INDG 401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Baby Boomers, Elder Abuse, Dementia
9 Jun 2018
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Department
Course
Professor
Older Adults
January 15th
heterogeneity of aging and its impact on aging processes and social practice
Demographic Characteristics of OA (Older Adults): Myths and Realities
Baby boomers: well educated, hold “all the jobs”, late retirement,
Hard working, did not receive any handouts, think new generation is “lazy”
Impact on health care system and similar services: health crisis, pension crisis
This will create a lot of jobs
Rethinking jobs and opportunities for OA
Anxiety and cost around asking for help, falling into the crisis is taboo, frail and need home care
= you failed? Or 85 very healthy, did you “succeed” or do you present yourself as healthier and
more independent than you are and then miss out on possible helpful services
All 5 sense tend to decline with age-> 4 decline, touch does not, particularly helpful working
with dementia, but MUST be mindful of reaction to touch.
*National Senior’s Council
- federal advisory body
16% of OA experience social isolation
17% reported feeling excited excluded often or some of the time
Lack of social contact, social roles & mutually rewarding relationships
High Risk Groups: rural, compromised health, knowledge awareness, life transitions, ex:
retirement, loss of spouse), poverty, sexual and gender identity, lack of social relationships
Those in bold ^ are most focused on/addressed/tackled in life atm. Missing the many other
sectors
Special Senate Committee on Aging
- Maisons des grand-parents network
Elder Law Clinic in Mtl (free service)
Gradations of capacity -> should not view it as black and white
Elder abuse huge focus here in QC
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Document Summary
January 15th heterogeneity of aging and its impact on aging processes and social practice. Demographic characteristics of oa (older adults): myths and realities. Baby boomers: well educated, hold all the jobs , late retirement, Hard working, did not receive any handouts, think new generation is lazy . Impact on health care system and similar services: health crisis, pension crisis. Anxiety and cost around asking for help, falling into the crisis is taboo, frail and need home care. Or 85 very healthy, did you succeed or do you present yourself as healthier and more independent than you are and then miss out on possible helpful services. All 5 sense tend to decline with age-> 4 decline, touch does not, particularly helpful working with dementia, but must be mindful of reaction to touch. 17% reported feeling excited excluded often or some of the time. Lack of social contact, social roles & mutually rewarding relationships.
