Traditionally the elderly population has been demographically defined as persons exceeding 65 years of age.
Traditionally, in principle elderly parents live together with a married son.
Traditionally designed with elderly (and presumably technophobic) customers in mind, the emphasis for manufacturers has been on invisibility and ease of use, rather than fine control.
India's governments have been traditionally dominated by elderly politicians, prompting critics to jest that the country, where half the population is under 25 years of age, is really a gerontocracy.
The loss of long-term inpatient psychiatric hospital beds over the years has caused schizophrenia patients of all ages to be increasingly placed in nursing home environments that were traditionally reserved for elderly patients.
Samoan facilitators focused on high-ranking and traditionally respected (particularly elderly) individuals for explanations of the origins of local features, including their genesis, use and any related geo-hazards.
The elderly have traditionally been taken care of by the extended family – often with three generations living together.
Traditionally, Asian and Latino elderly have been cared for by the younger generations at home, and those without family were cared for in government-sponsored facilities.
The correspondent Martin Patience visits the country's first hospice and notes the shift in attitude toward professional care for the elderly, who traditionally died at home surrounded by family.
