REACHING OUT TO THE ELDERSREACHING OUT TO THE ELDERS

BYBY ABHA KHETARPALABHA KHETARPAL D.A.V COLLEGE FOR GIRLS D.A.V COLLEGE FOR GIRLS YAMUNA NAGARYAMUNA NAGAR

AS AGING AFFECTS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, I ENCOURAGE ALL TO PARTICIPATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THIS INITIATIVE.

THE GREYING OF THE WORLD: AGEING THE GREYING OF THE WORLD: AGEING MATTERSMATTERS

THE WORLD STANDS ON THE THRESHOLD OF DEMOGRAPHIC REVOLUTION CALLED GLOBAL AGING.

FOCUS ON AGEINGFOCUS ON AGEING

AGEING CONCERNSAGEING CONCERNS

GLOBAL LEADERS SEE A HIGHER GLOBAL LEADERS SEE A HIGHER COST FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, COST FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, POSSIBLE LABOR SHORTAGES, AND POSSIBLE LABOR SHORTAGES, AND HIGHER COSTS FOR PENSIONS, AND HIGHER COSTS FOR PENSIONS, AND HEALTH CARE AS PROBABLE HEALTH CARE AS PROBABLE OUTCOMES FROM A LARGER OLDER OUTCOMES FROM A LARGER OLDER POPULATIONPOPULATION..

TRENDS IN GLOBAL AGEINGTRENDS IN GLOBAL AGEING

8% 9%10%

12%13%

14%16%

19%

23%

25%26%

4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 5% 6%8%

10%

13%15%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

1950 1970 1990 2010 2030 2050

Developed World Developing World

Percent of PopulationAged 65 & Over: History and UN Projection

Source: UN (2005)

Young vs. Old – trends in global ageing

Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects. The 2004 Revision. New York: United Nations, 2005.

Projected Increases in Global Population by Age

Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects. The 2004 Revision. New York: United Nations, 2005.

INCREASING BURDEN OF CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

SUMMARY RESULTSSUMMARY RESULTS

OLDER POPULATIONS IN WORSE OFF OLDER POPULATIONS IN WORSE OFF HEALTHHEALTH

LOW INCOME COUNTRIES WORSE THAN LOW INCOME COUNTRIES WORSE THAN HIGH INCOME COUNTRIESHIGH INCOME COUNTRIES

WORSE HEALTH ASSOCIATED WITH LESS WORSE HEALTH ASSOCIATED WITH LESS SATISFACTION, HIGH STRESS AND SATISFACTION, HIGH STRESS AND PRESENCE OF CHRONIC ILLNESSPRESENCE OF CHRONIC ILLNESS

WORSE HEALTH CORRELATED WITH WORSE HEALTH CORRELATED WITH DIFFICULTIES WITH WORK AND DIFFICULTIES WITH WORK AND HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIESHOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES

AGEING IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGENDAAGEING IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

WHO Brasilia Declaration on Ageing, July, 1996

AGING IS A AGING IS A DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ISSUE. HEALTHY ISSUE. HEALTHY OLDER PERSONS OLDER PERSONS ARE A RESOURCE ARE A RESOURCE FOR THEIR FOR THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR COMMUNITIES COMMUNITIES

AND FOR THE AND FOR THE ECONOMYECONOMY

TODAY’S SENIORS CONTRIBUTED AND CONTINUE TO MAKE A TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTION TO OUR GROWTH . WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE COMPLEX AND DIVERSE NEEDS OF AN AGING POPULATION. THIS PRESENTATION IS ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY ATTRIBUTES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR AGING POPULATION THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE LIFESPAN.

INDIA IS HOME TO THE MAXIMUM OF INDIA IS HOME TO THE MAXIMUM OF ABOUT 450 MILLION ELDERS IN THE ABOUT 450 MILLION ELDERS IN THE WORLD. THE NUMBER MAY INCREASE WORLD. THE NUMBER MAY INCREASE BY 0.5 TO 1.00 PER CENT OF THE BY 0.5 TO 1.00 PER CENT OF THE WORLD AND COUNTRY POPULATION WORLD AND COUNTRY POPULATION EVERY YEAR.EVERY YEAR.

