February 13, 2011 – It is well known that the home health care category is poised for substantial growth over the next few decades. For years industry professionals have been pointing to the unprecedented number of Americans about to enter older adulthood.
The numbers are startling. More than 7,500 Americans will turn 65 each day in 2011. By 2025 that number is expected to rise to over 11,500. Compare that to a decade ago, when each day a mere 4,800 people made that leap.
Not only are there more people celebrating their milestone birthdays now than a decade ago, these individuals are of an entirely different generation. And while the silent generation was perhaps more content to accept the aging “status quo,” the baby boomers that succeed them are far less silent about their desire for individuality and the ability to age in their own homes.