The population of old people is dramatically raising, but not enough money or time is dedicated to the care of seniors. The senior center that we visited showed me that old people require a lot of care. Many of them had trouble doing things we find trivial such as standing up, walking, typing, etc. We are figuring out how to keep people alive longer, but now we need to focus on keeping the elderly happy, healthy and independent. If projections of rising numbers of old people hold up to be true, we will need to dedicate more resources into the care of seniors. In lower-income countries, the number of old people is estimated to rise dramatically, This will cause problems of neglected needs of these people.

At the Mount Pleasant senior center, we interviewed a few seniors and asked them about what they enjoy, what's challenging for them, and what we could do to help them. Talking to Prisilla, I was interested in her inability to easily stand up. This task to me seems so easy, but to her, it is difficult and scary. This simple interaction showed me that we should focus more on keeping people healthy and happy longer rather than alive longer. We also talked to Bobby Joe and learned a little about him before he fell asleep. He told us about his trouble tying. He is able to write for fifteen-minute sessions before he has to take a break and let his hands stop hurting. Bobby Joe was not able to give us much information because he was too tired. This also showed me how fatiguing it is to simply be old and how much energy he has to use in daily life.