Aging population increases the demand for long-term care

The demand for nursing and care services is increasing due to the aging of the Polish population. Meanwhile, long-term care in Poland has been limping along for years – the problems include staff shortages and too few centers. This gap is often filled by private entities – such as BetaMed, founded more than 20 years ago, which was one of the first in this market segment and today has more than 90 facilities. Its president, Beata Drzazga, received an individual award on November 17, 2022, from President Andrzej Duda for a person of outstanding merit for the development of the Polish economy and entrepreneurship.

"The number of elderly people is constantly growing. We have good medicine – or at least one that makes sure that seniors have the right medicines. On the other hand, they are taking better and better care of themselves, they know how to eat, what to do, and what they should buy, as long as there is enough money, of course. Therefore, long-term care services are very much needed on the market," Beata Drzazga said.

Polish society is one of the fastest aging in Europe. According to the Central Statistical Office (CSO), one in four Poles (24.8 percent) is already 60 years old, and in 2050, older people will already constitute 40.4 percent of the total population.

(Newseria)