Tom Akins, President & CEO North Carolina Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aging Raleigh, North Carolina
Chance favors the prepared mind. -- Louis Pasteur ( )
Percentage of Population over 60 years old Global Average = 10% Percentage of Population over 60 years old Global Average = 21% SOURCE: United Nations Population Aging 2002 Global Population Shift
What is the Aging Market?
Why is this important?
Short History of U.S. Aging Services Poor Houses / Almshouses pauper Insane Asylum inmate Hospitalpatient Assisted Living resident Homegrandma Nursing Home senior citizen Homegrandma
Opportunities Technology infrastructure Home and Community Based Services New reimbursement models Strategic partnerships/alliances