Old age

In the last century, Australia has expanded and changed in many different ways. We have formed new towns and new communities. These recent developments have created new lifestyle expectations. With the help of population growth in many areas, new job opportunities and an expanding workforce, an increase in housing regions and the innovative evolution of our mobility, our lifestyle expectations have been altering dramatically. One town, Glenmore Park, has been a rapidly growing and expanding…

Picture versus Personal Narratives Older individuals differ in narrative quality when prompted by different stimuli. The participants used more cohesive ties on the personal narrative than on the pictorial narrative. This may be due to the sequential nature of the personal narrative task and the descriptive nature of the pictorial task. Additionally, the results of this study show that older adults use greater lexical diversity during the pictorial task than the personal narrative tasks. This…

Ageing is associated with homeostenosis, a progressive constriction of physiological reserve available to meet homeostatic challenges. This leads to impaired capacity of the older person to successfully compensate for physiological stressors, resulting increased vulnerability to apparently minor perturbations. Homeostenosis per se does not cause symptoms or functional impairments, which are usually attributable to disease. Providing quality acute geriatric care is challenging. Frail older…

One thing I learned from the video is that those 85 years old and older are the fastest growing part in the population and that within 25 years from now there will be over 70 million older adults living in America. The consequences of the increase in population of the older adults is that there will be more people with normal changes of aging, more chronic illnesses diagnosed, and an increase in demand for preventative health services (Tabloski, 2010). I think the most surprising finding from…

aware and prepared for the potential changes within my body. One of the largest long-term threats to our ability to remain healthy and function independently while aging is a steady loss of lean muscle mass approximately 0.5–1% loss per year after the age of 50, a condition known as sarcopenia. Even though I am active and healthy the thought of loosing my independence and mobility concerns me. One of the most basic interventions to this type of muscle deterioration…

Background WARM Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals The mission of Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry, Inc. (WARM) is to provide urgent repairs and accessibility upgrades for low-income homeowners in Brunswick, New Hanover, and Pender Counties in Southeastern North Carolina. WARM values making homes safer for elderly, disabled, and poor homeowners by mobilizing volunteers to complete the repairs. The organization works to combat substandard housing, which is a prominent issue in the North…

Erik Erikson’s final developmental stage, integrity versus despair, is fascinating to me for different reasons. Within this final stage, the elderly hold on to a certain pride of their younger years. Admiring everything that they did back in their day, even if it is something that might not always be something to be proud about. There are some elderly people who feel like they need to hold on to every little thing in their house. They just can’t find themselves throwing away the newspaper from…

Health Millions of seniors have vision-related problems. The number increases with age as the eyes deteriorate. Some of the most common problems include: Macular degeneration. This disease affects the center part of the eyes and makes it harder to read, drive, watch television, etc. Instances and effects of macular degeneration increase with age. It is the most common form of eye problem in seniors. Dry eyes. As we age, our bodies do not always work as efficiently as they once did. One of…

getting older. As we age, the body parts responsible for "going number one" change. Age affects the kidneys, the bladder, and the prostate in men. In women, childbearing and menopause can cause changes in the muscles that control urination. In short, bladder problems are one of the many exciting features of the golden years. The good news is, the vast majority of bladder problems can be solved or cured. While you will not likely grow back kidney tissue that has declined with age or gain back…

If you are starting to notice difficulties with your night vision, here are three possible causes and how to deal with them: Your Age and the Effects of Glare Night glare affects everyone. However, your ability to cope with it diminishes with age. As you get older, the pupils of the eyes take longer to recover from blinding road glare. In addition, everyone after age 40 experiences presbyopia, which diminishes your ability to focus on close-up objects. This makes reading small print more…