11 Signs It Might Be Time for Assisted Living
Source: Caring.com
The decision to help an aging adult move out of a current home is a complex one — both emotionally and practically. Above all, you want the person to be safe and well. How can you all feel more confident about whether circumstances suggest that your loved one should no longer be living alone?
Although every situation is different, looking at the following 11 signs will give you valuable information to help make the decision.
read moreThe way to fix an ageing society is by redefining who is old
Source: Stuff.co.nz
When do you become a senior citizen?
That’s an increasingly important question in Japan, the world’s oldest nation, where the challenge is to keep people healthy and productive as they live longer.
The answer should be 75, ten years older than many people think now, according two groups of medical experts who specialise in ageing.
read moreMusic, singing and wellbeing: what works?
Source: What Works Wellbeing
What music and singing interventions work to improve wellbeing of adults? This research looks at all the available evidence to support better decision-making.
These summaries look at music and singing for healthy adults, and those living with diagnosed conditions and dementia.
read moreVitamin E for Alzheimer’s dementia and mild cognitive impairment (Cochrane review)
Source: Cochrane Library
In this updated review, the authors assess the efficacy of vitamin E in the treatment of MCI and dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Four double-blind, randomised trials were included, but the authors could only extract outcome data in accordance with their protocol from two trials, one in an AD population (n = 304) and one in a mild cognitive impairment (MCI) population (n = 516). Both trials had an overall low to unclear risk of bias. It was not possible to pool data across studies owing to a lack of comparable outcome measures.
read moreIntegrative review of older adult loneliness and social isolation in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Source: NCBI
OBJECTIVE: To conduct an integrative review of empirical studies of loneliness for older people in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Loneliness is a risk factor for older people’s poor physical and cognitive health, serious illness and mortality. A national survey showed loneliness rates vary by gender and ethnicity.
read moreHow Kiwis feel about ageing in the workplace
Source: Scoop NZ
Bupa Press Release: Only 30% of New Zealanders believe that older people are valued by society, according to a survey by health and care provider Bupa 1 and around 55% of people believe our employers should do more to help older people remain in the workforce.
read moreFamilies Caring for an Ageing America
Source: The National Academies Press
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.
read moreHidden carers: the sixty-somethings looking after parents and grandchildren
Source: The Guardian
Beverley works full-time. She does her grandchildren’s school run every morning, and spends one evening a week and every Saturday with her 85-year-old mother, who lives alone and is increasingly frail.
“This isn’t how I pictured being 60. I do think, gosh, when will I be allowed to get old myself?” Beverley said. “I thought I’d be slowing down now and shedding my responsibilities, but I’m going to be juggling work and caring for many years to come – with the caring lasting well past retirement age.”
Beverley is part of the sandwich generation – people who care for ageing parents while supporting their children.
read morecycle BOOM: Design for Lifelong Health and Wellbeing
Source: cycle BOOM
Cycling can contribute to physical and mental health and wellbeing among an ageing UK population. For example, by providing a means of engaging with the outdoor environment for recreation and relaxation, as well as a way of accomplishing everyday activities such as visiting friends or going to the shops.
read moreBreaking down the barriers: Older people and complaints about health care
Source: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
A report providing a number of broad recommendations for healthcare policy makers and organisations to improve older peoples’ experiences of the complaints system.
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