Advance Directives Advance directives are legal documents that allow you to spell out your healthcare decisions ahead of time. If you lose your ability to make decisions, someone will have to make them for you, and your expressed wishes are legally and ethically more important than others’ wishes. Types of advance directives Consider what treatment […]
Category: Care for the elderly
Quick Answer: How Many Elderly People Die From Pneumonia Each Year .?
Pneumonia statistics In 2012, 345 people in the UK had one or more episodes of pneumonia, with the East Midlands and North West of England having a higher death rate than the rest of the country. Pneumonia primarily affects the young and old. What is the mortality rate of pneumonia by age? In 2018, the […]
Readers ask: How Elderly People Live Around The World?
How older people live in Germany and around the world We take a closer look at the lives of older people in Ghana, China, Germany, Peru, and Sweden. The world’s population is at a tipping point. By 2050, older people will outnumber young people for the first time. This demographic change is affecting virtually every […]
Often asked: How Do People In China Treat Their Elderly?
Aging and Health in China: What Can We Learn From the World’s Largest Population of Older People? Researchers in China looked at the impact of rural-urban and rural-rural living on cognitive decline, and found improvements in survival and activities of daily living despite declines in physical and cognitive function among the oldest-Old in China. How […]
Often asked: How Much Money Are Elderly People Allowed To Gift Adult Children In Us?
Before making a gift, be sure you know these tax implications The federal estate tax exemption for 2015 is $5.43 million per person, which means that 99.8% of people will never have to pay an estate tax. Every dollar you give as a gift today reduces the amount you can transfer tax-free at death. 4 […]