The elderly activities before and after retirement

The paper presents an inventory of the activities of the elderly before and after retirement. The objectives of this paper are: to identify and analyse the activities of the elderly before retirement; to identify and analyse the activities of the elderly after retirement; to analyse the dynamics of the elderly’s roles; to build the intervention plans in relation to the elderly’s activities in correlation with the roles played by them. The interview is the method used in data collection and the results are obtained from the qualitative analysis of the data: inventory of answers, their classification into categories, coding of answers and their interpretation. The schedule of activities and the typology of activities have changed radically after retirement and the satisfaction of the elderly in relation to these activities varies depending on the health problems, depending on the financial difficulties and the relationships that the elderly have with the family. Most of the elderly people interviewed say that they try to stay active and satisfy their desires even if it is more difficult for them due to their health condition. They focus on helping and supporting the family, and they feel great satisfaction when it comes to helping them.