The Aging Population

Research reflects individuals that experience dementia are 50% more likely to undergo some form of abuse (Greenlee, 2012). According to the National Center on Elder Abuse Administration (NCEA) on Aging, the 2010 United States census reports that 40.3 million or 13% of the total population was over the age of 65. According to research, it is projected that by 2050, 20% of the United States total population will be composed of individuals 65 years and older. The elder population is the fastest growing generation with an expectance of 5.8 million people 85 years or older by the year 2050 (National Center on Elder Abuse Administration (NCEA), 2014).

Sometimes what is not being said can say a lot. If the carer suspects any signs of abuse it should be taken up with their manager and concerns documented. Risk assessment helps the social care worker to assist the older person in accessing relevant supports and services to suit their needs, such as, home help, meals on wheels, getting involved in the community. Financial support. This helps to promote independent living as well as a sense of inclusion as older people can experience isolation and loneliness.

In 2015, their purchasing power increased at an annual growth rate of 7,5% which was more than twice as fast as the growth for the overall American purchasing power. And these numbers are expected to grow as it is estimated that the purchasing power of Hispanics would represent nearly two trillion dollars by 2019. Hispanics are not only influencing the American economy with their purchasing power, today there are more than 4 million Hispanic owned businesses throughout the United States. According the Unites States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Hispanics entrepreneurs have been starting businesses at a pace 15 times the national average over the last decade and this despite the recession. Their businesses contributed over 600 billion dollars in revenue to the national economy in 2015.

Retirement, transportation issues, loss of mobility, the passing of a spouse, friends that have died or moved away, there are many reasons that seniors face decreased social interaction as they get older. It 's not just the lack of physical support that is difficult. After all,

Our nation’s veterans and the governmental support for their disability have been an issue for a long time now. The disabled often struggle with poverty and are reliant on the government to support them because of their inability to work. Imagine being disabled, perhaps bound to a wheelchair, and being entirely dependent on the government to compensate for that. The inability to do certain daily activities alone is a scary thing, and having to live with that is even more terrifying. This is why veterans need support from the government and other organizations especially.

For example, Shermer discusses “The Progress Paradox” by Gregg Easterbook which claims that “over the last 50 years, standards of living have risen dramatically”. This is also followed by a warrant in which Shermer states that in “The 1950[‘s] gross domestic product per capita,computed in 1996 dollars, was only $11,087, compared with the 2000 figure of $34,365. And more people are moving up the economic hierarchy. Way up. In 2000, 1 in 4 Americans earned at least $75,000 a year, putting them in the upper middle class, compared with 1890, when only 1% earned the equivalent of that figure.

Medicare has been the traditional health care insurance for the elderly for decades. As the aging population rises rapidly, there is an increased demand for coverage for baby boomers as they use almost double the amount of health care as younger generations (Williams & Torrens, 2008). By 2029, 75 million baby boomers will be expected to reach the age 65 (Mann, Raphael, Anthony, & Nevitt, (2016). One of the main questions is how will this generation afford long-term care as it is the personal responsibly of the patient (Edlund, Lufkin, & Franklin, 2003). There is a very limited coverage of benefits for long-term care.

Introduction Over the next 84 years Sub Saharan Africa is expected to account for 80% of the projected 5.3 billion increase in the global population. Through out this substantial population increase over the next few decades, Western Africa will see a population increase for the working age of 2.1 billion while the global increase will be only 2 billion. As, technology progresses and the standard of care becomes easier and more affordable, Western Africa is seeing declining fertility and mortality rates, resulting 64% of their population being that of the working age. With the rise of Western Africa’s working population, so does their potential for economic growth; when most developed nations face increased aging populations.

Introduction Over the recent years, society has been experiencing an increasing number of old aged population worldwide (World Population Ageing, 2013). This phenomenon has attracted the attention of the local and international community to take rapid actions to meet the necessary requirements of the ageing. The definition of ageing varies from author to author where one of them has defined ageing as the physical and mental changes that individuals undergoes as they grow old. Aiken (1995), for example has outlined the notion of ageing from a different point of view which comprises of the biological and chronological perspectives.

However, since a great number of countries all around the globe have seen their percentage of urban population increasing in the past 55 years , major changes have taken place in the ways people live and subsequently also in the overall view of women in society. Indeed, while the population of currently developed countries switched to a predominantly urban one shortly after the Second World War, several developing regions are still undergoing that transformation and are being assumed to accommodate more urban than rural inhabitants only in around 15 years (United Nations 2011). More precisely, the 2014 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects (United Nations 2014) states that 54 percent of the world’s population is nowadays residing in cities, with a forecasting increase up to 66 percent by 2050. That switch has large implications on cultural attitudes and beliefs about the status of women since urbanisation not only involves a surge of female employment opportunities and greater independence of women (Tacoli 2012), but also radically separate spheres of home and work so that women and men start to organize their everyday life differently than before (Thorbek 1988). Urbanisation, simply defined as an increase in the proportion of people living in cities compared to rural areas , goes therefore hand in hand with economic, political and social developments, also in terms of gender issues.

The process of aging in not an unfamiliar topic to society and is an inevitable phase of life. Since 2011, the number of older individuals are increasing annually particularly those from the baby boomer generation. The life expectancy has been increasing with people living longer thanks to modern medicine. These occurrences are proof that civilization is growing exponentially, however the process of aging also means that the older individuals are facing dilemmas such as decreased physical functions, financial instability from retirement, and abuse. Even older adults who are independent may face some limitations.

Drakeford (2007) argues that market has changed ‘from the margin to the mainstream’ in agenda of the mixed economy of welfare. As Daly and Lewis (2000) and Greener (2008) illustrated, the role of the market is increasingly greater than ever in the ‘welfare mix’ across welfare states. In the field of care for older people, the influence of market is evidently and broadly growing in the majority of welfare states (Brennan et al, 2012), especially evident in the dimensions of service provision and finance. For example, as Lewis and West (2014) illustrated, the market is dominant in the mixed economy of care in the UK, with the percentage of independent home care services rising from 5% in 1993 to 81% in 2011. Referring to direct service providers/care labour, paid care workers rather than family members are performing an active role for older people who lived in either residential care homes or at their own homes, especially in developed areas.

Between 2010 and 2050, the United States population ages 65 and older will nearly double, the population ages 80 and older will nearly triple, and the number of nonagenarians and centenarians—people in their 90s and 100s—will quadruple. (KFF, 2015) Trustees of Medicaid are forecasting that in 2024, Medicaid will start running out of funding. Although there is little evidence in the trustee’s projections it is still something that needs to be looked as more and more people are getting older and are needing benefits vs a number of people putting in. Every day there are 10,000 people turning 65 or older.

A. Ageism- prejudice towards people based on their age (Moody, 13). With the life expectancy nearly doubling over the past 100 years, more and more Americans are surpassing the 65-year age landmark. In a survey of people age 60 and above, 80% reported experience with ageism (Dittmann, 2003). Ageism has harm on the mentality of the aging American.

The American population is becoming increasingly diverse. The immigrant population is projected to have an eighty-five percent increase between 2014 and 2060, outpacing native born growth. Immigrants are expected to eventually make up nineteen percent of the United States population. They made up thirteen percent in 2014 (Colby & Ortman, 2015). Racial/ Ethnic distributions of public school students throughout the U.S. are shifting.