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Is Geriatric Medicine Possible in a Middle‐Income Country? The Case of Costa Rica
Author(s) -
MoralesMartínez Fernando
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/jgs.14919
Subject(s) - medicine , social security , gerontology , population , geriatrics , economic growth , older people , environmental health , political science , psychiatry , law , economics
This article outlines the current and future‐projected demographic data, organization, networks for the care of older people, and perspectives in Costa Rica in relation to the challenges resulting from exponential growth of the older adult population, most notably those aged 80 and older. It includes consideration of the Norms of Integrated Care of the Older Adult of Costa Rica's national social security system and contributions from other public and private institutions. It also makes note of commentaries on the need for ever‐increasing efforts to manage the care of Costa Rica's burgeoning older adult population.