Assuming that I am a 75 year old, elderly, this paper will be an informative interview of myself. This paper will give insight on services in and around York County that is available for those who are in their late adulthood and need assistance with their physical and cognitive development.
Introduction
As we become further advanced in today’s society with technology, medicine, and education, our life expectancy is increasing. The life expectancy in the United States is rising considerably. According to John Santrock (2016), the life expectancy of someone born in the US today in about 78.7 years (p.366). Late adulthood is a fairly new concept of development because back before the twentieth century the expectancy was only about 65. Late adulthood …show more content…
This is an inevitable thing that does come with some challenges, even in this day of age. One thing that is common among all elderly, including me, is decline in physical appearance and movement. The more obvious physical changes are wrinkles, age spots, becoming shorter, losing weight, and move moving much slower. However, the physical challenges I face also come from medical conditions that includes: high blood pressure, glaucoma, diabetes, hearing loss, and vision problems. There is help available around York County. Like me you can seek help for treatment with the high blood pressure, glaucoma, diabetes, hearing loss, and vision problems. However, it is still challenging to have the conditions in late adulthood, because when you are younger you take your physical and cognitive development for granted. With hearing and vision issues it becomes harder to do tasks you done your whole life, like driving, reading, even watching TV. With diabetes and high blood pressure you have to constantly watch your diet and take real good care of your body. The most challenging part about have physical issue in late adulthood, is dealing with the fact that exercise becomes very challenging and seeming impossible. The reason this is a big challenge is because most issues could be take care of and dealt with, with better diet and exercise (especially high blood pressure and
Introduction
As we become further advanced in today’s society with technology, medicine, and education, our life expectancy is increasing. The life expectancy in the United States is rising considerably. According to John Santrock (2016), the life expectancy of someone born in the US today in about 78.7 years (p.366). Late adulthood is a fairly new concept of development because back before the twentieth century the expectancy was only about 65. Late adulthood …show more content…
This is an inevitable thing that does come with some challenges, even in this day of age. One thing that is common among all elderly, including me, is decline in physical appearance and movement. The more obvious physical changes are wrinkles, age spots, becoming shorter, losing weight, and move moving much slower. However, the physical challenges I face also come from medical conditions that includes: high blood pressure, glaucoma, diabetes, hearing loss, and vision problems. There is help available around York County. Like me you can seek help for treatment with the high blood pressure, glaucoma, diabetes, hearing loss, and vision problems. However, it is still challenging to have the conditions in late adulthood, because when you are younger you take your physical and cognitive development for granted. With hearing and vision issues it becomes harder to do tasks you done your whole life, like driving, reading, even watching TV. With diabetes and high blood pressure you have to constantly watch your diet and take real good care of your body. The most challenging part about have physical issue in late adulthood, is dealing with the fact that exercise becomes very challenging and seeming impossible. The reason this is a big challenge is because most issues could be take care of and dealt with, with better diet and exercise (especially high blood pressure and