Retirement community

earlier, would likely take place in a nursing or retirement home for the sake of convenience for residents without a car. The added benefit to this is that those who are confined to a retirement home, even those who are in independent or assisted living, often feel isolated from the rest of the world. Bringing a portion of the outside world to them would likely be beneficial to them as they connect with others outside of the health care community.…

and I feel that later in life it will be no different. Retirement is also a huge part of the lifestyle of older adults especially in America (Santrock, 2014, p. 587). Personally, I have very little desire to stop working. Positively, I am not seeking to follow a specific career path but instead work within a field I see very little need to stop being active within something I am passionate about. I plan to teach sexual education and do community outreach for teen moms and LGBT youth and there…

into the Vietnam War. After serving in the army, Mr. M had a life-long career in the Boston Gas Company until the age of 67, when he retired with a monthly pension. His wife is a retired home geriatric nurse and both have sufficient savings for retirement and own their home. Mr. M was appropriately dressed in clean brown corduroy pants with a plaid flannel button down and undershirt. He had a Scally cap on and brown leather…

collaboration among participants such as service providers, governments, along with community stakeholders for the sake of driving positive change (Mason, 2014). When allied professionals come together to support and enlighten existing antipoverty approaches, and begin to campaign for new ones, the vision becomes clear (Mason, 2014). Thus, we see the inspiration of this project can be accomplished through individual and community action participation. Moreover, presentations, writings or…

for our orientation. We talked with the staff and toured the facilities as we learned more about the community. I was surprised at how nice the facilities were and the degree of freedom the residents had. As I have never been to a memory care facility for the elderly, my idea of elderly care was formed by what is shown in the media. In Happy Gilmore, Happy’s mother is in a prison-like retirement home where the staff is rude to the residents and they are constricted to a prison-like schedule of…

Swiss Chalet. ‘I don’t believe in retirement’: Five boomers on why they’re not ready to quit (The Globe and Mail) Or maybe not. A scientific survey of my immediate friends shows that none of them are planning to retire any time soon. They are designers, lawyers, doctors, marketers, entrepreneurs, artists,…

arthritis, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease. These illnesses are difficult to adapt to and increase the chances of developing depression. Another element that leads to depression is retirement. Adults retire once they reach a certain age and Whiteman links it to cause depression. She rationalizes that retirement disconnects adults from human interaction, which cause depression. When adults retire, they usually lose the relationships they had among the workplace. So adults no longer talk to…

Due to this theory, there is a need for a building to benefit the senior citizens of this community. As Matcha stated, individuals will successfully age if maintained prior activity level (Matcha 53). As the Matcha text indicated, there are four postulates that indicate the relationship between activity and life satisfaction. A building that is solely dedicated to senior citizens, will allow…

new opportunities for learning and growth. Some questions I would pose would be “Now that your retired what interests would you like to experience and try?”” Have you considered volunteering? Or traveling?” “Is there any part time work within your community that you would want to…

Facilitators of Active / Successful Aging According to Rowe (1998), factors contributing to successful aging are the individual’s lifestyles choices, their innate personality in how they approach life, and a positive attitude build in resilience. Consider resiliency, by definition—quality of life does not always relate to physical illness. When comparing similar socio-demographic factors, those factors relating to positive outcomes for resiliency were the ability to recognize the people who…