Voices Of Informants

In today’s society elder people are not given much importance or care like they deserve because they are old and as some people would say annoying. Often times we as younger generation believe that older people just nag all the time and to get rid of that nagging we send them to nursing homes or to an organization that will take care of them. Elder people do not realize what they are saying or doing because a lot of them have health problem that can or cannot be treated, they are babies and as youngest generation we do not see that or understand. Most older people have hard time taking care of their self, cleaning their homes or surroundings and live in that dirty environment because they have health problems and some do not even know what generation they are living in. in the book “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey the author Walter Mosley presents a novel about an elder black man whose having memory problem and cannot remember anyone in his family, friends and himself and his been forgotten by his family. The author presents this novel in a very unique way that makes us realize that we should care for elder people especially if it is our own family member because one day we will be in their spot and we want our family or kids to take care of us and love us until the last breath we take.

The Living Old program is about the United States of America population of people who are over 85 years old. This video was broken down into a six chapters. The first chapter was called, “Our Aging Society.” This chapter was about how the geriatric population is growing and changing our current society. In addition to the present changes, Doctor Audrey Chun commented on how people in the past died from pneumonia, flus, and other things such as infectious diseases. Whereas, in present time people are dying from chronic diseases such as hypertension, heart failure, strokes, diabetes and other things that require management over the years. This chapter also touched on how the current health care system is not set up to treat chronic diseases.

How do you feel when you wake up? Do you lack of energy or fear facing the new day ahead? It’s question which elder persons usually ask themselves day by day every morning . It’s easy to understand why they have complicated feeling like this . In “Old before her time” , Katherine Barrett discusses how the senior citizens are treated in American culture. One of seven lessons she gave us , Lesson six “ you never grow old emotionally”, is the most significant lesson because of their psychological emotion , sympathetic and respectability.

The key issues that I am going to discuss from my reflection are disempowerment due to a person’s age where either their family or care giver answer on behalf of the elderly patient and deny the patient of their own voice. Emotional problems are a common in the elderly and this particular psychological aspect often goes unnoticed.

I had the privilege of interviewing a 60 year old gentlemen who I will identify as Mr. E to protect his privacy for this assignment. The goal of my interview was to gain insight on aging from an older adult. I interviewed Mr. E in his home on a weekday evening. He expressed appreciation and was surprised that he was the focus of an interview in which his life story and thoughts would be recorded.

Most of us would not be where we are today without the help and support our elders. Because of their life experience, elders can pass down a lot of valuable information to us. However, we sometimes forget about all of the things our elders have done for us when we get older. Phyllis McCormack, who was a nurse, wrote a poem about an elderly man who touched her life.

The humanity of aging is a concept sometimes hard to grasp. Understanding why we are

The assignment is to consider, imagine, and/or visualize the future of health and health care with respect to specific field of health. This author has chosen the future of health in connection with gerontology, geriatrics, and aging. Prenatal care is a field of health that should get a great deal of attention because, outside of those cloned or created in labs, all humans are born. The same logic follows for focusing upon gerontology: every human ages, unless they are in stasis, anti-gravity environments, or have access to magic. All humans will get older. A number of those aging humans will reach elderly age. There are more and more elderly people on Earth. The Earth is experiencing a great deal of changes in the wake of the 21st century, changes that go far beyond innovations in technology. The demographics of the world's population are changing. There is a greater percentage of elderly people on Earth. More people are living longer. Health care needs to adapt in order to stay in pace with the changes in the world. Health care is a universal issue and gerontology should be a universal concern. Lack of attention to geriatrics is a demonstration of a gap in ethics.

As human beings age, according to Erik Erikson, they go through developmental stages that help to create and transform their personalities. If needs are met and the ego is gratified, then the individual is able to move on to the next challenge. Onward they march in life and in stage until they find the end level: integrity versus despair. This has been categorized as adults 65 years and older by Erikson. Here, people are to reminisce and judge their lives in terms of merit or disappointment. Erikson himself had a lot to comb through in his later years.

Elders have something to contribute to society in the wisdom they’ve gained from their life histories, even if it’s a story about life or history.”

To snitch or not to snitch, that is the question. For decades law enforcement agencies across the world have used informants to help put criminals behind bars. Unfortunately, the use of informants has had little effect on lowering crime rates in areas where crime runs rampant. In the article by Alexandra Natapoff, titled, “Bait and Snitch: The High Cost of Snitching for Law Enforcement,” she discusses how informants do more harm than good at helping the war on crime. After doing some research on the topic, I would have to agree with Natapoff’s belief because the use of informants has handicapped law enforcement agencies. Also, the informants themselves, are dangerous and the use of them has negatively affected communities.

Reminiscing to 2010, when I was faced with my grandmother 's illness during the adolescent years in my life I knew that I had a passion to care for the elderly (aging) population. From this passion, it ignited a fire so strong that I pursue my certified nursing assistant certification to gain a better understanding of working with the elderly population. By doing so, it has been a great benefit to my life; aging is an inevitable experience that we all will go through during our life. It is important to ensure that our elderly individuals are still able to enjoy the best quality of life after retirement. However, as we age, there will be a lifestyle change that the aging population must encounter.

After spending an afternoon interviewing my elderly father-in-law, I gained insight into how he perceives the aging process and the impact on the quality of his life. First, and foremost he viewed aging in a very positive and healthy manner. He believes that a positive attitude assists in accepting physical and psychosocial changes and enjoyed the fact that he and his wife are both physically fit and cognitively alert. He felt confident that advances made in health care and the quality of their lives would continue to be empowering. He enjoys the benefits of being a senior citizen including discounted travel, free education, and other incentives marketed towards seniors. He expressed a sense of well-being with respect to the numerous

Late adulthood is a time many people tend to suppress in their minds. Late adulthood is often considered a time of physical and mental decline, but in reality for many older adults it is a time of mental and spiritual growth. During late adulthood, people tend to start reflecting on their lives and what is really important. During younger ages, people tend to focus on things that may not matter in the future, and spend time worrying about things that are unimportant. Through interviewing older adults, younger people can learn several important life lessons and begin to appreciate the things that really matter in life.

Gerontology is the study of the social, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging in humans. I have come to understand through this course that the study of gerontology includes various tributary investigators and practitioners within the fields of biology, sociology, psychiatry, public health, political science, economics, pharmacy, anthropology, in addition. They contribute information and knowledge that would enable the society to effective, envision, plan, care for and empower the aging population. Additionally, I have come to understand and appreciate the major myths and stereotypes associated with aging.