermatology; Director of nursing; Elderly; Geriatrics; Long-term care; Neurodermatitis; Nursing homes; Oldest old; Scabies; Seniors; Skin care assessment; Xerosis

Abstract

Today, more than 38 million Americans are senior citizens. The number will rise to 53 million by 2020, and 70 million by 2030. The number of those over 65 has increased 100 % between 1960 and 1994. America's 65-and-over population will increase from one in eight to one in five people by 2050. The “oldest old” group, a term describing people over 85, has increased by 274 % during that same time, to more than 3.5 million. The number will likely rise up to 27 million by 2050 if improvements in medical care continue to prolong lives.

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Publication Title

Advances in Geriatric Dermatology

Number of Pages

77-88

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18380-0_7

Socpus ID

84943425866 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84943425866

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