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Canada. National Advisory Council on Aging,National Advisory Council on Aging (Canada),Judith Stryckman
Author : Canada. National Advisory Council on Aging,National Advisory Council on Aging (Canada),Judith Stryckman Publisher : National Advisory Council on Aging Page : 120 pages File Size : 46,9 Mb Release : 1989 Category : Political Science ISBN : UOM:39015017936447
Understanding Seniors' Independence by Canada. National Advisory Council on Aging,National Advisory Council on Aging (Canada),Judith Stryckman Pdf
This report presents the results of a study carried out by the National Advisory Council on Aging to understand better the barriers to independent living that seniors encounter in the community and the consequences of these barriers. In this study, the Council consulted seniors, seniors' organizations, and those who work with seniors, through a questionnaire and by means of a focus group session. This report also includes a number of suggestions for action that the Council has formulated and that should help to reduce or remove the barriers that were found to be most problematic.
Author : National Advisory Council on Aging (Canada) Publisher : National Advisory Council on Aging Page : 36 pages File Size : 47,6 Mb Release : 1989 Category : Life skills ISBN : PSU:000017678339
Understanding Seniors' Independence by National Advisory Council on Aging (Canada) Pdf
Report no. 1 described the nature and scope of the seven principal barriers to independent living faced by seniors -- physical health, emotional/mental well-being, transportation, community-based services, safety and security, housing, and communication and information. This second report describes the strategies and resources used by seniors to cope with these barriers. Several suggestions for action are formulated that take into account these reported coping strategies.
Danielle Maltais,Francine Trickey,Yvonne Robitaille,Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,Montreal General Hospital. Department of Community Health
Author : Danielle Maltais,Francine Trickey,Yvonne Robitaille,Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,Montreal General Hospital. Department of Community Health Publisher : Unknown Page : 108 pages File Size : 48,9 Mb Release : 2008 Category : Older people ISBN : OCLC:418953801
Maintaining Seniors' Independence by Danielle Maltais,Francine Trickey,Yvonne Robitaille,Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,Montreal General Hospital. Department of Community Health Pdf
This pilot study was undertaken by the gerontological team of the Department of Public Health of the Montreal General Hospital, under a program designed to explore options that can enable older people with disabilities to maintain independent lifestyles. It examines the potential of environmental improvements for preventing or restoring the loss of autonomy by means of an identification tool. The main objective of the tool is to identify those home improvements or adaptations that are easy and inexpensive to carry out, and which can enable older people to undertake their daily living activities with some degree of independence. The study addresses the problems of those older people who are experiencing a loss in their physical autonomy. It excludes mental, psychic, or emotional deficiencies.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on the Health and Medical Dimensions of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on the Health and Medical Dimensions of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults Publisher : National Academies Press Page : 317 pages File Size : 51,9 Mb Release : 2020-05-14 Category : Social Science ISBN : 9780309671033
Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on the Health and Medical Dimensions of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults Pdf
Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are considered to be socially isolated, and a significant proportion of adults in the United States report feeling lonely. People who are 50 years of age or older are more likely to experience many of the risk factors that can cause or exacerbate social isolation or loneliness, such as living alone, the loss of family or friends, chronic illness, and sensory impairments. Over a life course, social isolation and loneliness may be episodic or chronic, depending upon an individual's circumstances and perceptions. A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that social isolation presents a major risk for premature mortality, comparable to other risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, or obesity. As older adults are particularly high-volume and high-frequency users of the health care system, there is an opportunity for health care professionals to identify, prevent, and mitigate the adverse health impacts of social isolation and loneliness in older adults. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults summarizes the evidence base and explores how social isolation and loneliness affect health and quality of life in adults aged 50 and older, particularly among low income, underserved, and vulnerable populations. This report makes recommendations specifically for clinical settings of health care to identify those who suffer the resultant negative health impacts of social isolation and loneliness and target interventions to improve their social conditions. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults considers clinical tools and methodologies, better education and training for the health care workforce, and dissemination and implementation that will be important for translating research into practice, especially as the evidence base for effective interventions continues to flourish.
Autonomy and Independence by Lili Liu,Christine Daum,Massimo Poesio Pdf
This book looks at how AgeTech can support the autonomy and independence of people as they grow older. The authors challenge readers to reflect on the concepts of autonomy and independence not as absolutes but as experiences situated within older adults’ social connections and environments. Eleven personas of people around the world provide the context for readers to consider the influence of culture and values on how we understand autonomy and independence and the potential role of technology-based supports. The global pandemic provides a backdrop for the unprecedentedly rapid adoption of AgeTech, such as information and communication technologies or mobile applications that benefit older adults. Each persona in the book demonstrates the opportunity for AgeTech to facilitate autonomy and independence in supporting one’s identity, decision making, advance care planning, self care, health management, economic and social participation, enjoyment and self fulfillment and mobility in the community. The book features AgeTech from around the world to provide examples of commercially available products as well as research and development within the field. Despite the promise of AgeTech, the book highlights the “digital divide,” where some older people experience inadequate access to technology due to their geographic location, socio-economic status, and age. This book is accessible and relevant to everyday readers. Older adults will recognize themselves or peers in the personas and may glean insight from the solutions. Care partners and service providers will identify with the challenges of the personas. AgeTech entrepreneurs, especially “seniorpreneurs,” will appreciate that their endeavours represent a growing trend. Researchers will be reminded that the most important research questions are those that will enhance the quality of life of older adults and their sense of autonomy and independence, or relational autonomy and interdependence.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Family Caregiving for Older Adults
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Family Caregiving for Older Adults Publisher : National Academies Press Page : 367 pages File Size : 49,7 Mb Release : 2016-11-08 Category : Medical ISBN : 9780309448093
Families Caring for an Aging America by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Family Caregiving for Older Adults Pdf
Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an older adult with a health or functional limitation. The nation's family caregivers provide the lion's share of long-term care for our older adult population. They are also central to older adults' access to and receipt of health care and community-based social services. Yet the need to recognize and support caregivers is among the least appreciated challenges facing the aging U.S. population. Families Caring for an Aging America examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs, supports, and other interventions designed to support family caregivers. This report also assesses and recommends policies to address the needs of family caregivers and to minimize the barriers that they encounter in trying to meet the needs of older adults.
