What are the most rewarding things about getting older?

SENIOR INTERVIEW GUIDLINES.
Part One:
Describe your senior. How do you know him/her? How old is he/she? You do not have to give the person’s real name.
Part Two:
Below are 20 questions from which to choose. Select a minimum of 12 questions, making sure to include 3 questions from each of the groupings. Write out each question with the person’s response below it. Don’t summarize their answers, write down what they say. If their answer is very lengthy, write down the most salient portion and then paraphrase the rest.
Part Three:
Create a profile of your senior explaining if he/she meets or doesn’t meet the criteria for successful aging. Refer to the Aging powerpoint, related videos, and Erikson’s 7th and 8th stages of psychosocial development
Meaningful Questions to Ask Seniors
Questions about when they were young
What do you remember about the place where you grew up?
Which invention from your lifetime are you most amazed by?
What’s the weirdest fad you remember?
What was your favorite movie when you were younger?
What was your first job?
Questions about family
Do you know the history of your family name or origin?
What do you remember about your parents and grandparents?
What were your children like growing up?
What did you and your siblings do for fun?
How did you meet your spouse?
Questions about getting older
What are the most rewarding things about getting older? Is it a lifetime of knowledge? The senior discount at the movie theatre?
What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in your life? Ask to hear the stories behind those lessons.
Who has influenced you the most? Why?
What life advice would you pass along?
If you could go back to any age, what would it be? Would they stay the age they are now or go back? How far back? What was life like at that time?
Questions about values
What was the best day of your life? It could be a wedding, the birth of a child, or just a nice day by the lake.
What are you the most proud of?
What kinds of things make you the happiest now?
How have your dreams and goals changed throughout your life? Do they seem at peace with these changes, or do they have regrets?
How would you like to be remembered? This question can be sad, but knowing how your loved one wants to be remembered will help you honor them and tell their story.

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