How do old people live these days?

Oh larish I Am so disappointed you consider people at 60 to be old! I Am 66 going on 67 this month and I can tell you I Am not old! God forbid! and yes I did retire at 63 but my life is active as ever I Am still an independent person I do drive,I do gardening, I do cooking, have a blog, entertain, do dancing, do sewing to supplement my income and much more! so not all old people are the same! not that I'm old any way.

Here in Australia at 60 most people are still working infact our Government is trying to get people to work until they are 70, people who have worked and saved can have a good life once they retire, I think it is sad to see people work all their lives just to leave their hard earnt money to other people.

My grandmother is 79 years old. She doesn't work although she's in perfect health (despite some ailments that comes with her age). She relies on her kids for money but she lives on her own. With 8 kids, I think the money she earned is only enough to be able to raise them and her kids embraced the responsibility to take care of her needs, although she doesn't want them to treat her like she can't do anything any more (like an invalid) because of her age.

both of my parents are n their 60''s. my father is 65 years old and he is not longer working from the time he get hospitalized for hypertension. he is on maintenance medicine with taking almost 3 types of medicines for his high blood and for his urine. my mother still active at age of 64 and really lean and outgoing which is the opposite of my father, he always like to sleep and very slow to walk. so we advice them to have exercise so there blood would circulate normally. my father had a hard time following those advices while my mother no need of this as she goes out everyday and hate to stay in the house cause she feel weak. my brother and sister works abroad so they send us financial support and also his sister and brother also give help in terms of buying his medicines. while i am the one who take care of them n the house, prepare their meal, goes to the market and grocery and the over all caregiver. when they still younger they are both active and working. in terms of vacation they already experience it and now days every time my sister or brother arrive from there overseas. our entire family goes to have a vacation.

I have friends in their 60's who are still working as consultants even if they have the means to live a life of leisure. Some people are not comfortable not doing anything. It is not only for the money that some people work. They want to be useful to society and want to share their knowledge with others. In my country we have an impeachment trial going on where the the senate president is presiding as the judge. He is more than 80 years old. The defense lawyer is also more than 80 years old. They are the stars of the impeachment court because they educate the younger lawyers with their wisdom. Both of them are quite well off but they still practice their profession as they still crave for an active life. I think when I am 60, I will still be writing since I cannot imagine myself not doing any worthwhile work. I will not survive not doing anything.

from my experiance (my grandma who is still alive and my grandfather who has passed away). they were very well off and when my grandma passes away she has enough money to cover everything like funneral cost but they were very good at saving money and making cds at the banks and all that. she relys a lot on me my sister my dad and my aunt to help her with things around the house. she doesnt like to be alone ne more so my dad and i stay the night and my aunt on weekends. she would love to go on a vacation and would have the money to but she is not able to get around well enough to do so she is onj oxyegen. she doesnt struggle to eat but it is very hard to find things she is suppose to eat (low in salt things along with other things she is diabetic), but there are others who are older who are in way better health and so other things :)

I know a lot of people who are over 60, and they are all in slightly different situations in their lives. My grandparents are 71, and they're lucky that they had a lot of savings from when they were working, so they go on a lot of holidays around the world and still manage to go on a lot of days and nights out when they're at home as well. They are lucky to be in good health at their age, but I know of a lot of people who are not quite so lucky and this means that they are unable to enjoy the same good style of living as my grandparents have been able to.

I know my share of people over 60 years old. Where I work,at a college in the kitchen,I work with two older man. One is 75 and the other is 82! Both don't want to retire so they work during the school year! Are baker is 67 and doesn't plan to retire until she is 70! She runs circles around us younger people! There is a woman who is like 78 years old who works casual part-time in the kitchen. Usually she works with the wait-staff. She keeps busy with her church,crafts and gardening in the summer for examples. She is a very spry woman! My dad is 88 years old. He has congestive heart failure. He is currently living with his girlfriend who is 75 (my mom passed away in 1995). She takes care of him. He doesn't do anything! he just sits there in a chair all day long! When he does do anything he uses a walker to get around. His health has been slowly going the past 2 or 3 years. It could be his last year. Me and siblings could not handle taking care of our dad! He would drive us crazy and we have our own lives to worry about! He would be a very unhappy camper if he had to live in an old folks home! He might have to yet but we will see.

My grandmother, I think she is 60? I'm not that sure though. But she is really hardworking and she still work and help. I finished my studies because of her so I hope that I could turn back my gratitude to her someday. I'm working now but just enough for my brothers allowance. I wanted to give my grandmother a vacation, maybe someday when I can. I hope I can do that for her.

It is not the years in one's life that count. It is the life in one's years! Do you know people who are 59 and below? I do, too. What are their lifestyles? Gosh, no two people are the same. It really depends on each individual.

My grandad on my mothers side is 80. he is still pretty much active. He is one of those people who can't be in one place and sit around. He still tends to his farm and animals. He eats pretty much everything but from what I have noticed, he does not eat a lot really. He seems to eat when he wants to and not because everybody else are eating. he lives with my grandmum. They live together alone but my uncle is their neighbor. They do have enough money. They are pretty frugal and most of the money my parents give them, they keep it somewhere that is why my parents decided to buy them groceries instead.

Yes know plenty of them. A big part is still working over here (if possible till 70 years old unless they kick you out before that time because you are too expensive). An other part retired earlier and is taking care of the grandchildren (take them to school, pick them up etc). An other part is travelling or staying abroad during winter time (mostly 2-3 months). If possible I will join the last group.

I have seen a few older people still working to even fed their families. I think modern generation has gotten out of control and do not care much about their parents. On the other hand, some old people seems to be very much concerned on saving some money for their irresponsible children. No wonder most of them are dying miserable even though they have some money or children who would have taken good care of them.

From my point of view it depends. If the aged person is well off i bet he/she is enjoying the fruits of his/her labor and many grandchildren or keep on building their empire. As for the people living in poor countries, even at 60 they still strive to earn money to be able to support their family, to be able to eat and have a roof on their head. It is a really pitiful sight. I hope someday things will change.

Depends on the person really. There are many elders out there, who aren’t ready to give up to what is defined by society as retirement age. Granted some of them, it really is something that they have no choice. Whether it be poor investment of money, poor saving, or just working at a company that causes their retirement benefits to explode right into dust, that is up for a lot of debate. In fact, there are many elders that would be about what you would expect. And then there are others who are out there working, living lives that are bringing many of their younger counterparts to shame. And they seem to be rather independent, until they can’t be and some of them are stubborn enough to try being independent. It does vary from person to person, while some feel the ravages of ages and some put the youth of the world to shame.

It depends on the life of a person. Just like younger people, older people have also the same lifestyle as theirs. But because they are older what we have in mind are they have no capacity to work anymore. In our country the compulsory age of retirement is 65 for ordinary government employees and 70 years old for judges so there are people who are within these age range who are still working. For the senators and congressmen, there are even 80 years old. However, those who are homeless, if they are lucky enough and be found by concerned citizens or whoever, they will be brought to the home for the aged that is run by the government and ngu's. Those who are not lucky, we can find them in the streets roaming around. The luckiest are those who have homes and still cared by their children.