Later Adulthood Development Research Paper

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Later Adulthood Development Ericka Estrada BSHS/325 January 17, 2014 Alma Carpio Later Adulthood Development Later adulthood is the last major segment of the life span. The age of 65 has usually been cited as the dividing line between middle age and old age (Charles H. Zastrow, 2010). All humans that are born will age and develop health, mental, and physical problems. As people age they need to be under care that will keep them safe and comfortable without having to worry about how they are going to make it another day. When having a member of the family that is aging such as a father, mother or grandparent we need to be supportive and honor their decisions when it comes to their retirement or if they need assisted living. Senescence…show more content…
Enactment of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, the emergence of hospices, and the expansion of a variety of programs. With older people becoming a powerful bloc, we are apt to see a number of changes in the future years to improve the status of older people in our society (Charles H. Zastrow, 2010). Older people are now able to retire at a younger age even though for some of them it is very difficult to stop working and even after they are retired they tend to go back to work like part time. Some people feel like they are not needed anymore since they are now older and they don’t have the same stamina and energy as they did before that people are going to get bothered and see them as lazy people. We should encourage them to continue working if their health permits and let them help when they feel the need of helping too. At times we tend to treat them as fragile people and that doing something might cause them to get injured. This at times can make them feel worthless and not needed anymore. There are so many programs out there that are offered to the older society and we should always encourage them to stay active and want to participate. There are programs out there for older people to do like be grandparents to younger kids that don’t have one or as greeters at stores like Walmart that offer those positions. Those are great options that keep the person strong and feeling like he is doing something to service his community and does not feel like he is letting them
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