Ageing

For a start, I have been a caregiver along with my wife for almost twelve years now. The journey began when my wife became pregnant back in the spring of 2003. After having a premature delivery, at 28 weeks, my two little angels were born – Identical twins, each weighing a miraculous pound and a half. According to the physician, the umbilical cord of one of the twins was wrapped twice around the neck, causing the other twin to become asphyxiated and lose oxygen to both her brain and respiratory…

City of Green Benches Ageism is a concept that is harshly used towards the elderly. The meaning of ageism, means to discriminate towards ones age. In the book, “City of Green benches” by Maria Vesperi, she relates to the idea of ageism towards the elderly in a specific city. She chose to do research in a specific city by connecting the city to the elderly population. Vesperi focuses on many parts in her book such as aging, identity, social supports, and more. Within this essay, the focus will be…

In my life I have had many experiences with The Elderly. My Grandmother who is in her 70’s has taught me a lot about life. She has a lot of good advice that she likes to share with me, such as never stopping on the train tracks with your car and to never use your Iphone before you go to bed or it will take you longer to fall asleep because of the light. My Grandma has always been a big inspiration in my life she not only offers me very positive and useful life advice but, she was always positive…

A Fantastic Idea Recently, one of my friends called me angrily and complained about her parents. She said that they have to live together even if she already had her own child. She was annoyed because her parents cared too much about her personal life which made her and her husband really uncomfortable. After this phone call, I feel so lucky about my present condition. My parents are too busy with their work. They have their own financial resource and we do not have to live together. Aging…

I completely agree with Nelson that there is a cultural bias in the modernized, American society in that youthfulness is jubilantly celebrated, while aging is frowned up. This viewpoint is the highlight of the article because it depicts the root cause of the cultural bias: our own fear of aging (Nelson, 2011). In my opinion, humans, especially Americans, cherish the freedom to choose the paths they follow and the lives they live. However, death is a concept no human can control; this lack of…

When it comes to long-term care for the elderly there are two types’ custodial care and skilled care. Custodial care is a care for the elderly that is a non-medical care facility, which provides help with daily activities such as bathing and dressing (LTC Staff, 2012). In some circumstance the custodial care will provide assistance in cooking and household upkeep (LTC Staff, 2012). In contrast, skilled care for elderly is within a medical facility that can only be provided by or under the…

In an attempt to uncover how an older adult feels about the aging process and what it means to become older, I interviewed Ram Prasad Dahal, who lives at Edgewater Neighborhood, Chicago. I met my interviewee at my co-worker’s apartment located at 5841 N. Winthrop Ave. on Saturday, Nov 7th around 4 PM. It was a windy and chilly day with temperature about 50 degrees, but the room, where we had the conversation was warm when I got in there. Mr. Dahal is the youngest of four brothers and two sisters…

Independence becomes prevalent at this stage. Children are given chores to teach them that their contribution to their family is valuable. It is essential for parents to teach children to be responsible for their own benefit and not because they have instructed to do so. This will help children establish their own standards and work ethic (McGoldrick, Carter, & Garcia-Preto, 2011). Children typically go through their day with a routine and are able to stick with it (Learning Theories, 2015).…

Plans for Retirement My husband and I have a plan in place for retirement. The date that each of us plan to retire differs, but the overall plan was developed together. My husband will be ready to retire in 4 years, as for me, I will not be ready for retirement for at least 16 years. We both work for employers that have the same requirements to retire with full retirement benefits. Your years of service and age have to equal 80. My husband is very much looking forward to this day.…

Ensuring Care for Aging Baby Boomers This is about the Baby Boomer generation. Those are people born, between 1946 to 1964, and what they are facing as they are aging. I have chosen to write about two subjects. Such as Medical care costs and not having enough Home Health Care workers to take care of them. Can we afford not to have trained workers or to pay the money to get the help they need? In several articles I have read the article named “The Boomer Challenge” by Paul Barr that there…