The Most Critical Problems Facing The Ageing Population

As one of the most critical problems facing the ageing population, food and nutrition play an indispensable role in maintaining a healthy and high-quality life for older adults, as studies highlighted an average of 78% of people over 50 whose top priorities included food and nutrition. In comparison with younger adults, they are more likely to be: (1) health conscious, eat more fruits and vegetables and use nutrition supplements; (2) taste conscious, drawn to strong flavors; (3) package conscious, pay attention to packaging designs and ease of use; (4) value conscious, be concerned about nutritional value more than source of ingredients; and (5) convenience conscious, enjoy prepared foods, and eating out” (Arensberg). Therefore, employers should address the problems with their ageing workforce partially by providing them with resources and access to better nutrition and food. Approaching to their retirement age, baby boomers who make up the majority of the ageing population should become the focus of companies like American Airlines as soon as possible, in order to cater to their health after retirement. With 39.15% of AA’s 122,300 employees who are age 50 and older, American Airlines haven’t made any conscious and productive effort to addressing the problems facing their ageing workforce.
How AA should address these problems:
1. Online training classes. First of all, training is essential to the continuing success of a business – both in terms of practicalities, and employee satisfaction and retention. Since AA is a multinational company and its employees does not locate in one city that he company can easily utilize online trainings for its employees towards the awareness of healthy taste of aging population. Additionally, trading s must provide information about tall the trend of baby boomers and how to affect all the goals. training increases employee retention rates, because employees are more loyal to companies that value individual growth and provide conditions to cultivate it. Training increases employee retention rates, because employees are more loyal to companies that value individual growth and provide conditions to cultivate it. Online training provides flexibility convenient and still increase the knowledge of employees.
2. Chef catering suggestions. Since aging population are health and taste conscious, the airlines should spend more time on what its employees as well as customers eat. Especially aging population want to have a healthy b...