Elder Interview
Essays

Identify one communication barrier: The participant indicated that she has suffered two strokes in recent years. Although her speech is clear, she did indicate that at times she has difficulty remembering and that I may…

In this paper, the author examines perceptions about well elders who live independently within the community. Perceptions about well elders tend to skew two ways: some people assume that age equals disability, so that even well-elders are treated as being incapable of self-care, while others fail to recognize that even well-elders face significant health risks. By focusing on a well-elder as an individual, the author used the interview technique to discover the assets and liabilities of a particular well-elder living within the community.

"Young people have a lot of stress today," said G.D, in reference to the lives of her children and grandchildren. This comment seemed startling, given the many changes Mrs. D had experienced over the course of her life.