HSC 4201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Ageism, Chronic Condition, Dementia
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For the first time in us history, a significant number of americans will achieve elder status and live long enough to assume some responsibilities for the care of their aging parents. Many people belong to multigenerational families where there are opportunities to develop long-lasting relationships with parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents. There are now families in which members of three successive generations receive monthly. A perso(cid:374)(cid:859)s age (cid:373)ight depe(cid:374)d o(cid:374) (cid:449)ho (cid:373)easures it a(cid:374)d ho(cid:449) they defi(cid:374)e it: age will always be a relative concept. In the us and other developed countries people are considered old once they reach the age of. 65: young old (65-74, middle old (75-84, old old make up the fastest-growing segment of the elder population. Aging : the changes that occur normally in plants and animals as they grow older, some age changes begin at birth and continue until death, other changes begin at maturity and end at death.
