Introduction.

Senior Citizen define as the elderly person usually more than sixty or sixty-five years of

age. At this age, it is typically means that it is the time that you were going to retire from your

work. An elderly a person known as the wiser or the person who have deep experienced.

Culturally, they are the person who is slowing down in their life. They accomplish raising their

family, their roles and done from their own career.

Due to the aging population, Senior Citizen have become a significant part not just for their

family but the whole population. Because of their experienced they guide, inspired and

Influence to help the people to live their life better.

One of alarming problems for Senior is their aging process ,as they reach this age, they

realize that their lives begins to change not just in their everyday routine but also in relation

of their health. The following are the elderly health issues.

According to the National Council of Aging, about 92 percent of senior or those who are now elder

are experiencing of a chronic disease. Heart disease, stroke , cancer and diabetes are the most common

and costly outcome of chronic health conditions.

Cognitive Health is also one of the most problems of senior nowadays ,because it focus on

How a person use their mind to think , remember and learn. Dementia is the most common cognitive

health issue of elderly, because this health problem will slowly loss those cognitive function.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of Dementia. According to National Institute on Aging,

other chronic health condition and disease Increase the risk of developing dementia, such as substance

abuse, depression , HIV, AIDS and Smoking . There are no cure for dementia, but there is still have a

treatment that make the disease slowly to spread.

Mental Disorder is also in the list regards to the health issues of Elderly. According to the

World Health Organization, over the 60, 15 percent of adult suffer from a Mental Disorder.

Depression is the most common mental disorder. It is an alarming problem, the aging

Process must be understood, Depression is a mental illness that mind doesn't want to accept,

Some elderly feel neglected and worst they feel like a burden in their family.

Physical injury is one also effect of aging process. As we go older and reach this age, our

bones going to shrink and our muscle will lost strength. This is an alarming problem because

According to studies , a senior dies from falling in every 29 seconds.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), they found that in the

year of 2013, 21 percent of Aids cases occurred in seniors over the age of 50 in the United

states and at the same year it happened that there are 37 percent of deaths over the age of 50 . in this

study , it shows that HIV/AIDS cases are increasing and it is difficult to treat.

In the age of 65 , malnutrition is the most common problem that older adults facing.

Malnutrition is a root effects of Dementia. Seniors who suffering from dementia may forgot to

Eat that cause Malnutrition.

 As we go older, the sensory impairments of a person getting low such as the vision and

Hearing. According to the CDC, one out of six older adults has a visual impairment and one of

The four has a hearing impairment. Luckily, this problem are easily treatable because nowadays,

There are also aids such as glasses or hearing aids that can use to treat this kind of issue.

Often overlooked, Oral health is one of the most important issue for the elderly. 25 percent of adults

over the age of 65 no longer have a teeth and this statement is according to the Division of Oral Health.

It is difficult for the elderly to maintain a healthy diet, low self-esteem and other health condition

because of cavity and tooth decay problem. Oral health issues such as gum disease,

Dry mouth and mouth cancer are the conditions that could possibly fall to a Cancer.

In Aging process, Incontinence and Constipation are both common. In addition to age-related

Changes, the previous issues mentioned above such as not eating a well-balanced diet and

Suffering from Chronic heath conditions are the side effects of this issue. Exercising regularly

And maintaining a healthy weight are some suggestion of the Mayo Clinic so that we can avoid

From these elderly issue.

In terms of Alcohol or drug-related, Substance abuse is one of the problem that prevalent

Among the seniors. The National Council state that it is expected that the number of older adults of

substance abuse problems is expected to double to five million by the year of 2020. Associate with the

elderly, missing in medical check-ups are often to overlooked. The National Institute on Drugs find that
substance abuse typically results from someone suffering mental deficits or taking another patients

medication due to their inability to pay for their own.

The study presented above shows the different health issues of Elderly. These prove that

they are not only experienced physical hardships but also psychological stress. This problems

Are also the reason why some of families choose to send and consign those old parents/ grand

Parent in Old-age homes. Some of their reason is they can't resource to meet the needs of their

Parents like their medical expenses. But sometimes those children who dump their old parents/

grandparent , don't even come and visit anymore. However, Old-age home must only considered

As a second option, because the role of this is not to feel them burdened but to have a better

Treatment for the Senior Citizen.

The Study above could also be some reasons why some of senior citizen cannot reach

higher age just like before . Thus this action research proposed to determine the average of all senior

citizen in Barangay Camp 1, Rosario, La Union