Designing Inclusive Systems

Abstract

In many countries around the world, the average of the population is rapidly increasing (OECD, 2006). On average, people require more healthcare as they age (Blaschke et al., 2009), meaning that in a population in which more people are of an advanced age, there will need to be a higher level of healthcare provision (Gray, 2005). However, existing medical systems have neither the finances nor capacity to insure a high standard of care for older individuals (Rechel et al., 2009).