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Advancing the health of our aging population: A lead role for nursing sciencePatricia A. Grady, PhD, RN, FAAN*National Institute of nursing Research, Bethesda, MD The impending crisis, which has been foreseen fordecades, is now upon us. The nation needs to act now toprepare the health care workforce to meet the care needsof older adults. dInstitute of , people are living longer than ever before, andas the baby boomers age, the number of older adults isexpected to increase exponentially over the comingdecades. Combined, these 2 demographic shifts willlead to enormous challenges for society. They willrequire us to identify strategies to allow older adults tolive independently for as a long as possible; providehealth care and education for older adults who are self-managing multiple chronic illnesses; ensure that olderadults in long-term care settings receive high-qualitycare; and support family members and friends whoare caring for an older loved one with dementia and/ora , and will play increasingly critical roles in address-ing these challenges in the decades ahead.
is now upon us”dand the time to act is now. Nursing and nursing research must continue to lead the way in addressing the challenges associated with providing quality health care for older adults through excellence in science and practice, and through training the next generationofleaders ingeriatricresearch andpractice. references 1.
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