Aging in place

and treat their elderly. Perceptions of aging and the elderly influence societal behaviors and expectations towards our older population (Pasupath&Lockenhoff 2002). Aging is not a biological process, it is also very much a cultural one. Diverse cultures have very different attitudes and beliefs when it comes to the aging, the elderly and death. These diverse cultural perspectives can have a huge effect on getting older. Many cultures celebrate the aging process and show deep care and respect for…

The marketing environment of the aged care industry in Australia is one of a dynamic stature due to ongoing changes in health and lifestyle patterns for the aged population. Australia's population is ageing, due to lower fertility rates and increasing life expectancy. Between 1994 and 2014, the proportion of the population aged 65 years and over has increased from 11.8% to 14.7% and it is projected to increase more rapidly over the next decade. (Australia Bureau of Statistics 2014) An ageing…

Feather, J. (2015). Engaging private philanthropy in aging: It's time for a new approach. Generations, 39(3), 68-71. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,cookie,url,cpid,uid&custid=s8863137&db=rzh&AN=112207268&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=ip,uid Older adults are becoming an increasing large percentage of the American population, yet as little as 2% of philanthropies fund aging programs. This disproportionally is due to a fair amount of…

Searching for ways to reverse the aging process is not a new quest, by any means (Haber, 9). Before the nineteenth century, “… this search was linked to the belief that old age was characterized by a significant decline in vital energy” (Haber, 9). Luigi Cornaro was an Italian nobleman and author of The Art of Living Long, written in 1550, who challenged this belief (Haber, 9). Cornaro’s work became known as “the bible of prolongevity advocates,” as he argued that “… individuals were not…

evaluated annually to support and identify targeted needs. As we become a nation where our elderly population is growing daily, a paradigm shift must occur within the industry to be prepared to market and meet the needs of this generation. Population aging, named for the rapid growth of the elderly, challenges public health,…

Introduction What is health? What is aging? Now most people would describe health as whether being sick or not. Most people would describe aging as getting old or relate it to the physical appearance of a person or object because of the noticeable changes (wrinkles, discoloration). It is a little more complicated than that when talking about a human being. Aging can be described as change over a certain amount of time. In terms of biology, our body is composed of cells. These cells make up our…

As a person gets older, their health and ability to work may begin to decline. A 25-year-old person who was capable of working long hours for several days a week may realize that it has become increasingly more difficult to continue to work such extensive hours at the age 60 or 65. With this situation at hand, corporations might find that designing work schedules that better aid their elderly employees to be beneficial. An Ivey Business Journal titled “Accommodating Older Workers’ Needs for…

The words – ‘productive aging’ is coined to incorporate socially valued roles accomplished by older adults (Bass & Caro, 2001). The underlying philosophy of productive aging developed in the late 1980s views older adults as representing: an opportunity instead of crisis; a solution instead of problem; a resource instead of a drain on resources; an asset instead of burden; and a group having a tendency to make social, cultural and economic influences instead of being just an extended portion of…

The definition of old refers to the chronological aspect of aging; 65 meaning young old, 75 plus referred to as old, and 85 years or older are considered “old old”. However, the social standards of aging have shifted to the modification of the human body to prevent physical aging; visible marks of old-age. The shift of social culture redirects the self-identity of the elderly population as they try to compete with medias standards of aging. A major aspect that has changed the culture of life is…

This article is about two different studies that focus on the international challenges when it comes to end-of-life care for older adults. In the first study, Menec and colleagues separate older Manitobans into three different age groups, younger-old, old and older-older. I learned that half of older adults 85+ year olds pass away in a long term care facilities. This means that palliative care in facilities should be improving with time but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Although most…