Future of Aging
The Future of Connected Care: Enabling Healthy Longevity and Aging at Home
The Future of Connected Care: Enabling Healthy Longevity and Aging at Home
Globally, the number of people aged 60 and older is projected to grow from 900 million today to more than 2 billion by mid-century. With shifts in employment, retirement norms, healthcare delivery, family structures, and other economic and social determinants, the future of aging will be different for individuals, families, businesses, communities, and government agencies. Now is the time for all entities to plan – and act.
Practice Areas
The Future of Aging advances healthy longevity and financial security for all through research, convening, multisector partnerships, and the elevation of high-impact policies and practices.
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Financial Longevity
Healthspan
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Request for Information on Health Technology Ecosystem
Milken Institute Health is honored to provide its expert response to the Request for Information: Health Technology Ecosystem [CMS-0042-NC]. As a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, the Milken Institute believes in the power of capital...Read LetterImage
Esther Krofah
Executive Vice President, Milken Institute HealthEsther Krofah is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Health, leading FasterCures, Public Health, the Future of Aging, and Feeding Change. She has extensive experience managing efforts to unite diverse stakeholders to solve critical issues and achieve shared goals that improve patients’ lives.
Models for Financing Affordable and LGBTQ+-Affirming Elder Housing at Scale
The number of Americans aged 65 and older, known as elders or older adults, will increase to 82 million by 2050 (a 47 percent increase from 2022), accounting for nearly a quarter of the US population.1 Many, however, will be financially...Read Report
The Future of Connected Care: Enabling Healthy Longevity and Aging at Home
Three in four adults over age 50 want to age at home. However, increasing home care needs, direct care workforce shortages, and fewer family caregivers create gaps in support. At the same time, the care landscape is shifting. Telehealth...Read Report
Milken Institute Launches New Women’s Health Network, Former First Lady Jill Biden Joins as its Chair
Today, the Milken Institute announced the launch of the Women’s Health Network to serve as a global collaborative to collate, elevate, and advance existing and new efforts across the women’s health ecosystem. The Milken Institute has also...Read Article
The Century Club Is Growing Fast—Is America Ready for the Longevity Boom?
The number of people reaching 100 years of age will quadruple over the next three decades, according to the US Census Bureau . That could be a blessing or a curse, depending on how you look at it—but it highlights a sobering reality that...Read Essay
Reimagining Retirement for People Around the World
Over the past several years, I’ve had the opportunity to hear from our customers, employees, and financial advisors around the world about the unique challenges and opportunities they face at work, at home, and in their communities.Read Essay
Supporting Family Caregiving: How Employers Can Lead
More than 53 million people provide unpaid care for loved ones, with 61 percent also holding paid jobs. Family caregiving impacts financial stability, career progression, and overall well-being.Read Report
Improving Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
DOWNLOAD REPORT The prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia is increasing as advancements in medicine, public health, and living standards extend human lifespans. Approximately 12–18 percent of Americans aged 60 and older...Read Report
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Using Internet to Combat Social Isolation among Older Adults
In 2023, the US Surgeon General issued an advisory titled Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation, declaring loneliness and isolation a public health crisis. The advisory outlined the devastating impact of loneliness on individual and...Read Article
Media Mentions
Harvard Business Review
How old is too old to lead? This question is both steeped in ageism and also raises important questions about how to evaluate when it’s time to hand off power to the next generation.
AARP International
Embracing older workers accrues myriad advantages for employees, companies, and governments. When it comes to employees, research consistently links work with improved physical, emotional, and cognitive health.
HealthAffairs
For too long, people living with dementia and their caregivers have endured a fragmented care experience, lacking guidance, disease education and training, and subsidized support to navigate the complex health and long-term care systems after diagnosis.
Lifestyle
Medical and public health advancements have doubled global life expectancy over the past century, presenting opportunities and challenges, especially in urban areas where most of the world’s population resides.
Generations
The expanding older adult population is changing the face of the nation. With a striking growth rate of 1,000% from 2010 to 2020 for the ages 65 and older population, the United States already looks different.
Leaders
Advisory Board Academic and Policy Council
Advisory Board Leadership Council
Alliance to Improve Dementia Care Steering Committee
Our Team
Mike Brown
Dawn M. Carpenter
Lauren Dunning
Paul Irving
Shiprah Jamshaid
Esther Krofah
Jennifer Rossano
Priyanka Shah
Diane Ty
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