Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is embarking on a major six-year research initiative examining how America’s rapidly aging population is reshaping families, long-term care, and the broader supports older adults rely upon. The project—funded by the National Institutes of Health—is a collaboration between BGSU, The Ohio State University, and Purdue University, combining expertise in sociology, economics, and demography.
The study aims to understand how life decisions made decades earlier reverberate into older adulthood. Researchers will draw on large national surveys and census data to explore shifting family structures, caregiving patterns, and the implications for an aging population in which more than 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day.
LeadingAge Ohio will continue to follow this research as findings emerge and share insights relevant to providers, policymakers, and partners across the aging-services continuum.