A Study On A Peek Into Retirement - 2321 Words

A Peek into Retirement The purpose of this paper is to provide an opportunity to explore the social, cultural, health and economic issues pertaining to the older adult, specifically the older adults interviewed for this paper, and this includes their preparation for, subsequent adjustment to, and special needs and concerns of retirement. The information that follows in this paper, is taken directly from the two interviewees, a male and a female who differ greatly in age, and two nursing journal articles that relate to a common issue they both express in there interviews. The two individuals interviewed for this paper are, I.W and D.D. I.W. is an eighty-five year old woman who lives with her daughter, her son in law, and granddaughter.†¦show more content†¦He is a supportive husband, and enjoys being able to be there for her, as well as going fishing, working around his house, and spending time with family, including his wife. Contrary to I.W., we conducted his interview over the phone, since he lives in North Carolina, and he happens to be a new friend’s grandfather. His attitude towards retirement is a very positive one, and he seems to be enjoying his current retired life. This paper explores the answers the interviewees provide when questioned about their retirement, some similarities and differences between the two, and the common issue of finances, along with two nursing journals about finances that relate to both I.W. and D.D. Interview Summary Two: I.W. First, we take a look at I.W., and her interview answers. Between the ages of sixty to sixty-five, she considers that she was retired, and she never really started planning for it. She has been in the hospital numerous times, some of which were recent, and has drawn up a Will and powers of attorney to help her transition into retirement. She is not recently retired, has been for almost twenty years, and really did not make any other plans, because the only reason she retired is due to her husband passing away. Her life differs most now that she is retired in that she has more free time, but she is unhappy that she is unable to drive herself around anymore and cannot travel as much as she did when she first retired. When she began