If you work in social care, prepare to be very busy. Ours is an ageing population. By 2040 one in seven people will be over 75 and the hundreds of social care vacancies on s1jobs will have multiplied several times over.
So 20 years from now, what else will have changed? 
Well don’t expect all the elderly to sit patiently and wait for care. Today’s fit and active 50-somethings have no plans to give up their energetic ways in years to come just because of dates on their birth certificates.
Some may need a little help to keep up the pace but even here things are changing as technology begins to have an impact.
In Japan house robots are doing basic tasks around the home for people with mobility problems and now ‘smart clothing’ looks set to give older people even greater independence.
Designers have created a range of garments with integrated motors and muscle stimulators.
These can provide the strength and support that people with muscle and bone problems need in order to stay active and on their feet.
Wearing clever clothes could mean getting up from a chair is no longer a struggle, while opening heavy doors into shops and banks would be a breeze.
But what if someone stumbles and falls? Removing trip hazards around the home and doing exercises to improve strength and balance are effective at lessening the risk, but icy pavements or slippery floors in supermarkets and shopping centres can catch out even the well-prepared.
One new tech solution may already be with us.
In Sweden designers have taken the mechanisms used to make air bags in cars and introduced them into a scarf to be worn by cyclists. In the event of a fall the scarf inflates instantaneously and has proved itself to be equally as effective as a helmet for preventing head injuries.
Now the Scandinavian boffins are incorporating the same technology into a range of clothing that could cushion wearers in the event they take a tumble.
Reducing the number of bad falls would save many people from painful injuries and long stays in hospital and help to keep them mobile for much longer.
So, if you’re thinking of a career move into social care, you won’t be on your own.
A whole new era of innovative ideas is on its way and they’re set to transform your work and the lives of the people you care for.
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