Oxford Today interviewed the Director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, Dr George Leeson.
George Leeson questioned perceptions about what it means to be ‘old’, our real life prospects, and what it all means now and in the future.
“We have 160 years of global mortality data. The reality is that for every decade across that span, we have on average added 2.5 years of life expectancy.”
Another trajectory of discussion turned to challenges in the care of frail elders and how a therapeutic robot is having a profoundly positive impact on adults suffering from dementia.
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