
TY  - JOUR
A1  - O'Connell, Bev O 
A1  - Ostaszkiewicz, Joan 
T1  - Sink or swim &mdash; ageing in Australia
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 2005
VL  - 29
IS  - 2
SP  - 146
EP  - 150
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH050146 
N2  - As the number of people under the age of 65 declines, the number over 65 will double in the next half century. By 2031, it is estimated those over 65 will account for more than a quarter of the Australian population. The fastest rate of growth will be in the over-85-years category, projected to double over the next 20 years and to triple over 50 years to include 2.3 million people. Health care providers cannot afford to wait for the inevitable crises this vast demographic shift will provoke. To meet these future demands, educational and health care institutes should consider establishing interdisciplinary think-tanks for multidisciplinary research, policy development and innovations in aged care and health service delivery. 
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