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Topic- Attitudes & perceptions
Program "with us" not "to us" for well-being
The culture change to person-centeredness strives to adjust staff attitudes and responsibilities to involve older adults in the decision making about their care as well as their daily activities (Pioneer Network). Older adults also said that involvement is the key issue when describing why they will—or will not—participate in programs and services designed for them.
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Older adults not so happy when living with kids
Independent researchers used data from the Gallup Healthways Wellbeing Index (1.8 million individuals in the United States) and the Gallup World Poll (1.1 million individuals in 161 countries).
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Equipment and convenience appeal to older health club users
In the United States, 58.5 million people used a health club in 2012, and 50.2 million were members in 2012, resulting in an industry revenue of $21.8 billion. Memberships were counted during online interviews with 42,356 people participating in an online panel.
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Australia debuts symbol for "dementia-friendly" organizations
At the national conference of Alzheimer’s Australia, three new reports were released, including “Dementia-Friendly Societies: The Way Forward” and “Cognitive Impairment Symbol: Creating Dementia Friendly Organisations.” These papers (the third covers policies for respite care) were written to encourage policies and attitudes that counteract the feelings of shame associated with a diagnosis of dementia and construct a more welcoming physical environment.
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The oldest Boomers are upbeat and mostly unemployed
Born in 1946, the oldest members of the so-called Baby Boom generation, are now turning 67 years old. In the United States, the traditional retirement age was 65. Nowadays, the “full” retirement age for people eligible to receive the Social Security government pension is 66, although a lower benefit amount is available beginning at age 62.
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Time trade-off between cooking and exercising
Between 2003 and 2010, a 24-hour recall survey was completed by 112,037 adults responding to the American Time Use Survey. The amount of time spent in leisure-time exercise and all activities related to food preparation was divided into 10-minute blocks for statistical analysis.
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