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What’s demographically true throughout the US is a reality among the veteran community. Baby Boomers are getting older. With age comes age-related health issues. Veterans Affairs is expecting to be addressing health-related issues of a growing senior population.<\/p>\n
From Military Times:<\/span><\/p>\n Today, about half of the 9 million veterans currently enrolled in veterans health care programs are 65 or older. Over the next decade, the number of veterans over 75 in that group is expected to approach 3 million.<\/p>\n The number of veterans aged 85 or older receiving care from VA health services is expected to grow more than five times over the next two decades, as life expectancy continues to improve.<\/p>\n Last month, a Government Accountability Office raised doubts that VA officials are prepared for that “silver tsunami,” with widespread vacancies at department community living centers and other key medical facilities.<\/p>\n In addition, Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif. and chairwoman of the committee’s health panel, said too much of the VA’s current approach to elderly care appears focused on institutional programs, rather than less expensive and more flexible in-home care assistance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In the article, they point out that the spending needed for elderly veterans would go over $15 billion over two decades. That projected timeframe would put the vast majority of us here in the “elderly” category when these two decades occur… Depending on which age is used to be considered as “elderly”.<\/p>\n Military Times has the article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"