Council on Aging Learning Advantages: helping older adults remain active and independent at home

When health and wellness professionals hear the term active aging, what do they picture? Older adults enjoying physically active lifestyles? Individuals engaging fully in life? People participating in whole-person wellness activities? Active aging is all of these things, and more.

The 2002 Active Aging policy framework from the World Health Organization focuses on both the opportunities and challenges of aging in today’s world. This framework not only champions opportunities for older adult participation and growth, but also encourages support—specifically the provision of “adequate protection, security and care when [older adults] require assistance.”