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Sociology Chapter 9
Pages 314-317
- Since the number of people over 65 increased from around 24
million to around 38 million, the number of people living alone
increased to over 11 million.
- The majority of those living alone are elderly
women.
- People 65-74 Years = 2% in nursing homes.
People 75-84 Years = 6% in nursing homes.
People 85+ Years = 23% in nursing homes.
- Federal budget cuts, continuting war in Iraq,
and effects of the Gulf Coast storms are likely to
drastically reduce the ability of governments at
all levels to provide houseing subsidies for the
elderly or low-income populations.
- Federal budget cuts, continuting war in Iraq,
and effects of the Gulf Coast storms are likely to
drastically reduce the ability of governments at
all levels to provide houseing subsidies for the
elderly or low-income populations.
- People 65-74 Years = 2% in nursing homes.
People 75-84 Years = 6% in nursing homes.
People 85+ Years = 23% in nursing homes.
- The majority of those living alone are elderly
women.
- Housing
- The Affordable Care Act has important provisions to
help the elderly with medical needs.
- This bill will close the "doughnut hole" which many elderly folks get trapped in.
- It will make nursing home care more affordable (less expensive).
- It will allow the disabled to receive more help.
- It will give Medicaid more funds to disperse.
- Nursing homes will now have to offer up information that was
once private, about their establishment and staff.
- Nursing homes will now have to offer up information that was
once private, about their establishment and staff.
- It will give Medicaid more funds to disperse.
- It will allow the disabled to receive more help.
- It will make nursing home care more affordable (less expensive).
- This bill will close the "doughnut hole" which many elderly folks get trapped in.
- Healthcare Reform for the Elderly
- Social Security was supposed to
be a form of insurance, as in a
sort of helper, however now it is
the main source of income for
many elderly people.
- The greatest flaw in the social security
system is that the benefits are too small
for the purposes they have come to
serve.
- The poorest workers pay a
higher percentage of their income
to social security taxes, but
since the benefits are dispersed
based on total taxes paid, the
poorest workers are still the
poorest people after retirement. (DIAGRAM)
- Social Security discriminates against women. They are
only entitled to half of the benefits that a man would
receive.
- The most pressing and
unanswered social policy
question is how the
working class will pay for
the social security of the
baby boomers as they
begin to retire.
- The most pressing and
unanswered social policy
question is how the
working class will pay for
the social security of the
baby boomers as they
begin to retire.
- Social Security discriminates against women. They are
only entitled to half of the benefits that a man would
receive.
- The poorest workers pay a
higher percentage of their income
to social security taxes, but
since the benefits are dispersed
based on total taxes paid, the
poorest workers are still the
poorest people after retirement. (DIAGRAM)
- The greatest flaw in the social security
system is that the benefits are too small
for the purposes they have come to
serve.
- Retirement and Social Security
- As the life expectancy increases, so does the retirement
age, so larger numbers of the working class will remain in
the work force longer.
- The decline of the employer-based
retirement plans is a major reason why
the elderly are remaining in the work force
for so long.
- The decline of the employer-based
retirement plans is a major reason why
the elderly are remaining in the work force
for so long.
- Future Prospects
- Do we have a right to die?
- Jack Kevorkian, the so called "Michigan Suicide
Doctor", has assisted many elderly patients in
suicide.
- In 1997, the Supreme Court ruled that the "right to
die" is not a constitutional right.
- In 1998, Dr. Kevorkian
administered a lethal
injection to Thomas Youk,
who was suffering from a
painful terminal illness. For
helping in the suicide,
Kevorkian was sentenced
to 10-25 years in prison
for second degree murder.
- He was released in 2007, only having spent 9 years in the prison.
- He was released in 2007, only having spent 9 years in the prison.
- In 1998, Dr. Kevorkian
administered a lethal
injection to Thomas Youk,
who was suffering from a
painful terminal illness. For
helping in the suicide,
Kevorkian was sentenced
to 10-25 years in prison
for second degree murder.
- In 1997, the Supreme Court ruled that the "right to
die" is not a constitutional right.
- Jack Kevorkian, the so called "Michigan Suicide
Doctor", has assisted many elderly patients in
suicide.
- Current Controversies
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