Gerontology

Aging: Youth’s Serial Killer Everyday we walk around, enjoying the life we built and the people we have met, pretending that life will forever be frozen in a state of perfection, but what we don’t tend to realize is that life happens with every breath we take. Every second and every breath we take in our expected perfect lives, we age and many people choose to ignore it because it is something we cannot change. Even though we have the free will to choose not to acknowledge our inevitable aging,…

In his short poem “To Waken an Old Lady,” William Carlos Williams writes about the disturbing subject of old age by representing old age through a series of actions that are typical of birds. Furthermore, the narrator 's use of figurative language and poetic structure contributes to the horrifying idea that death is bound to happen. Essentially, the speaker makes an attempt to show that the difficulties of old age shouldn’t leave a person feeling hopeless for life. The poem begins with the…

Lately I have been doing a lot of thinking, about life, and how someone might defined the overall quality, of his /her life. “ Quality of life”, is different to everyone, no two people will define it the same way nor will it be explained in the same manner. Since there are differences of opinion as to what “quality of life” actually is a working definition for this paper should be established. Therefore the definition I will be working with will be as follows it is a very complex…

Lorean Jackson PAD6726 Florida International University Do following home safety standards decrease the likelihood that an elderly person will fall and reduce related psychological issues? Part 1 Literature Review Falling among elderly people is recorded to be the main cause to accidental deaths for the aged. Previous research indicates that falls amount up to 70 percent of all accidental deaths among elderly people aged 75 and above. This research indicates that…

There is evidence that illustrate that long term stressors have lifelong effects on both health and longevity. People with type a personality or those who frequently experience highly stressing situations throughout their lifetime are greatly affected. Based on the stress and coping paradigm, stress could be an interaction of a thinking person (Lazarus, 1984; Lazarus et al., 1985 Lazarus & Folkman, 1984).Over time the daily stressors of work, family, and financial needs with the combination of…

The inequity of people based on certain characteristics, otherwise known as discrimination, takes many forms. A few of the categories of discrimination include race, gender, and age. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary Online, ageism can be defined as “prejudice or discrimination against a particular age-group and especially the elderly”. The poems “Ageism” by Jan Oskar Hansen, “Equal Time For Newton And My Friend Lee” by Sydney Beck, and “Ageism” by Satish Verma all reflect the…

I participated in this service learning programme at Carinya aged Care 220 Preston Point road Bicton WA. This organisation assists and cares for the elderly and those who cannot support themselves. I started my volunteering on the 31st of June and completed the twenty hours in the weeks that followed. When visiting Carinya, the majority of my time was spent assisting those in the dementia ward, however, I also was also able to spend some time in other areas of the nursing home, including the ……

Groups for the older population help them have a better chance of being able to do a lot of things they normally may not be able to do. Group therapy recommends that being alone and separation are condensed and the amount of people communicating is heightened in groups. The elderly that have problems are better off in group sessions which help them have a feeling that others care about what is happening in their lives. It gives them a feeling of being secure and not afraid to talk. Group…

Background As the population of older adults grows, more people are living alone (Botia, Villa & Palma, 2012; McKenna, Klosek, Crilly & Polger, 2015; Fraisse, Perolle, Mavros & Etxeberria, 2007). In the US, the trend of living alone amongst older people has increased dramatically from 5% in 1920s to 28% in 2012 (Administration on Aging, 2012). With advancing age, various age-related conditions and accidents come along such as a fall (Dibner, 1990; Elliot, Painter & Hudson, 2009, Lee et al.,…

It is important that Water on Wheels be perceived as a necessary or life sustaining service in order to get support. Awareness of this service must be a priority in order to get donors and volunteers. Multiple forms of media including T.V., print, and radio could be utilized to accomplish this. A good website would need to be developed including testimonials, volunteer and donor forms, and loaded with images of the many different types of people this program serves. Brochures in various…