Active Aging Week Analysis

So to expand upon our community in Sawyer County, we provide Healthy Aging Programs. We recently hired a Health Promotions Coordinator who was trained in evidence based Stepping On for Balance. Along with and assistant, she is in the process of teaching their second class, which has been a huge success. As a seven week course, with the partnership of many professionals such as physical therapist, pharmacist, eye doctor and others people are learning ways to avoid the fear and possibility of falling, which will allow them to continue to live in their home longer and stay healthier.

December 17th, that is my birthday. Having switched school counties in middle school my birthdays always had to find the best of both worlds between two different groups of friends. Well, I had recently discovered the magic of social storytelling in games like Dungeons & Dragons. At this point three of my friends and I would meet up every two weeks for a late night session of fantasy tabletop role-playing. These nights were the high points of our social lives; it only made sense that I wanted ALL of my friends to experience this awesome game. So, I invited everyone asking them to come over around 6:00 p.m. and expect to be there until around midnight. I loaded up on snacks, came up with an adventure for us all to go through, and actually cleaned a little. Everything was set up for everyone to have fun, eat snacks, stay up late, and hopefully find a new hobby. Unfortunately that is not at all what happened.

Yes, I agree with you that people are living much longer thanks to advances in technology and medicine. Thus, the older adults (I prefer to use the term older than elderly or geriatric), is one group of the population that Healthy People 2020 has assigned a separate topic of concern. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggested that any health promotion for the older adult has to take into consideration the psychosocial determinants of health. Given that older adults may not have the physical strength or stamina of the younger population, participation in physical activities should be encouraged (Healthy People 2020). If you don’t mind I would like to suggest that you include some kind of activity in your program

We have maintained an excellent leadership team and staff loyalty and retention. Our staff goes beyond providing care and our services exceeds customer satisfaction. We work with elders and their families to meet each resident individualized needs. Our activities are structured to enhance the residents’ cognitive abilities and reconnect them to their past. Our schedule outings involve theaters, beach and social events. Our exceptional services have earned our communities trust and the expansion of our services is just one way of keeping up with our longstanding history of community

Our program of senior care activities is designed to be extremely flexible. Our programs have evolved over many years and can be customized to meet the ever changing needs of each of our clients. Whether you need a helping hand with the household chores, a good home-cooked meal, or complete around the clock care, our caregivers are here for

Coming of age birthdays exist throughout many cultures and have evolved in different ways depending on the region or religion they came from. Besides the traditional American “sweet 16”, there are other very popular traditions that are diversified by culture, religion, and by the day it takes place. Americans celebrate many of these different cultural birthdays because anyone who lives in the US has the right to practice any religion they see fit. Most birthdays have very similar features such as giving gifts to the man and, or woman of honor. There are also many differences in these traditions, some of which are considerably more family-based than others, such as the “Quinceanera”.

My son, Mark, he will be 32 on September 15th. Man, where do all the years go? I just found out today a longtime friend who works with us also shares the same birthday with my son, Dawn Churchill. She is a wonderful lady and a superb teammate when it comes down to being thorough and efficient. She also is a fantastic help to keeping things running

Bringing this beneficial fair to promote, motivate and maintain wellness, the local organization is happy to provide the life changing services and information needed to residents that will help detect chronic conditions, prevent diseases and provide tips on ways to stay

It is common for strangers or even family members to share the same birthday, even if it’s a different year. Which brings me to my cousin, Johnathan. I can finally say we have one thing in common; he shares the same birthday as I do. However, we are 1,000 miles away, but it shouldn’t stop me from thinking of someone else on their special day as well. In addition, a stranger to me before history class has shared the same birthday with myself for over 280 years. He was a Founding Father and the second president of the United States, that is, John Adams was born on October 30, 1735. Even though there are not only birthdays, but there are deaths that occur every day as well.

Assessing and planning care of the elderly is important in enabling the older adult to have the best quality of life in their later years. Understanding their views on living day to day with what they hold dear, will help in planning care for the older person. In this paper, I will interview an older adult and describe various details as well as cultural relations surrounding my interviewed individual. I will perform functional assessments using the Tinetti, Katz, Home Safety, and Barthel tools, which will be included in the Appendix. I will compare any age-related changes and identify more than six preliminary issues that need to be addressed. Lastly, I will propose more than three alterations and

An activity is started by a motive such as a need or a drive. An activity is made up of

1) The article from The Gerontologist supports the activity theory of aging. This states that as people age, it is very important for them to be engaged in various activities and social roles. As described in the lecture, studies have shown that those who stay involved have less signs of depression and have a lesser decline in mental health. In addition, they are considered more competent than others in their age group by the general population since they are actively participating in society. The research described in the article proved that those who had moderate or high participation in activities such as working, volunteering, and caregiving had a better psychological well-being. It is not necessarily just taking part in these, but the level in which one does so is also crucial. It appears that moderate participation is the best way to a better psychological well-being, as one does not want to be overworked, but should still be involved.

    My 7th birthday was the first birthday I actually celebrated with invited friends. Of course my parents were cheap and we had it at the park instead of places like funtopia or chuckee cheeses, but it was fine. Really it was JUST FINE! I AM NOT MAD! Just joking, I actually really enjoyed it. Most of the kids just came for the free pizza and goodie bags at the end, but didn't we all at one point. I remember one time a group of me and my friends went to this B- day party of a girl we all hated… and avoided her the entire time! Ahhh, the good old days where every kid was a bull, even to their fake friends, and no one got in trouble. Back to what I was saying, so my party was all yay yay glitter, pink, sparkles, etc. until my brothers came. Okay, so I have two brothers, one who is a year younger and one that's two years younger. You might think aww

We will be hosting our event on Saturday, December 3rd, from 12-4pm at our local YMCA. This will allow time to not only get up and get their day started, but to also have time to get to the health fair event. In addition, they will also have enough time to walk around and explore each booth. This will be beneficial for multiple reasons. With hosting our event at the YMCA, we may be able to inspire individuals to become members of the gym if they choose to take that next step in the direction of a healthy lifestyle. The YMCA also offers various programs for older adults such as the Silver Sneakers program.

In the poems Frank Bidart “If See No End Is” and T.S. Eliot’ “Gerontion” there are plenty of comparable aspects between the two pieces of work. The relationship between the tone of each poem is very similar. In Eliot’s paper the tone is set by the main character in, in this case an old man. Similarly, in Bidart’s poem there is a main character that set the tone of the story by the way they express it. Specifically, in both poems the tone is shown in the pessimistic view of both characters of their respective poems. The old man in “Gerontion” is pessimistic because of how the world around him is and how people are losing their religion. Likewise, in “If See No End Is” the character is pessimistic because of what he perceives the world to be, because of his negative outlook on like because of him being a victim of being bullied.