Don’t Yell!!! I Can Hear You

By jgm_admin | July 17, 2013 |

Changes are a natural part of aging and do not necessarily mean a significant loss in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) or Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). During this course I have had to rethink my definition of aging.  I like most people equated aging with being old, when in fact our text says…

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Elders and Student Loan Debt

By jgm_admin | July 12, 2013 |

So, I just found out the seniors are responsible for 4.2% of all student loans and 11.2% of those in default. Many are having their social security and retirement tapped. While many just never paid loans from earlier in life most are amassing new debt late in life due to the economy and the need…

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What is Good Health?

By jgm_admin | July 10, 2013 |

  The World Health organization defines good health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being (Hooyman & Kiyak, 2005).  By this definition I am not sure that I currently make the cut.  What I do know is that aging should be filled with love, pleasant times and no stress.  That being said, I…

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Active Aging Framework

By jgm_admin | July 8, 2013 |

The World Health Organization defines Active Aging as the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age (Michel, 2002). As from birth we are all in a constant state of aging, what does this definition truly mean?  As children and as adults this process is…

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This Is What My Mom Gave Me

By jgm_admin | July 6, 2013 |

My mother died at 79 from complications arising from MS.  In her 79 years (born in 1929) she amassed volumes of knowledge.  Things like how to survive an economic down turn (depression in her terminology), how to raise a child, how to get and use education to your benefit, the importance of family, and the…

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Modernization and the Status of Older Adults

By jgm_admin | July 5, 2013 |

Modernization refers to an evolutionary transition from a pre modern or traditional society to a modern society (Ask.com Encylopedia, 2013), in other words change.  Modernization is constant and ongoing, however fast developing globalization, the ever increasing elder community and the breakdown of the traditional family structure have made changes to the basic societal structure. Modernization lowers…

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Active Aging for the Hill Home

By jgm_admin | July 3, 2013 |

I envision the television version of retirement;  sitting on the porch with my husband, planning our next trip, visiting with the grand kids, volunteering somewhere and being active in my church.  I can only think of two things that would hinder me in this dream.  Both boil down to a lack of proper planning by…

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The Future of Aging

By jgm_admin | July 3, 2013 |

Baby Boomers see themselves as getting old but not aging. Getting old is a physical act and inevitable while aging is a state of mind.   They will live longer and healthier than previous generations (Smith & Clurman, A New Self, 2007). This means that the health care industry will need to shift to accommodate a…

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