Poland lacks about 20,000 elderly care positions

There are not enough caretakers of the elderly in Poland - around 20,000 are missing - and this problem will grow every year due to the rapid aging of the population, experts say. According to forecasts by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy (MRPiPS), the number of people aged 80 and more will rapidly increase in 2026. The post-war baby boomer population will then be entering into old age. Between 2026 and 2040, the number of people aged at least 80 is expected to increase to around 3.4 million from about 1.7 million. As Tomasz Pilat from Akademia Opiekunów noted, the lack of carers makes it difficult for the elderly who need help. "Especially when it comes to people over 75. According to estimates, many of them can no longer count on a family guardian or institutional help," he emphasized.