Due to the increase in medicine and the health care system, people are living longer lives now. This increase in the number of old people is called an ageing population. Following World War II, the baby boom took place when many people had children once the war was over. Now, the baby boomers have grown up to become senior citizens.
Since there are better ways to take care of the body, these baby boomers are living longer. People are living into their 80s. As a result of this ageing population, more caregivers are needed to help take care of this large part of the population. Studies have now shown that people will be living even longer lives due to the recent pattern of the population.
