Share |

Aging Well

Data is being loaded

    The Americas
    Europe
    Middle East
    Asia
    Asia Pacific
    N/A
    01-20%
    21-50%
    51-80%
    81-100%

    View options:

    View all countries

    Compare countries

    Compare regions

    reset all compare

    Aging Well: The Patient Perspective

    Aging Well: The Patient Perspective

    Nicola Bedlington, Executive Director of the European Patients’ Forum, takes an in-depth look at the role of patients and carers in discussions about active and healthy aging and outlines how the team of independent Philips Think Tank experts is providing new insights into how different countries and continents approach health and well-being in later years.

    Towards a Healthy 2020: Transforming our Bodies and our Lifestyles

    Towards a Healthy 2020: Transforming our Bodies and our Lifestyles

    From the sicker-than-ever to the better-than-well, leading futurist Rod Falcon, leader of the Health Horizons Program at the ‘Institute for the Future’ talks about the work of the Aging Well Think Tank and  explains how it is forecasting the future of aging and exploring how we can manage our collective health in the coming decade.

    Home Healthcare with Technology for Aging Well

    Laurie M. Orlov, founder of market research firm ‘Aging in Place Technology Watch’ and member of the Philips Aging Well Think Tank, explains the various innovations that are helping seniors to communicate, manage their health and contribute to society from the comfort of their own homes.

    Aging Well: The Age for Renegotiation

    Aging Well: The Age for Renegotiation

    How can we manage the inevitable march of time? Active Aging Think Tank member Dr. Leonard Marcus explores the factors that can ease the discussions and decision making needed to help people age well in society and concludes that managing the transition to old age can be simply a matter of ‘renegotiation.’

    Aging Well: The Future of America’s Healthy Vibrant Cities

    Greg Sebasky, CEO of Philips North America, reports on the participation of the Philips Active Aging Think Tank at the US Conference of Mayors , which took place in Baltimore, Maryland in June 2011.

    Active aging

    Aging Well in cities

    By 2050 there will be 2 billion people over 60 (World Health Organisation) many of whom live in cities, attracted by cultural vibrancy and access to amenities. How can we support active aging and independent living to help this populations remain vital and connected? Urbanist and author, Professor Richard Florida, outlines his views on what cities and communities can do.

    sustainable healthcare systems

    Sustainable healthcare systems

    It is estimated that 50% of the developed world will be suffering from chronic disease by 2050 (WHO). In the face of this how can we maintain sustainable healthcare systems? The Philips commissioned RAND report highlights healthcare stakeholders' concerns about maintaining current healthcare models, broad acceptance of the potential of home healthcare to alleviate the burden, but also multiple barriers to its wider adoption.

    aging well

    How can we age well?

    An expert group convened by the Philips Center for Health and Well-being has identified what they think are the key factors that impact our ability to age well.