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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.

Our level of support, type of support, and access to support changes throughout our life, the times today have shifted compared to previous family generations, families have become smaller and are having fewer children, divorce rates are higher, job location and availability have created long distance relationships among families, and the overall fast paced lifestyle families today live reduces time spent with family (Novak 382). In order to maintain support one needs as they age it’s important to utilize many types of support systems, both formal and informal, understand the challenges and burden of caregiving and how this burden can turn into elderly abuse.

With 12% of the population in the United States of America being over 65 years old or older, you would think that the social welfare system would be dwindling quickly. This is very alarming and it saddens me that the poverty level in this age bracket is rising as well. Although many individuals are active in the well-being of their elderly loved ones, there is a huge amount of our society that drops them off at a retirement or convalescing home and doesn’t think about them again until they have passed. I was pleased to read that Social Workers assist residents in empowering them to gain the strength they need to alter their living arrangements in a way that betters their lives.

Retirement planning is essential for the future well-being of retirees. Gaining knowledge and perspective on the process will be beneficial. A lack of preparedness may stem from the overwhelming amount of variables affecting and contributing to retirement planning. The following literature reviews provide awareness on planning for retirement.

Satterlee, A. (2013). ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP: A Christian Perspective (2nd ed.). Raleigh: Synergistics International Inc.

Leadership of today is different than what it was several years ago. In the past, “leadership” was more concerned with the bottom line than shaping the people and organization to ensure its continued success. Leadership and management are two very different topics; however, many people subscribe there is no differentiation. From a Christian perspective, leadership and managerial applications must rest upon scriptural truth and divine authority. Today, coupled with Christian beliefs and ethics, development and effective utilization of key skills and concepts influences how successful a person will be in leading an organization, department, division or small group.

Planning provides a guideline for the members of an organisation to carry out their tasks according to the set objectives. The absence of planning can create ambiguity within the organisation.

Planning involves identifying tasks that must be performed in order to achieve organization goals, outlining how the task must be executed and the time suitable for the execution of tasks. Planning is important in determining the organizational success short term and long term future.

Planning is a systematic process in which owners and management will make decisions and changes based on future endeavors and on goal set to better the company (Reilly, 2011). One way this is achieved is through our Human resource

With people living so much longer, you may find yourself suddenly providing financial support to an elderly family member who can longer do it for themselves.

Planning is defined as a process for accomplishing purposes by formulating a program or set of programs for a definite course of action (Wikipedia, 2012). In human resources management, this involves having the right motives with the best set of people, in the right place, with the right set of skills, at the right time to execute motives set out to achieve organizational goals and strategies. Planning involves the rights strategies and the mechanism to execute the strategies right in place (Stewart, Belcourt, Bohlander, & Snell, 2011).

The Costs and Benefits of Financial Advice by Stephen Foerster, Juhani Linnainmaa, Brian Melzer, Alessandro Previtero.

“Planning means the deliberate and systemic determination of what to do in the future in order to fulfil the organisations mission and meet its objectives, given certain predicted or intended conditions” (Bennett, 1999) (1)

Planning is designing an systematic approach to getting goals done. In this section of the essay I am going to talk about the role managers, organizations and employees play in planning.

In addition to all of this worthwhile information, attorney Andrew M Wyatt was also exposed to topics related to retirement health care options, designing streams of income during and after retirement, income tax considerations, and estate planning objectives. Theories on the best way to manage retirement for domestic partners and non-traditional families was a highly relevant course, as was the unit on making the emotional journey into retirement. He uses all of this knowledge to better serve his retiring clients.