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Population Growth, Aging, Urbanization, Migration, New Immigration

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Population growth, Aging, Urbanization, Migration, New Immigration

The United States aging society is one of our greatest challenges with an estimate if 1 in 5 citizens being over the age of 65 by 2030. From 1946 through 1960, the United States experienced the Baby Boom years. With that large population entering their senior years now, our society will experience major changes. There are already problems caring for our aging population so if we don't address all of these issues now, we will see a frightening spike on all fronts.

Financially, the elderly are already at poverty level Social Security benefits with women suffering the most due to SS laws having to ...

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hands of under paid (due to underfunding) caregivers that are already overworked. When I worked in group homes, I was shocked that the highest pay I could find in any of the companies in this area was $10 for direct care. This includes heavy physical labor for elderly that cannot care for themselves and abuse from the clients due to Alzheimer's and other aging related issues.

Most caregivers are over worked because a lot of the care givers would call in sick when they reached a certain amount of hours so they could collect differing kinds of government help to keep their own families fed. Like a balancing act of working hard work but stopping to collect the little the government will give them. When a single mother of 2 has to give up $600 in Food Stamps if she works full time for $8/hr before taxes are taken out, why would she work full time? She will work as many hours as she can until she knows it will get her food taken away.

Rules are broken in both nursing homes ...

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Added: 7/31/2013 08:13:38 PM
Submitted By: camilee
Category: Social Issues
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 541
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