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Title: Valuing Older Adults


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Valuing Older Adults
  • Craig A. Cookman, RN, PhD
  • Assistant Professor
  • Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
  • School of Nursing

2
Brainstorming
  • What purpose(s) are served by the elderly?
  • How would society be different if there were no
    elderly people?

3
Developmental Tasks
  • What do the books say about what older people
    do?
  • Havighurst (1952)
  • Patrick (1986)
  • Barrett (1972)
  • Peck (1956)
  • Butler (1982)
  • Byock (1996)

4
Economics of Aging
  • Cost savings associated with self-care
  • Cost savings of elderly care-giving
  • Volunteerism

5
Concrete Examples of the Value of Older People
  • Child Care / Grandchild Care activities
  • Financial Assistance to family
  • - Emergencies
  • - Holidays (e.g. Christmas / Birthdays)
  • - Educational assistance (e.g. spending money)

6
Concrete Examples of the Value of Older People
  • Estate Preservation
  • Hanging on to the Old Place
  • - Memorabilia preservation

7
Concrete Examples of the Value of Older People
  • Wisdom / Experience
  • Role of Family Historian
  • - Defines Family Identity

8
Concrete Examples of the Value of Older People
  • Crisis Management and Assistance
  • May provide temporary housing
  • - Non-judgmental support and advice in tough
    times

9
Brainstorming Again!
  • What purpose(s) are served by the elderly?
  • How would society be different if there were no
    elderly people?

10
To take with you
  • What, if anything about the value of older people
    changes when they are admitted to a long-term
    care facility?

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