Benefits Of Intergenerational Programs For Children And Elderly Residents

The elderly population in the community has some areas that they need to overcome to be a successful learner. The limitations of the teaching and learning identified the following barriers.

Adult children caring for their aging parent or grandparent provide the majority of informal support. This is due in part because grandmothers “raise their grandchildren to believe in lifetime reciprocity”, grandchildren often feel an obligation to care for their aging family members (Novak, 2012, p.191). Furthermore, a heavy reliance on family support may be due to a lack of trust exists towards formal health care programs, a lack of access, or a general lack of

Provide scholarships to local students to train in eldercare and/or technology; build eldercare into high school and college curricula and county health department programs

After the Great Depression the United States implemented several programs to assist the American people with low income and disabilities (Dingell, 2015). Within these programs included Medicaid and Medicare, which were not set up to serve for the purpose of long-term care for seniors. Today we find that due to the set up of the programs there is a void in the assistance of long term care of seniors in our country (Dingell, 2015).

Julie W. Goodman received her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Mississippi in 1996. She was a social worker at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee for nine years. Ms. Goodman has been employed for 10 years as a social worker and in the position of Community Relations at Belmont Village Senior Living. She is the president of The Professional Network on Aging, is on the Speaker Committee for the Alzheimer’s Association, and serves on the board for the Case Management Society of America (CMSA). Ms. Goodman is a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and hosts “Lunch and Learns” every third Thursday of the month at Belmont Village

Loyola University of Maryland in the up and coming year is official welcoming an additional group of students that will participant along with class of 2021. This group of individual consist of 200 or so older adults. These adults are all over 70 years of age and are craving to be back in the classroom. The adults range from different medical backgrounds to different ages. Although this is a great campus, Loyola can make more improvements to accommodate their newest members of the Loyola community. With these new students is then must impact the dynamic of the residence halls, classrooms, support services, and everything that is given to the average aged undergrad college student. Loyola would also be able to supply the needs for the different types of aging such as normal and abnormal so everyone is given the same opportunities to excel. Changing the method Loyola has been accustomed to for years, this will create a positive image on older adults. Therefore, with Loyola allowing these individuals to attend and support their necessities, this then opens new doors to the older community and education.

G., Gammonley, D., Hunt, D., Olsen, E., & Issenberg, S. B. (2014). The attitudes of graduate healthcare students toward older adults, personal aging, health care reform, and interprofessional collaboration. Journal Of Interprofessional Care, 28(1), 40-44 5p. doi:10.3109/13561820.2013.830595

The objective of this study is to examine the evolution of programs and services for aging population over the last fifty years. Toward this end, this brief study will conduct a review of literature that addresses these shifts and changes in policy. The timeline of the history of the services and pogroms for the aging population in the United States is shown in the following timeline and an explanation for these develops will next follow the timeline.

As the population of older adults grows, health care and career opportunities will evolve. (Moody, 2015). Consequently, programming to address the unique needs of individuals in the aging population will be in demand. Senior Reach is a model for senior psychosocial support. The mission and structure of Senior Reach were explored via program resources, staff interviews, and service learning training. Moreover, self reflection determined if the career track merited further pursuit.

We will incorporate an intergenerational program in our facility with children who needs occupational therapy (OT). We will use older adult volunteers from the community to interact with the children during OT. Medicaid or private insurance will be the payment source for OT. Private pay is also an option.

The program’s primary target population is local/remote senior citizens that are at risk of and or presenting with social justice, health, emotional, criminal, isolation and or exclusion issues. Consequently, the program’s secondary target population is for carers, families, friends and those responsible for their care (Chenoweth & McAuliffe 2012). Additionally, the goals of the program is for participants to take part in their community by encouraging interactions and friendships amongst the participants and workers, and, maintain, improve or develop healthy living and lifestyle standards and in some cases to provide respite. The day program offers a range of activities and support,

This biological age often gives rise to certain needs. The Maple article (2002) describes the history of the population boom, and warns current and prospective counselors about the professional needs this generation (known as the baby boomers) is going to need. This article discusses the skillset that baby boomers will need in professional assistances, such as respect of the elderly, and ability to advocate for their clients. With the largest age group reaching late adulthood, it will be interesting to see how society in the United States of America adjusts and changes to accommodate these individuals.

successful aging has been the topic of a number of scholarly articles and books and has recently been tied to participatory arts and humanities programming through agencies that provide services to the older adult demographic.

Statistics have shown that our elderly population will reach an all-time high within a few years. According to a study conducted by Welford (2014), we have seen an increase in the aging population, ages 65 to 74 years old, and there will be a projected growth of 74 percent. In order to prepare for this outstanding growth, we must find ways to encourage nurses to become more involved in geriatric nursing. You mentioned that the nursing population must obtain the knowledge to care for older adults. I believe this knowledge should start during our initial undergraduate studies and prior to obtaining our licensure. This problem could be rectified by adding a required gerontology class to the nursing curriculum. Studies have shown that 75 percent

Upon starting this Gerontology course, I was overwhelmed with the course expectations, having to complete an Older Adult Review project, weekly discussion board posts and comments with precise APA format (which I was horrible at) and lots of supplemental reading to fulfill the learning outcomes of this course. Nevertheless, I overcame all those obstacles and have obtained newfound knowledge of what it is like to age, firsthand, coming from one of my favorite patients which has cleared many of the stereotypes I had on the geriatric population. Thanks to this course and interviews with Mary, I have a better understanding of the geriatric population which will benefit my future career as a Registered Nurse.