User:Diamond Ogbonnaya Onuoha

WAYS OF STAYING WITH OLD PARENTS DURING THEIR OLD AGE:

What is an old age and who are old parents? This are question we have to ask our selfs in all our daily basics.

Now let us define old age according to most of the philosophers and professors and the generally definition of an old age.

DEFINITION :For statistical and public administrative purposes, however, old age is frequently defined as 60 or 65 years of age or older. Old age has a dual definition. It is the last stage in the life processes of an individual, and it is an age group or generation comprising a segment of the oldest members of a population.

But according to plato,He suggest that old age is freedom from youthful earthly desires that only distract human from truth,knowledge and the good life.

While

Aristotle's view is ostensibly negative,His moral psychology allows that the virtuous elders has much to enjoy

Abstract
Most developed world countries have accepted the chronological age of 65 years as a definition of 'elderly' or older person, but like many westernized concepts, this does not adapt well to the situation in Africa. While this definition is somewhat arbitrary, it is many times associated with the age at which one can begin to receive pension benefits. Although there are commonly used definitions of old age, there is no general agreement on the age at which a person becomes old. The common use of a calendar age to mark the threshold of old age assumes equivalence with biological age, yet at the same time, it is generally accepted that these two are not necessarily synonymous. As far back as 1875, in Britain, the Friendly Societies Act, enacted the definition of old age as, "any age after 50", yet pension schemes mostly used age 60 or 65 years for eligibility (Roebuck, 1979). The UN has not adopted a standard criterion, but generally use 60+ years to refer to the older population (UN, 2001).

To my own point of view to old age,this is the stage of life which every human will come across in life as it is stipulated that life is of three stages which are:-

Time to be born which comprises the stage of day one to teenage.Second stage of life goes to the stage of adulthood beginning (i.e.,from 18years and above) which every youth of that age use in hustling to make money,grow families,invest,etc. This stage is view as 18 to 50years of age.

Then lastly,is the stage of old age which is from 60,65 and above .This is the stage every adult rest and enjoy the fruit of their labour during their youthful.

SYMPTOMS OF OLD AGE.

Common conditions in older age include hearing loss, cataracts and refractive errors, back and neck pain and osteoarthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, depression and dementia. As people age, they are more likely to experience several conditions at the same time.