Older Adult Health

Question 1

Age ranges for older adults

Answer 1

Young-old - 65-75 years
old - 75-85 years
old-old - 85-100 years
elite-old - over 100 years

Question 2

Normal physical changes when aging

Answer 2

Skin - increased dryness, pallor, wrinking, sagging and fragility. Age spots.

• decreased perspiration.
• thinning and greying hair
• slowed reaction times
• loss of stature
• loss of bone and muscule mass
• joint stiffness
• impaired balance