senescence
The gradual decline of all organ systems, especially after the age of 30; all the changes associated with the normal process of aging
gerontology
-gerontologist
- study of aging and the problems of older adults
- Health care professionals who specialize in the field of aging related dimensions of change over the lifespan
when are you eligible for AARP
age 50
official retirement age and eligible for SS
-considered to be old age
age 65
stages of older adulthood
- oldest old
- middle old
- young old
- centenarians
- super centenarians
- 85 and older
- 75-84
- 65-74
- reached 100
- 110 and older
life expectancy
- definition
- depends on __ such as
- who lives longer
- average age
expected age that is typical to reach for people like you
- demographics; smoking status
- females
- 78
life span
range of years that you live
longevity
state of being active and capable for longer than is typically experienced by people like you
-more subjective
unmarried women challenges
- less likely to have a supportive family
2. less likely to experience socialization
gerontological social work
- what type of knowledge
- what do they enhance
- biopsychosocial - spiritual knowledge of aging
- developmental, problem solving, coping abilities of older people
geriatric social work
- focus on
- percent of the care for older adults is rendered by informal support systems
- health concerns, physiological changes in aging, health care, family caregiving
- 80%
theories of aging
- activity theory
- cellular theory
- continuity theory
- disengagement theory
- modernization theory
activity theory
idea that keeping active keeps us resilient and allows us to avoid pit falls of aging that others are vulnerable too
cellular theory
- how do we look at humans
- what is built into our DNA
- cues?
- as a windup clock
- time limited nature
- cues to accommodate decreased functioning
continuity theory
idea that people’s legacies/identities finds way to make a mark on the future
disengagement theory
- definition
- ex
- process that explains how older people become more alienated from the rest of us
- death, retirement, declined health
modernization theory
status of older adults declines as society becomes more modern
assisted living
Apartment style residence where older adults get individualized services to maximize their independence
-bathing, dressing, prepared meals
Medicaid
- definition
- based on
- Federal program instituted through the SS Act of 1965 to provide matching funds to states to cover the costs of medical care for low income people
- income level
medicare
- definition
- part A
- part B
- The US government national health insurance program for people age 65 and older who have worked for at least 10 yrs. in Medicare-covered employment
- covers inpatient hospital stays
- covers outpatient and physician services
supplemental security income (SSI)
provides cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing and shelter
culturally competent care
-people of color may (3)
- have increased needs for social services
- be more vulnerable to poverty
- experience continued discrimination
4 D’s of aging
- death
- dementia
- depression
- disability
dementia
- definition
- 2 most common
- A syndrome rather than a single disease process wherein people lose functioning of their body, memory and cognition
- Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia
