Caylie Redding Summary

After reading The Age of Dignity by Ai-Jen Poo, I realize that she brings out many good concerns and information about where our country is heading in the upcoming years. Throughout her book we discuss our golden years and the care that we should be able to receive and how crucial it is for our personal wellbeing, independence, and securing our own futures. The 85 plus age group is one of the fastest growing demographics in the US and Poo talks about the possible solutions that need to be created in our infrastructure before we have an even bigger crisis on our hands. It’s a fact that the elderly baby boomers cohort is growing faster than we can care for them, this shows that we need to implement a new system that will be able to care and support our many elders in their life, and how we can do it with financial competency and dignity.

This could be where the problem starts because although the elderly want to be independent and live on their own, most are not completely capable of this and need the assistance. The unavoidable process of aging will happen to

Data from the Census Bureau tell us that in 2015, there are around 47.8 million Americans age 65 and older, up from about 25.5 million just 35 years ago; demographers predict that in another 35 years, there will be nearly 88 million Americans in this age group. The rate of growth of the “oldest old” population—those age 85 and older—is even more dramatic: Their numbers currently stand at approximately 6.3 million, but by 2050, that number will have almost tripled, to 18.7 million Americans. This population explosion is unprecedented in history, and the resulting demographic shift is causing profound social and economic changes.

Aging Americans, like other age groups, are feeling the effects of the declining real estate and stock markets, as well as soaring fuel and food prices. Seniors’ economic security will only increase in importance as the U.S. population ages. The nation’s health and social services resources will face unprecedented demand as 75 million people in the baby boomer generation reach retirement age—some with eroded savings and retirement accounts. Aging people of color are more likely than white

The baby boomer generation adds a new sixty five year old every eight seconds and they have a lot to offer.  InterGENerosity provides both opportunity for employment and receiving in-home assistance with activities of daily living.  Older adults have the skills and

This journal article overviews the new realities of aging as they are shaped by contemporary social and economic contexts and the processes that give rise to them. It reviews the outcomes and implications of aging as it relates to contemporary social and economic contexts; and it features the importance of viewing the science of human aging through a sociological lens.

As the baby boomer generation is starting to age and retire, there will be an increase for retirement and estate planning services. While some of these retirees will find this not important, some will take action. Children will start to help parents plan for their aging needs and assisting with getting their parent’s affairs in order. Although, most people between the age of 50 and 70 are more concerned with watching how much money will be available upon retirement, they will have to seriously start talking about uncomfortable things such as aging issues, such as failing health, unexpected death and diminishing mental capacity. As uncomfortable as these things are to talk about, it is most imperitive to think about “what if” scenarios

Baby Boomers seek out youthful in his or her habits, priorities, and pursuits. In the eagerness to honor the image each earned acknowledged as the generation who represent youth. Boomers with the assistance of marketers, have established a youth-oriented consumer frame of mind that have proven challenging to alter. It is apparent Baby Boomers failed to devise a strategy as a means to exit from his or her youthful role, Marketers and others ponder what to expect from the boomers as he or she entered the old people stage.

“While we have 35 million people aged 65 and older in the United States, the baby boomers will solidify the aging revolution in America. As this group continues to swell the ranks of elderly population, increasing numbers of older adults are

In America, people are changing their views on aging and the elderly. Some of the reasons that the attitudes are changing could be due to more elderly people are remaining in the work place longer, as opposed to retiring early. Riffkin (2014). And there is the fact that we baby boomers are living longer. Even though the U.S. only ranks 53rd with a life expectancy of 79. That’s an increase of one year since 2010. (“The World: Life Expectancy” 2016)

America is facing a previously unknown challenge. By the years 2030 the number of people reaching retirement will have doubled, this will account for an increase from 12 percent to almost 20 percent of the United States population. By 2050 the number of Americans who are over the age of 85 and make up the highest amount of chronic illness, poverty, and need for assistance with activities of daily living, will quadruple to 19 million. (CSWE.org)

Every adult are goes through a lot of events in life that shape and model their lives, and some are good and some are bad. It is important to know these events, the important life lessons that gain better understanding to life’s mysteries and typically develop the minds of people. All human beings that live through the various phases of life will experience the phases of development regardless of how many people try and avoid them. The physical and psychological realities have been studied by scientist, researches and psychologist throughout time and the goal of this essay, is to

The coming generation of seniors will be significantly different than those before them—more racially diverse, less likely to be married, and facing declines in their economic well-being and increases in inequality and disparities (Helman, Copeland, &

The impact of the baby boom demographic group has the potential to revolutionize not only our culture, but the structure of the services provided by healthcare professionals. As the baby-boomers reach their mid 50s and 60s, meeting their needs may tax already overburdened healthcare systems, counselors, gerontologists, and service providers. Healthcare professionals and the institutions educating those professionals will need to reevaluate current services and programs to meet the demands of an elderly society.

There are 17% of older adults still in the labor force, while 36% of older adults have a disability. 28% of the US populations are older adults living on their own and 79% of the U.S. population are older adults that own their own homes. The older adult population in the United States has significantly increased over the last several years and will continue to increase. There are more older adults than older men. In 2005 the older adult population as a whole was at 36.6 million and the most recent statistics in 2015 shows that the older adult population was at 47.8 million. The number of older adults could increase to 98 million by 2060. The average age of the older adults has greatly increased since the 1900s. In 2015 22% of the older adult population were of racial or ethnic minority. According to the most recent data taken (2015), if someone was born in 2015, they could expect to live around 30 years longer than someone who was born in the 1900s. Why is this? The number of death rates for both children and adults has seen a great reduction. There were also a lower number of babies born in the 1900s due to the Great Depression in the 1930s.