Show I 1 Representative Irvine Checks On Needs Of The Aging is more to gerontology than just riding herd on the Over-the-Hill said Representative David R. Irvine at the annual meeting of the Western Society in Los Angeles this are seeking better ways of helping older people to enjoy and since all of us grow we all have a stake in allocating resources and technology to meet the special problems of older Representative Irvine is a member of the committee which appropriates funds for the Department of He attended the two-day conference at his own expense to become better acquainted with the problems of THE conference featured addresses by professors of gerontology on the psychology and sociology of use of leisure law and the community long-term and comprehensive services to older adults were topics featured in workshop Representative Irvine describes the conference as a helpful eye-opener to the needs of a large group of people who often are taken for and he noted these facts as an THE approximately 20 million people over age 65 in 1972 will increase to 40 million within 35 The average person's decreases by half upon his becoming age 65 and generally remains fixed at tha while the cost of living tends tt increase by 3 and 5 percent each MANY who try to plan for re by contributing to pension find that accumulated benefits are los because of job and employer- sometimes deliberately make work con unpleasant for those j retirement in hopes they will get quit early and forfeit re For those who require rest homes and nursing homes an J too often dehumanizing and tragic experiences for both the residents and t or her facilities art j usually not suited to living ant there is a woeful lack of trained to staff existing j health and aging are 1 closely Older people are of 1 ten not able to provide an adequate diet for not necessarily they cannot afford but because aren't able to prepare proper foods foi As a malnutrition compounds the aging Representative Irvine is developing legislation as a result of the conference which can be considered by the Stale Legislature at its next j |