The Long and Winding Road: Histories of Aging and Aging Services in America 2006-2016
The aging services industry in America is on the brink of seeing shifts in its processes, technologies and business models due to the prediction that the demographic aged 65 and older will more than double from 2000 to 2030.
How will the forces of cultural, demographic, economic, political and technological change transforms the field of aging services? To help answer these questions, the Long and Winding Road report turns to what the future may look like in 2016, a future bound by 2 key uncertainties:
- Consumer behavior.
- Talent availability.
Based on different assumptions about these and other uncertainties, 4 possible worlds are explored where each scenario includes a thorough review of possible:
- Highlights.
- Drivers (how we got here).
- Themes (the world we live in).
- Strategic imperatives (how we live in this world) in addition to potential newspaper headlines in order to help the reader better envision the diverse possible futures of the industry and determine how organizations might respond to meet the specific challenges presented.
The Long and Winding Road was compiled by LeadingAge and Decision Strategies International.