Aging of the Elderly
An “elderly” person is a person who is 65 years old or older (Orimo, et al 2006). People are living until their 80’s and 90’s these days so the number of elderly people is increasing. The people who might need your caregiving help one day could be family members, neighbors, or church friends. The assistance could be very basic like phoning them weekly to check on them. On the other hand, the caregiving could be more complex and require you to handle their medical needs. It could be arranging for home health care assistants to help them with daily living activities. Moreover, other needs of senior citizens would be helping them move into an assisted living facility or nursing home. There are a number of resources to provide …show more content…
Consider the actress Betty White who still performs on television and movies in her 90’s. She is cheerful, pleasant, and attractive with a youth demeanor. An individual’s overall health helps determine how that person will age. For example, those who have practiced good oral hygiene throughout their lives still have their original teeth in old age and do not have to wear dentures. Those who have not smoked do not have lung diseases like severe asthma, bronchitis, or COPD.
Retirement is the ending of official employment, a time when many people enter the second chapter of their lives and begin a new career or hobby. I do not believe there should a mandatory retirement age. People’s desire to continue working after the previous mandatory age 65 is based on how much money they have saved for their latter years, their health, and their mental status. Many enjoy their work and want to stay in the job market. However,
Social Security benefits frequently do not provide enough income for retirees to live on without having additional revenue streams. Therefore, many people have developed strategies to make retirement work for them. Possible jobs for retirees include nurse, tax preparer, and retail positions (Roos,
An “elderly” person is a person who is 65 years old or older (Orimo, et al 2006). People are living until their 80’s and 90’s these days so the number of elderly people is increasing. The people who might need your caregiving help one day could be family members, neighbors, or church friends. The assistance could be very basic like phoning them weekly to check on them. On the other hand, the caregiving could be more complex and require you to handle their medical needs. It could be arranging for home health care assistants to help them with daily living activities. Moreover, other needs of senior citizens would be helping them move into an assisted living facility or nursing home. There are a number of resources to provide …show more content…
Consider the actress Betty White who still performs on television and movies in her 90’s. She is cheerful, pleasant, and attractive with a youth demeanor. An individual’s overall health helps determine how that person will age. For example, those who have practiced good oral hygiene throughout their lives still have their original teeth in old age and do not have to wear dentures. Those who have not smoked do not have lung diseases like severe asthma, bronchitis, or COPD.
Retirement is the ending of official employment, a time when many people enter the second chapter of their lives and begin a new career or hobby. I do not believe there should a mandatory retirement age. People’s desire to continue working after the previous mandatory age 65 is based on how much money they have saved for their latter years, their health, and their mental status. Many enjoy their work and want to stay in the job market. However,
Social Security benefits frequently do not provide enough income for retirees to live on without having additional revenue streams. Therefore, many people have developed strategies to make retirement work for them. Possible jobs for retirees include nurse, tax preparer, and retail positions (Roos,