What Is Being Done to Address the Issues You Identified?

* What is being done to address the issues you identified?

Ageism is currently being fought yet it seems to continue all over the world. One way that ageism is fought in the United States is when the Employment Equality Act Regulations 2006 was enacted. The Employment Equality Act Regulations referred to equity in the workplace in reference to hiring new employees and how they are treated. It also referred to equality in firing, promotions, and retirement. According to United States Department Of Labor (2012), "The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) enforces and administers the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which provides a number of rights and protections for private-sector retirement and health plan participants and their beneficiaries." (Protecting Your Retirement And Health Benefits). Quality care in elder care homes and retirement homes is a problem that unfortunately a huge concern in the United States. Adult Protective Services is one service that may help this issue. Another resource is the National Center on Elder Abuse, which is directed by the United States Administration on Ageing. The purpose of the national Center on Elder Abuse is to help ensure that the elderly live without neglect and abuse.

* Is the number of aging population expected to rise in numbers or decrease?

The numbers of the elderly aging population has been steadily rising and will continue to do so over the next few decades. In today's day and age not only are their more elders due to the "baby boom" post War World II. According to "Encyclopedia Britannica" (2012), "The war's end, followed by a sustained period of economic prosperity (the 1950s and early 1960s), was accompanied by a surge in population. The sheer size of the baby-boom generation (some 75 million) magnified its impact on society" (para. 1). Another reason for the rise in the aging population is the progress in the medical field. This has also helped in the rise because we now have many more cures for diseases that were not around years ago. This trend will continue to happen because our general health has continued to improve and our life span has increased and is proposed to continue to increase. Health care is another large factor this equation because if people are able to get the medical care they need they will live longer and healthier lives.

* What types of legislation may or may not be affected by the aging population?

Laws that have anything to do with Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid definitely effect the ageing population. Our country's biggest issue with this is the thought of the Obamacare plan passing. According to "Wikipedia" (2012), "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly called Obamacare (or the federal health care law), is a States federal signed into law by President Barack Obama on March