Population Aging in Canada: Examining the Caregiving Needs of the Elderly.

Human populations all over the globe are aging, and Canada is no exception. This essay will focus on the consequences surrounding the health of the growing elderly population and the inevitably growing need for caregivers. Since older people tend to have worse health than younger people, and because older populations are growing, there could very well be an increase in morbidity, disability, and populations that need caregiving in the near future. This essay will evaluate how population aging has and will impact informal caregiving and the gendered implications that come with it. Policy implications, as well as attitude adjustments, can be applied to counteract this future and to challenge and change the gendered norms surrounding caregiving. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]