Work With Older Adults

More older Americans – those ages 65 and older – are working than at any time since the turn of the century, and today’s older workers are spending more time on the job than did their peers in previous years, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of employment data from the …

Working Longer: Older Americans’ Attitudes on Work and Retirement With funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted a national survey of 1,024 adults ages 50 and over.

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In 2015, 33 million Americans aged 55+ were employed, and 1.3 million were actively seeking work. (Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS] Nearly twice as many older workers aged 65+ were employed in 2015 than teenage workers (8.4 million vs 4.7 million). (BLS) Weekly earnings vary by age and gender.

Practitioners working with older adults find it useful to be cognizant of the strengths that many older people possess including the opportunities for using skills and adaptations they have developed over their lifespan for continued psychological growth in late life.

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Dr. Ann Link’s [new] book, Group Work With Older Adults, builds on her original work. . . this is a unique book written by a therapist with years of experience working with older adults. The exercises are creative and so useful for use in groups.

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Oct 24, 2018 · As Americans live longer, growth in the number of older adults is unprecedented. In 2014, 14.5% (46.3 million) of the US population was aged 65 or older and is projected to reach 23.5% (98 million) by 2060. 1 Aging adults experience higher risk of chronic disease. In 2012, 60% of older adults

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Older Adults. Gerontology social work is one of the fastest growing social work occupations. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the social work profession is expecting a 16 percent growth rate through 2026. With the aging of the Baby Boomer generation, much of that growth (20 percent) is expected to be within health care-related fields.

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Subjecting older adults in poor health to Medicaid work requirements will present cost and administrative burdens to beneficiaries, states, and health providers To date, 12 states have proposed conducting demonstrations that add work requirements to Medicaid.

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