Po
opulation Agiing Question Cards
s Set 1
Population
n
Ag
ging:
Qu
uestion
Cards 1
You
u are planne
ers working on a
50 yyear plan fo
or your sub-region.
Makke a list of the implications of
an a
aging popullation for he
ealth.
Con
nsider hospitals, health
h care
worrkers, hearin
ng and visio
on
cliniics and equ
uipment, retirement
centres, meals on wheels, district
nurssing....
ed that the number
n
of ppeople aged
d
Itt is estimate
8
80+ will grow
w from fewe
er than 3,0000 in 2006 to
o
3
35,000 in 20
050.
How
w will you deal with healthrela
ated needss of this aging
pop
pulation?
Population
n
Ag
ging:
Qu
uestion
Cards 2
You
u are planne
ers working on a
50 yyear plan fo
or your sub-region.
Makke a list of the implications of
this aging popu
ulation for housing.
h
Con
nsider housing location
n, style,
characteristics, amount off
hou
using, retirem
ment homes....
How
w will you deal
d
with housing
h
rela
ated need
ds of this aging
pop
pulation?
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2
Itt is estimate
ed that the number
n
of ppeople aged
d
8
80+ will grow
w from fewe
er than 3,0000 in 2006 to
o
3
35,000 in 20
050.
Population
n
Ag
ging:
Qu
uestion
Cards 3
You
u are planne
ers working on a
50 yyear plan fo
or your sub-region.
Makke a list of the implications of
this aging popu
ulation for housing.
h
Con
nsider roadss, footpaths
s,
cyclleways, pub
blic transport, other
alternative tran
nsport....
How
w will you
y
deall with
tran
nsport related needs of this
agin
ng populattion?
Itt is estimate
ed that the number
n
of ppeople aged
d
8
80+ will grow
w from fewe
er than 3,0000 in 2006 to
o
3
35,000 in 20
050.
Population
n
Ag
ging:
Qu
uestion
Cards 4
You
u are planne
ers working on
a 50
0 year plan for your subregiion.
Makke a list of the implications
of th
his aging po
opulation for
leisu
ure and reccreation
facilities. Consider swimm
ming
poo
ols, stadiumss, play
grou
unds, sportss clubs, playing
field
ds, accessa
ability issues
s....
It is estimated that
t
the num
mber of peoople aged 80
0+
will g
grow from fewer
f
than 3,000
3
in 20006 to 35,000
0 in
2050
0.
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