Aging Matters

Running head: AGING MATTERS 1
Aging Matters
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AGING MATTERS 2
Introduction
1. In the article by the Globe and Mail Canadian newspaper, it is explained on how
serious Canada considers the human rights of its citizens (Hazel., 2016). However, the older
citizens are sometimes ignored by the young people such that they are not at liberty to make
personal decisions. In most instances, many people give help to the aged population even when
it’s not needed. The paper notes that such practices may make the ageing population feel less
important in the society. Moreover, the more this population becomes reliant for any assistance,
the more they become reliant and hence a burden to their families. They should therefore be left
to manage their property and make personal decisions until they ask for assistance.
In the second article published in the Vancouver Sun, a Canadian newspaper, the need to
be selective on the words and language used on the old people during their care matters a lot.
There are however many organizations in Canada such as B.C the Care providers have been on
an endless mission to ensure that the seniors receive the best care (Rebecca, 2017). As such the
language to ageing people should be used selectively by the care givers to ensure that it does not
demean them. Since ageism is commonly termed as a form of discrimination, then social care
workers are urged to ensure that they make professional language and words to be used while
providing care to the aged people.
2. I concur with the fact that aged people are not given a priority to make their decisions
in the society. This is because it is assumed that as people age, so does their reasoning ability
diminish, which is not always true (Han, 2015). It’s true that the outcomes of care in ageism is
affected by the language which is used by caregivers. The use of poor and hurting language
when addressing ageism may send a feeling to this population that they are a burden to the