1. THE ELDER BOOM & HOW THEY AFFECT SOCIETY A PORTRAIT OF CANADA’S SENIORS CANADA’S PENSION SYSTEM THEORIES OF AGING (4) TRENDS IN SENIORS HEALTH ISSUES OF INCREASING CONCERN ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF SENIORS SOCIAL WORK IN LONG-TERM CARE SETTINGS SOCIAL WORK AND HOME CARE All information taken from ‘Social Work in Canada’ (2010)

2. A PORTRAIT OF CANADA’S SENIORS AS OF 2010: ONE IN TEN SENIORS IS 85 OR OVER MOST LIVE IN A HOUSEHOLD (THEIR OWN) 90% OF SENIOR HOMEOWNERS HAVE PAID OFF THEIR MORTGAGES 57% LIVE WITH A SPOUSE

3. THINGS FOR US TO THINK ABOUT… 1.SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDE FUNDING TO SUPPORT ELDERS IN THEIR HOMES OR SHOULD THEY INCREASE FUNDING TO INSTITUTIONS? 2.SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDE FUNDING AND/OR TAX BREAKS TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE ELDERLY PARENTS LIVING WITH THEM IN THEIR HOME?

4. THE ELDERLY- WHERE DO THEY GET THEIR CASH? CANADA’S PENSION SYSTEM RETIRED INCOME TYPICALLY COMES FROM 3 SOURCES: OLD AGE SECURITY AND THE GUARANTEED INCOME SUPPLEMENT CANADA PENSION PLAN (QUEBEC PENSION PLAN IN QUEBEC) PRIVATE PENSION PLANS

5. CURRENT CHALLENGES TO THE PENSION SYSTEM 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS LED TO DROP IN VALUE OF RRSP INVESTMENTS MANY BUSINESS PENSION FUNDS NOW UNDERFUNDED; MAY BE UNABLE TO PAY OUT TO RETIREES CONCERN THAT OLD AGE SECURITY/GUARANTEED INCOME SUPPLEMENT ARE NO LONGER ADEQUATE Article: ‘Major Transformations coming to Canada’s pension system, Harper tells Davos’

6. THEORIES OF AGING THERE ARE FOUR THEORIES OF AGING: 1. ACTIVITY THEORY 2. DISENGAGEMENT THEORY 3. CONTINUITY THEORY 4. ROLE THEORY

7. 1. ACTIVITY THEORY AS PEOPLE AGE THEY HAVE A DECREASE IN LIFE SATISFACTION THAT CAN BE RELIEVED BY ENGAGING IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES.

8. 2. DISENGAGEMENT THEORY INDIVIDUAL ADJUSTMENT TO AGING IS ACCOMPLISHED BY A NATURAL AND INEVITABLE WITHDRAWAL FROM SOCIAL LIFE.

9. 3. CONTINUITY THEORY TO AGE SUCCESSFULLY, ONE MUST CONTINUE ROLES AND ACTIVITIES OF MIDDLE YEARS.

10. 4. ROLE THEORY SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND THE ADJUSTMENT OF AGING PEOPLE TO THE NEW ROLES ENTAILED IN GETTING OLDER.

11. AGEISM ANY ATTITUDE, ACTION, OR INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE THAT SUBORDINATES OR OPPRESSES A PERSON OR GROUP ON THE BASIS OF AGE.

12. TRENDS IN SENIORS HEALTH LIFE EXPECTANCY HAS DOUBLED OVER THE PAST 100 YEARS MAJORITY OF SENIORS DO NOT ENGAGE IN BEHAVIORS HARMFUL TO THEIR HEALTH THERE IS A HEALTH GAP BETWEEN SENIORS WITH LOW INCOMES AND THOSE WITH HIGHER INCOMES

13. HOW HEALTHY ARE SENIORS? ACUTE PAIN TEMPORARY PAIN THAT IS OFTEN SEVERE AND CAN LAST A FEW SECONDS TO SEVERAL DAYS OR WEEKS CHRONIC PAIN ONGOING, LINGERING PAIN THAT CAN LAST FEW MONTHS TO MANY YEARS AND CAN BE MILD OR SEVERE, EPISODIC OR CONTINUOUS, INCONVENIENT OR INCAPACITATING

14. ISSUES OF INCREASING CONCERN SENIORS FACE A NUMBER OF COMMON ISSUES: INACTIVITY ACCIDENTS VICTIMS OF FRAUD MANDATORY RETIREMENT All information taken from ‘Social Work in Canada’ (2010)

15. THINGS FOR US TO THINK ABOUT… 1.AT WHAT POINT DOES LIVING ALONE BECOME A HEALTH IMPAIRING BEHAVIOUR FOR AN ELDERLY PERSON? 2.WHO SHOULD DECIDE WHEN AN ELDERLY PERSON SHOULD NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO LIVE ALONE?

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17. All information taken from ‘Social Work in Canada’ (2010)

18. ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF SENIORS ELDER ABUSE THE MISTREATMENT OF OLDER PEOPLE BY THOSE IN A POSITION OF TRUST, POWER, OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CARE. NEGLECT IS FREQUENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH ABUSE. ABUSE MAY TAKE PLACE IN THE HOME OR INSTITUTIONAL SETTING. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFHBfctstLQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFHBfctstLQ (3:13) ‘Elder Abuse Awareness in Canada’

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