I found chapter ten to be the most interesting out of the two chapters. Where people live is always something to think about when working with clients, but I had not really put a lot of thought into the aging population and how much it can effect your life whether you are living in the country or the city. As I read this chapter I could not help but think about my Memaw and how she went through these situations that arise when you live in different parts of the state. My Memaw lived in the country,“includes ranches, farms, other land, and towns that have lower than 2,500 people” (pg. 252), forever and it was not until she was much older that she began to realize just how hard living on the outskirts of town really was for someone who was aging. She was an hour away from her doctors and from any sort of grocery store. This struggle was hard on her because she had to go back and forth from her home to the doctor which took her forever. Also, they lacked many resources such as senior centers, YMCA's, and even churches were far. This made her move to the city, but with that she found problems as well. She could not drive well in the city with all the fast moving cars and intersections, she also found it very hard to find a place that was cheap enough for her to live in. It got to the point where she sold her car and found an assisted living area that allowed for her to have shuttles to drive her around, chefs to cook for her, and many activities in the senior center. This chapter really made me realize just how much different areas are lacking when it comes to helping and catering to the aging populations.
Hillier, S., & Barrow, G. (2011). Aging, The individual, and Society. (9th ed.). California: WADSWORTH
My grandma who is 87 lives tenn miles from town and we are always worried about her. She looked in to getting life alert, but unfortuneatly it would not reach out there. Last October she fell and had a stroke and luckily she was able to get to the phone, but it could have turned out really bad. I believe that they should find more options for the people who are living in the country. Noone wants to leave their home at that age and they should be able to feel comfortable.
ReplyDeleteI completely understand. My family and I had to uproot my grandpa after he lived in his house for 50 plus years because he could no longer take care of himself or my grandma who had reached some of her last stages of Alzheimer's. He was very stubborn at first and did not want to move, but he eventually decided it was for the best. We could tell after moving them to an assisted living place, and them having to be placed in two separate units, my grandpa became depressed and was not happy at all. He would tell us that he was and that he wanted to go back home. He ended up passing away while still living in the home, we just did not realize he would completely give up like he did. Great post and thanks for sharing!
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