The Senior Care Pharmacist PGY-2 Geriatrics Pharmacy Residency Program Director Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Geriatrics VA Boston Healthcare System (119) 150 South Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02130 857-303-2146 Boston, Massachusetts.
Sr Care Pharm. 2021 Jan 1;36(1):4-5. doi: 10.4140/TCP.n.2021.4.
The demographics of the Veterans in our care are everchanging, we are currently seeing a major shift in our geriatric Veteran population. World War II (WWII) ended in 1945, meaning that the youngest WWII Veterans are no more than 93 years old. There are currently close to 300,000 WWII Veterans and this number is expected to drop to <50,000 by 2024. Conversely, there are currently nearly 1 million Veterans of the Korean Conflict (1950-1953) and nearly 6 million Vietnam Era (1964-1975) Veterans. As the Vietnam Era Veterans age, we are seeing a surge in the number of Veterans aged 75 and older. There are currently less than 4.6 million Veterans in this age group and that number is expected to exceed 5 million by 2023.
我们所照顾的退伍军人的人口结构一直在变化，目前我们看到老年退伍军人的人口结构发生了重大转变。第二次世界大战（WWII）于 1945 年结束，这意味着最年轻的二战退伍军人不超过 93 岁。目前有近 30 万二战退伍军人，到 2024 年，这个数字预计将降至 5 万以下。相比之下，目前有近 100 万朝鲜战争（1950-1953 年）退伍军人和约 600 万越南时代（1964-1975 年）退伍军人。随着越南时代退伍军人的老龄化，我们看到 75 岁及以上退伍军人的数量激增。目前，这个年龄段的退伍军人不到 460 万，到 2023 年，这个数字预计将超过 500 万。