Danielle Maltais,Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Public Affairs Centre
Author : Danielle Maltais,Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Public Affairs Centre Publisher : Public Affairs Centre, CMHC Page : 26 pages File Size : 54,9 Mb Release : 2007 Category : Barrier-free design for older people ISBN : 0662966279
Maintaining Seniors' Independence by Danielle Maltais,Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Public Affairs Centre Pdf
This pilot study was undertaken by the gerontological team of the Department of Public Health of the Montreal General Hospital, under a program designed to explore options that can enable older people with disabilities to maintain independent lifestyles. It examines the potential of environmental improvements for preventing or restoring the loss of autonomy by means of an identification tool. The main objective of the tool is to identify those home improvements or adaptations that are easy and inexpensive to carry out, and which can enable older people to undertake their daily living activities with some degree of independence. The study addresses the problems of those older people who are experiencing a loss in their physical autonomy. It excludes mental, psychic, or emotional deficiencies.
Independence and the Elderly by Malcolm J. Fisk Pdf
In the 1980s much research into the needs of the elderly was undertaken from the perspective of a ‘sickness’ model, a model which reinforced labels of elderly people as frail, disabled, dependent and economically unproductive. Few studies adopted a positive attitude to ageing and elderly people. Originally published in 1986, reissued here with a new preface, this book helped to redress this imbalance by focusing on the theme of independence, examined particularly from the perspective of current housing and social policies relating to elderly people at the time. The author looks at sheltered housing in detail, including discussion of alarm systems, ‘staying put’ schemes and residential homes. The book was essential reading for academics and practitioners in the health and social welfare fields with a concern for the elderly and the ways in which they could retain a meaningful independence.
Independence and Economic Security in Old Age by Frank Denton Pdf
As boomers move towards retirement the phenomenon of "population aging" has become a much-publicized issue. Independence and Economic Security in Old Age focuses on the economic and social implications of aging at the level of the individual and of society as a whole. The product of a three-year research program, the book contains chapters by recognized experts in the fields of economics and econometrics, sociology, social work, medicine, epidemiology, gerontology, and nursing.
Activity Card Sort, 2nd Edition (ACS) is a flexible and useful measure of occupation that enables occupational therapy practitioners to help clients describe their instrumental, leisure, and social activities. The format's 89 photographs of individuals performing activities and 3 versions of the instrument (Institutional, Recovering, and Community Living) is easily understood and administered. Using the ACS will give clinicians the occupational history and information they need to help clients build routines of meaningful and healthy activities. Includes 20 instrumental activities, 35 low-physical-demand leisure activities, 17 high-physical-demand leisure activities, and 17 social activities and allows for the calculation of the percentage of activity retained.
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICY It took the coronavirus pandemic to open our eyes to the deplorable state of so many of the nation's long-term care homes: the inhumane conditions, overworked and underpaid staff, and lack of oversight. In this timely new book, esteemed health reporter André Picard reveals the full extent of the crisis in eldercare, and offers an urgently needed prescription to fix a broken system. When COVID-19 spread through seniors' residences across Canada, the impact was horrific. Along with widespread illness and a devastating death toll, the situation exposed a decades-old crisis: the shocking systemic neglect towards our elders. Called in to provide emergency care in some of the hardest-hit facilities in Ontario and Quebec, the military issued damning reports of what they encountered. And yet, the failings that were exposed--unappetizing meals, infrequent baths, overmedication, physical abuse and inadequate personal care--have persisted for years in these institutions. In Neglected No More, André Picard takes a hard look at how we came to embrace mass institutionalization, and lays out what can and must be done to improve the state of care for our elders, a highly vulnerable population with complex needs and little ability to advocate for themselves. Picard shows that the entire eldercare system--fragmented, underfunded and unsupported--is long overdue for a fundamental rethink. We need to find ways to ensure seniors can age gracefully in the community for longer, with supportive home care and respite for family caregivers, and ensure that long-term care homes are not warehouses of isolation and neglect. Our elders deserve nothing less.
Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Future Health Care Workforce for Older Americans
Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Future Health Care Workforce for Older Americans Publisher : National Academies Press Page : 317 pages File Size : 48,5 Mb Release : 2008-09-27 Category : Medical ISBN : 9780309115872
Retooling for an Aging America by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Future Health Care Workforce for Older Americans Pdf
As the first of the nation's 78 million baby boomers begin reaching age 65 in 2011, they will face a health care workforce that is too small and woefully unprepared to meet their specific health needs. Retooling for an Aging America calls for bold initiatives starting immediately to train all health care providers in the basics of geriatric care and to prepare family members and other informal caregivers, who currently receive little or no training in how to tend to their aging loved ones. The book also recommends that Medicare, Medicaid, and other health plans pay higher rates to boost recruitment and retention of geriatric specialists and care aides. Educators and health professional groups can use Retooling for an Aging America to institute or increase formal education and training in geriatrics. Consumer groups can use the book to advocate for improving the care for older adults. Health care professional and occupational groups can use it to improve the quality of health care jobs.
