In the UK, more than 3 millions of elderly people need care as they have lost their autonomy, for instance to take a bath, dress up, or even feed. Social security and other community-based NHS can only provide help for two thirds of them, which leaves more than 1 million people behind .
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The second edition of the Healthcare Summit was held on October 6th, in Luxemburg. During the ceremony, the 2015 winners were presented, as well as their achievements and innovative projects on the field. This year’s main theme focused on connected objects and the patients of tomorrow.
The 5th International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research (ICFSR) will be held on April 28th – 29th, 2016 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, USA. During the two-day conference, researchers from all around the world are exposing their results regarding frailty and Sarcopenia.
On the occasion of the International Day of Old Persons, EUROSTAT, the official statistics office of the European Union, published its recent demographic indicators on elderly people living in the EU. According to their previsions, in the EU, by 2080, 1 out of every 8 persons will be aged above 80 years old.
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According to the Canadian Statistics, for the first time in the country’s history, people aged above 65 years old outnumber the number of children aged up to 14.
