Human Behavior

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encouragement of retirement

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an often used remedy for the oversupply of available employees.

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rolesless role

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retirement often diminishes people's social contacts and their status; people who were once valued as salespeople, teachers, accountants, barbers, or secretaries are now considered noncontributors.

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social security system

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wasn't designed to be the main source of income for older people; it was originally intended as a form of insurance that would supplement other assets when the retirement, disability, or death of a wage-earning spouse occurred.

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dependency ratio

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the number of societal memebers who are under 18 or over 64 compared with the number who are between 18 and 64.

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elder abuse

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neglect, physical abuse, or psychological abuse of dependent older persons.

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physical abuse

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the infliction of physical pain or injury, including bruising, punching, or restraining.

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psychological abuse

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the infliction of mental anguish, such as intimidating, humiliating, and threating harm.

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financial abuse

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the illegal or improper expoitation of the victim's assets or property.

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neglect

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the deliberate failure or refusal to fulfill a caretaking obligation, such as denial of food or health care, or abandoning the victim.

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sexual abuse

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nonconsentual sexual contact with an oldrer person.

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self-neglect

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behaviors of a frail, depressed, or mentally incompetent older person that threaten his or her own safety or health, such as failure to eat or drink adequately or to take prescribed medications.

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violating personal rights

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violation of an older person's rights, including the right to privacy and to make his or her personal and health decisions.

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older americans act of 1965

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created an operating agency within the department of health, education, and welfare; this law and its amendements are the basis for federal aid to states and local communities to meet the needs of older people.

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Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance (OASDHI)

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social insurance program created by the 1935 Social Security Act; it is an income insurance program designed to partially replace income lost when a worker retires or becomes disabled.

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

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the federal government makes monthly payments to people in financial need who are 65 years of age or older or to persons of any age who are legally blind or disabled.

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Medicare

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enacted in 1965 by Congress; helps older people pay the high cost of health care; has 2 parts- hospital insurance & supplementary medical insurance (A & B).

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Part A

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helps pay for time-limited care in a hospital, in a skilled nursing facility, and for home health visits.

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Part B

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helps pay for physicians' services, outpatient hospital services in an emergency room, outpatient physical and speech therapy, and a number of other medical and health services prescribed by a doctor, such as diagnostic services, X-ray or other radiation treatments.

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Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003

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the program is designed to assist older people, especially low-income older people, to purchase prescription drugs at lower costs.

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Medicaid

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established in 1965 by Title XIX of the Social Security Act; primarily provides medical care for recipients of public assictance; it enables states to pay hospitals, nursing homes, medical societies, and insurance agencies for services provided to recipients of public assistance.

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Obama's Health Care Reform

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proposed in 2009 by Obama and passed in 2010.

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food stamps

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designed to combat hunger; available to public assistance recipients and to other low-income families, including older people who qualify.

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Adult Protective Services

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offered in practically all communities, usually by human services departments.

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The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)

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offers people over age 60 the opportunity of dong volunteer service to meet community needs.

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The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)

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offers retired businesspeople an opportunity to help owners of small businesses and managers of community orginizations who are having management problems.

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The Foster Grandparent Program

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employs low income older people to provide personal care to children who live in institutions.

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