Family Aging Resources Case Study

Case Study - Family Aging Resources

The adult I interviewed for this case study assignment is a Vietnamese adult who is currently living alone. He has his plan well thought out, as he has planned for a financial will and how he would live in the future after he retires. Based on the interview and the knowledge I have about the adult, I believe that fitness services, English language programs and translation services, caregiver support programs, grief support groups, and independent living assistance would serve him best if he resided in Eau Claire. There are some resources that would enrich his social experience if they were available, such as Buddhist-related organizations and Vietnamese senior centers. Overall, the activities in this assignment

He lives close to his parent’s house and visited them at least several times a week. He currently lives alone because his spouse passed away two years ago, and his children are currently in college. When asked if he has a retirement plan, Dan stated that he didn’t have one, and that he would retire whenever he felt like his body didn’t allow him to work anymore. He had discussed his plan with his now deceased spouse, as he planned to retire and went traveling. For his retirement financial plan, Dan planned to live from his savings, interest and the money he got from leasing his house and other properties he had. Moreover, he believed that he could get some help from his children financially. For this reason, he didn’t worry about going into poverty once he retired. Dan did not think about assisted living or nursing home placement, because they were not popular options in Vietnam, as most older adults in Vietnam live with their children after they retire. When asked whether he had any expectation for his children to help finance his retirement, Dan stated that although Vietnamese older adults usually expect their adult children to take care of them after they grow old, he personally didn’t think of it as a requirement for his children to help him financially. He said that he only expects them to help if they have the means to, and even if they couldn’t take care of him, Dan believed he can take

Usually when a person is unable to make healthcare decisions for themselves, family members such as their spouses and adult children will take on this responsibility. The patient may express their healthcare wishes to their family members, however, this only happens in an informal way, and these wishes are not always taken into account when the decision is made, because they usually do what they think is best for the patient rather than following their wishes, especially when it comes to euthanasia. I couldn’t ask the adult about their preferred funeral arrangements, how they would want to dispose their body and organ donation because it is culturally inappropriate for a younger person to initiate this conversation with the older generation. However, from what I know about Dan’s religion, which is Buddhism, the deceased will experience immense pain if their physical body is touched within eight hours after they pass away, therefore, Dan might not choose to donate his organs after he passes