Vulnerable Group Risk

Elderly people (women and men age sixty-five or older) (Macionis, 2005), Have many obstacles to face as they grow older, many of these obstacles involve social inequality. Not only do the elderly have to learn to deal with many forms of Ageism (the stereotyping and prejudice against individuals or groups because of their age), some also have to deal with the fact that they do not have enough savings or pension benefits to be self supporting, for most people over sixty-five, the major source of income is social security (Macionis, 2005). This forces many elderly Americans back into the workforce to continue to earn money to support themselves and or spouses. Although many elderly Americans may choose

This has resulted in severe distortions in support priorities since the actual economic resources of the elderly vary depending on the presence or absence of adult children within household. This suggest a need to account for the economic resources of adult children who are members of the household as a way of gauging the level of actual economic resources while still avoiding the potential pitfalls of the support obligor standards.A more effective policy approach for addressing poverty among the elderly prioritising those with the most urgent need based on accurate assessments of the economic resource of the entire household needs to be taken.

The poor faces two types of risk Idiosyncratic (specific for home) and Covariate (Drought, epidemics, etc.). To combat in original Risk, the poor make proactive risk management - grain storage, savings, assets

Vulnerability is defined as susceptibility or increased risk for health problems (DeChesnay, 2008).  A group of individuals are considered at higher risk for illness when their physical, emotional, psychological, or social health, is compromised (Aday, 2001).  There are many leading causes for why a population is considered at higher risk; socioeconomic, age, gender, demographics, personal, and cultural backgrounds are some of the key factors (Aday, 2001; Sebation, 1996). Individuals can become vulnerable at any time because of change in life circumstances, placing them at higher risk. One group

Vulnerability, or the susceptibility to a form of harm, results from an interaction between the resources available to the elderly and communities and the life challenges they face. Vulnerability results from developmental problems, personal incapacities, disadvantaged social status, inadequate formal health care coverage, inadequacy of interpersonal networks and supports, degraded neighborhoods and environments, and the complex interactions of these factors over the life course (Mechanic, 2012). When researched several types of vulnerable populations

Many people would argue that it is wrong to label the old as ‘economically independent’. An example of this would be that the age of retirement can be different for different jobs. Many men in their fifties are no longer working, whereas many women have to work up to the age of sixty five before accessing the state pensions as they do not do as many manual jobs such as building. Also, whilst there is an increase of older of people the dependency ratio also rises in the ageing population. This may be a way of making up for the decline of dependent children.

Research show that in 2013, over 9.5% of seniors over the age of sixty-five lived in poverty with the percentage increasing as an individual’s age increases (McNeal, 2016). These statistics does not account for the other issues which affects families and caretakers when addressing the well-being of their loved ones and the inadequate access to long term care.

This week, the lecture and additional articles were about the growing number of people reaching late adulthood and the problems that will be created for society. Society is not ready for the influx of elderly individuals needing assistance. In addition to discussing the amount of people reaching late adulthood, this week also touched on several models and theories in regards to aging. This week provided sufficient background information and vital knowledge for the introduction

The elderly are vulnerable for many reasons. For those whom can still take care of themselves, the major issue would be to be scammed. For those who are needing help, could be the victim of many forms of abuse.

One example being, ”Not allowing the senior to spend money the way he/she wants, malnutrition, missing belongings, unusual activity in bank account, sudden changes in senior’s will...etc”. Often, when seniors are financially exploited, they are subject to other forms of mistreatment, physical abuse being an example.

According to Novak “Issues in Aging,” The negative backlash that both minorities and women share is minimal to the hardship we see with widows. The woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried suffers the most in her aging life, the risk of her being poverty stricken is at an all-time high. The cause of this, as mentioned before most women didn’t work so no retirement has been stored up, so when her husband is ill the benefits apply aide till he dies, once the husband’s funds are depleted widows have little to nothing to live off of. She must then look to her children to provide if the children are unable to provide widows may suffer poverty till

Currently in the united states the most vulnerable group to financial abuse are the elderly. The elderly are looked at as a vulnerable group to be financially abused because they are constantly relying on the help of others. This group of people is typically at the care of family members who can be taking advantage of them. Not only are elderly vulnerable to the financial abuse of their family members they are also vulnerable to financial abuse from others such as lawyers, employees and doctors.

First and foremost, despite slight recent increases in the amount of income obtained by members of the older population, their economic status is still quite perilous (Federal Interagency Forum, 2012).1 Men in this category have a median income of $27,707, while women continue to lag behind with a median income of $15,362 (AOA & AOCL, 2012). A vast majority of these individuals cite Social Security as their primary source for this income, amounting to 86-percent of the total older population (AOA & AOCL,

When it comes to my insecurities when leading a group would be if I was actually helping the members in my group. As well as, is having group therapy helping those who came. I feel this way because I wonder if others are influencing them in a wrong way,or are methods that I using harming them instead of helping them. With these insecurities that I have with leading, my personal fears that I have for myself is, am I capable to lead my group and am I ready to lead a group on my own. The way that God can help me with insecurities is by praying to Him in guiding me and showing me the way. If I continue to ask and willing to see his guidance I know He will lead to become a better leader for my group and myself.

I think our oldest generations are at the highest risk for poverty and inequality. It has been shown that someone that starts life considered poor will most likely remain poor through the lifespan. The Theory of Cumulative Disadvantage states that the result of inequality is not just static outcome but a cumulative process that carries on through the life. Subgroups of people are also at most risk of poverty. Single elderly are at risk more than a married elderly couple. Ethnicity plays a part in inequality and poverty as Hispanic, and black elderly fared worse than white elders.