Originally Posted by
justakiwi
You are right about increasing life expectancies and an increase in the number of people over 80. BUT my concern is that many (if not most) of those people over 80, and certainly those in their 90s, will not be able enough to live independently (in a village unit). As I said before, most of the residents at the rest home I work in, are between 80 and 102. None of them would be able to live in a village unit. Remember too that none of our residents are hospital level care yet so not classed as "high need" but still do need a significant level of care/assistance.
If villages continue to be focused on independent living units/cottages, rather than rest home, hospital level and dementia care, I think oversupply down the track, is a good possibility.
This is just my humble opinion based on what I see in my job, conversations I have with the elderly, and a general understanding of aging related issues.
I guess it all depends on what you mean by "for a while yet."