Ageing in Iran in 1410, a warning to health care system

Introduction and The present study has investigated the trend of aging changes in Iran and health costs related to the aging. This is a review study about aging in Iran. Published articles and texts about the subject were gathered by valid websites and databases such as Web of Science, Science Direct, Google Scholar, Springer, and Google with key words: elderly population, the costs of aging, the challenges of aging and their solutions. After receiving the relevant articles and reading them, useful articles and papers have been selected and used in this paper. Iran and the world are increasing in older population, and projected that nearly 25 to 30 percent of Iran’s population will be old in 1410s. In all studies, it has been proved that with aging, treatment costs in various forms and sections will be increased. The causes of this increase compared with other age groups are: the continuous and frequent use of high volume of health services, the longer period of service (such as: increased length of stay and admission to hospitals and health accommodation) higher drug and medical’s expenses compared with other age groups because of the type of disease and response rate to treatment. Elderly population is vulnerable to higher chronic diseases, and it could impose a heavy financial costs. The appropriate insurance coverage for the elderly, the provision of long term cares, the suitable aging facilities and equipment in the hospital and planning to train specialists in this field, increasing the retirement age and training of health staff and personnel about long term care, and other similar cases can be very effective in reducing the problems of aging.