What are three issues faced by the aging population that you believe to be a problem?

Question

What are three issues faced by the aging population that you believe to be a problem? Why do you see these as problems? Are there any agencies in your community that address these problems? If so, what are they? If not, why do you think they are not being addressed? How has the long-term health care system addressed aging populations in the past 50 years?

Answer 1

Health, mobility, loss of loved ones.

Answer 2

Not enough money to live on once they are on a government pension.

Fear of youth.

Being treated disrespectfully by young people.

In the U.S. lack of universal health care.

In another 10 1/2 years, I'll be able to tell you how it's affecting me here in Canada.  

Answer 3

insecurities

Answer 4

1. Health

2. Self harm

3. everything involving with peers

a lot of websites help with these even though it is up to the teenager their self to overcome them.  

Answer 5

I am not a socialist so I do not think that government should have to support the aged although in this country they do. Once a person is old enough and has no means of support but needs nursing home assistance Medicaid does kick in and pay for it. Beyond that, the in between stages are like any other stages, whether one is old or not. Not everyone is meant to live the lifestyle of those endowed with money or those who have worked hard for it. We cannot afford to continue to support everyone.

These things are only problems when society views them as problems. Society should view more things as the realities of life. When that happens people will start taking charge of their destinies and start realizing they have to plan for themselves rather than relying on government. After all even governments can change and go broke, which is exactly what the US is on the brink of.

Answer 6

1. Living longer and not having enough money to finance it. When Social Security was started, people were only expected to live a few years after 62, not 20-30 years. It is also not feasible to expect the many retired to depend on the fewer workers to pay for everything. This is a crisis. Part of the solution is in the two tiered payment structure, with a lower check for retirees at 62, or higher if they work the extra 3 years. But we need to do more.

2. With all the advances of health care, we have created a huge population of people with very low quality of life, being kept alive on medications and in nursing homes. I think there needs to be a point when we stop trying to keep people "barely alive" just because we can. I had an aunt who spent over a year in critical care unit in a hospital, because her kids were unable to "let her go". She was rarely conscious, in constant pain, and she begged them to let her die. When she finally did go, it was such a relief for her and her family. Her husband, my Uncle, got esophegeal cancer the next year, and had to have his stomach hooked up to his throat. He lost the ability to swallow or breathe or speak on his own. He spent 6 months in the same hospital trying to learn how to swallow liquid again. He then had a Do Not Resuciate order, and when he had heart failure, his kids took him to a hospital where it didn't become apparent until after they "saved" him. Then he briefly woke up and was very upset. His sister had to be "the bad guy" and insist on his wishes to not be kept alive on life support. In both these instances, a universal card, similar to (or on) a drivers license, would state in what circumstances you would want life support, and when you didn't.

3. Possibly the easiest problem to face and change is the attitude of younger people toward older people. My Dad said that somewhere after 55, people stop listening or paying attention, stop giving respect in stores, stop having patience for older people. Older people deserve the respect of others. The prejudice is all over, in every aspect of society. If we stopped and listened to our grandparents, our older neighbors, or visited the people who are in retirement homes who have no one else, we would be so much richer for the experience. The stories are better than any tv show. Want to hear a good story? Ask someone what life was like without indoor plumbing or before telephones were common in every home. Ask about the first time they saw an airplane, or how they met the love of their life. If there is one way this could be regulated, each high school student could be assigned an older person to do a biography on. The student could pick a relative or be assigned a person at a retirement home. We can learn so much from our elders.  

Answer 7

driving soso slow