Today’s economic and political events define the types of trend(s) measured in modern society and how it affects human services (Thompson, 2000). According to the projections of the U.S. population, the population of persons age 65 and older is expected to more than double between 2012 and 2060, from 43.1 million to 92.0 million. The increase in the number of the "oldest old" - those 85 and older are projected to more than triple from 5.9 million to 18.2 million, reaching 4.3 percent of the total population. (Census Bureau 2012). This demographic will continually increase due to baby boomers entering their retirement years as well as the number of elderly living past the age of 85.
The marketing needs for this demographic are for more affordable health programs, tax credits and other programs designed to help offset the surmounting costs of long term care for the elderly. The need for continued care, financial stability and insurance coverage will continue to escalate because the general population that is aging will continue to grow. People in their 40’s and 50’s are starting to take care of aging parents and sometimes grandparents in addition to their own young families. There is definitely an increasing need for more services that will make the transition and quality of life easy and more comfortable for the people needing the additional care and the peace of mind that their loved ones are being well taken care of until they draw their last
In middle age it is possibly finding one’s identity all over again or having the time of your life in your prime, in late life its loss, illness and your body not being what it used to be. These tasks and challenges do not have to be all bad, if you think positive and life an active and fulfilling life and teach your children to not fear old age and to take it all one day at a
With increasing health care and financial needs, and the changes in family and peer relationships, older adults have a difficult time with their self-esteem and acceptng their life in this final stage. There is hope, however, for the people in late adulthood. If they continue to remain active in social, political, and occupational settings, the will keep their sense and role in society. * * Social and Role changes * In the United States, there are negative views about growing older. “However, people in many other parts of the world think and feel positively about aging and assign a positive value and meaningful role to the aging members of their communities” (Williford, 1998, p.4).
How to Become a Teen Parent and The effects of a Teen Pregnancy David Simpson Teen pregnancy is becoming a more of an issue in today’s society. Having a baby at a young age will change your life dramatically. You will need to know how to have a healthy pregnancy, maintain a healthy relationship with your partner, and realize how it will change your life. A teen pregnancy is not usually planned. If an unwanted pregnancy occurs, options such as the morning after pill are available.
The population trend was due to the large amount of persons born in the two decades after the World War 11, known to the world as “Baby-Boomers”. This population represents the largest aging population around the world, and has forged society to meet its needs because of their bountiful presence. According to the World Health Organization, (W.H.O), “There is a large increase in the proportion of both persons over 65 and persons over 80 in the population in all regions. Japan has the highest proportion of elderly and very elderly; it is projected that by 2050 more than a third of the
Also with the aging of the baby boomers in America, there will come a greater and greater use of healthcare and a greater use of medications as the baby boomer generation ages. This will cause the demand for pharmacists to rise even
Meeting the financial and social service burdens of growing numbers of elders will not be a daunting task once the real challenges of caring for the aging population are achieved (1) making sure society develops payment and insurance systems for long-term care that work better than existing ones, (2) taking advantage of advances in medicine and behavioral health to keep the elderly as healthy and active as possible, (3) changing the way society organizes community services so that care is more accessible, and (4) altering the cultural view of aging to make sure all ages are integrated into the fabric of community life. Programs that support the aging population are costly and usually require tax increases to continue funding which diminishes the standard of living for younger generations. According to the United States Census Bureau, the nation's 90-and-older population nearly tripled over the past three decades and is more likely to be women and to have higher widowhood, poverty and disability rates than people just under this age cutoff (Bernstein, 2011). They survived the Great Depression and World Wars and worked very hard. The National Council on Aging states that 14% of adults aged 65+ face retirements with negative net worth.
so when people get to 40 or 50 is consider old because of the life expectancy is much shorter. In today's society the technology and medication is higher so the expectancy of age is somewhere in the sixty is consider old. In Asian culture when you reach to the age of sixty. The family will make a huge party to celebrate your age. Sixty and beyond that is consider very lucky.
These medications help the patient with their focus, impulse control, and allow them to function better in their day to day lives. Recently, there has been a huge push for parents to look into more alternatives rather than jumping right into strong medications that can have long-term side