Americans 85 and older, our oldest old, are the Fastest Growing segment of our population. And this is the very population that is most at risk of the multiple and interacting Health Problems that can lead to disability and a need for longterm care. At the same time, declining birthrates mean that there will be fewer Family Members and paid caregivers to care for our nations growing aging population. Today, there are approximately seven potential caregivers for each person over 80, as this chart indicates. By the year 2030, there will be only for. And by 2050, the number drops to fewer than one in three. Fewer than three. As a consequence, more people will have to rely on fewer caregivers. What does that mean . What are the implications for the quality of care that will be given . It is clear that we have to do more to support Family Caregivers and to recruit and retain a robust and competent longterm care workforce. While there is a need for both public and private financing of Longte
And in a speech be he delivered on the 10th of december this year, so a couple of days a he said there is no excuse for 750 billion u. S. Dollars in food waste per year. When we only need 80 billion u. S. Dollars to feed the hungry. And this comes from a businessman, one of the biggest businessmen there is. So he is really sincere. Im very convinced he is. Nevertheless, roughly i onethird of our food is waste, and i think others you will have better figures of that, but lets say in kilograms or pounds or whatever measurements, but onethird lets keep it at onethird. And it gets lost or it gets wasted. This washington causes emissions to the environment, pesticides, fertilizers, methane, and that is 23 times more potent greenhouse effect than co2. Than the food leads to loss of amounts of labor income, water, you know, agriculture uses loads of water. Its the first user of waters which, fresh water we have lack of in the world as well. Fertile soils get lost. In developing countries, of
How much work they are doing. And these charities are doing sort of, you know, they are really the unsung hero of the humanitarian crisis in syria. Over and over again the kuwaitis are the only theyre the ones that are first donor in every case for humanitarian work. I think theres an aspect of this, too, that is sort of i think i mentioned one example that where do you exactly draw the line on this . So, you know, if youre supporting a hospital that is run by a particular brigade is it humanitarian aid . Does it have sort of a lethal component . Its a very sort of spectrum. Its not sort of black and white. And, you know, i think that you raise one of the questions that makes this so complicated is that, yeah a lot of money probably goes to things that are very much needed on the ground, you know, these rebel brigade understand if theyre controlling an area, it also means that, you know, the bakery. That also means the hospital. And it means providing for people. And no one else is doi
Support to perform the routine activities of daily living and to maintain their quality of life and their independence if possible. I appreciate you calling this hearing to try to improve our current long term financing and Delivery System. As the senate cochair of the Bipartisan Congressional Task disease, izheimers am particularly concerned and sensitive to the needs of alzheimers patients and their i particularly look forward to discussing ways to more support to the 62 million Family Caregivers who in 2009 provided an estimated 450 billion in uncompensated Long Term Care, more than double the value of all paid longterm care. Majorerm care is the Catastrophic Health care expense faced by americans today in these will only increase as our nation ages. Its not just that there will be a greater number of americans, it is also that Older Americans are living longer. Are ours 85 and older socalled oldest old. They are the fastestgrowing segment of our population. This is the very populat
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