THE DISCOVERY OF BROAD SPECTRUM THE DISCOVERY OF BROAD SPECTRUM ANTI-BIOTICS TO COMBAT ALL TYPES ANTI-BIOTICS TO COMBAT ALL TYPES OF INFECTIONS, VACCINES TO BOOST OF INFECTIONS, VACCINES TO BOOST IMMUNITY AND REJUVENATING IMMUNITY AND REJUVENATING INJECTABLE HORMONES HAVE HELPED INJECTABLE HORMONES HAVE HELPED TO PROLONG HUMAN LIFE.TO PROLONG HUMAN LIFE.

THE STRUCTURE OF INDIAN THE STRUCTURE OF INDIAN SOCIETY IS CHANGING.SOCIETY IS CHANGING.

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH IN LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH IN INDIA TODAY IS 66.8 YEARS—UP BY INDIA TODAY IS 66.8 YEARS—UP BY 35 YEARS SINCE INDEPENDENCE.35 YEARS SINCE INDEPENDENCE.

WOMEN ARE DOING BETTER WITH WOMEN ARE DOING BETTER WITH LIFE EXPECTANCY OF FEMALES AT LIFE EXPECTANCY OF FEMALES AT 68 YEARS COMPARED TO 66 YEARS 68 YEARS COMPARED TO 66 YEARS FOR MEN.FOR MEN.

(SOURCE-THE TRIBUNE DATED 1/10/2011)(SOURCE-THE TRIBUNE DATED 1/10/2011)

A SURVEY OF 5,000 ELDERS A SURVEY OF 5,000 ELDERS REVEALED THAT EVERY ELDER HAS TO REVEALED THAT EVERY ELDER HAS TO LIVE WITH----OSTEOARTHRITIS, EYE LIVE WITH----OSTEOARTHRITIS, EYE PROBLEMS, VARIOUS DEGREES OF PROBLEMS, VARIOUS DEGREES OF DEAFNESS, DENTAL PROBLEMS, DEAFNESS, DENTAL PROBLEMS, DIGESTIVE DISORDERS, INSOMNIA, DIGESTIVE DISORDERS, INSOMNIA, DEMENTIA, DWINDLING MEMORY AND DEMENTIA, DWINDLING MEMORY AND DEPRESSION.DEPRESSION.

THE SILVER LINING OF THIS DARK THE SILVER LINING OF THIS DARK SCENARIO IS THAT MOST OF THESE SCENARIO IS THAT MOST OF THESE DISEASES ARE PREVENTABLE WITH DISEASES ARE PREVENTABLE WITH AN EFFICIENT AND REGULAR AN EFFICIENT AND REGULAR GERIATRIC HEALTH CARE TO ENSURE GERIATRIC HEALTH CARE TO ENSURE A FULL SPAN OF LIFE.A FULL SPAN OF LIFE.

BUT ONLY 10 PER CENT OF THE BUT ONLY 10 PER CENT OF THE LUCKY PRIVILEGED INDIANS WHO LUCKY PRIVILEGED INDIANS WHO HAVE SPARE RS 5-10 LAKHS CAN HAVE SPARE RS 5-10 LAKHS CAN AVAIL OF THESE FACILITIES. AVAIL OF THESE FACILITIES. AVAILABLE ONLY IN URBAN AVAILABLE ONLY IN URBAN INDIA—TO ONLY 30-35 PER CENT INDIA—TO ONLY 30-35 PER CENT OF INDIAN ELDERS.OF INDIAN ELDERS.

IT IS INACCESSIBLE TO 65-70 PER IT IS INACCESSIBLE TO 65-70 PER CENT OF THE RURAL ELDERS.CENT OF THE RURAL ELDERS.

RURAL PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES NEED RURAL PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES NEED TO BE BETTER EQUIPPED IN INDIA. WE TO BE BETTER EQUIPPED IN INDIA. WE NEED TO TAKE SPECIAL CARE OF OUR NEED TO TAKE SPECIAL CARE OF OUR EVER GROWING POPULATION OF EVER GROWING POPULATION OF ELDERS.ELDERS.

AFTER HEALTH CARE, FINANCIAL STRESS AFTER HEALTH CARE, FINANCIAL STRESS BOTHERS MORE THAN 50 PER CENT BOTHERS MORE THAN 50 PER CENT INDIAN ELDERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE INDIAN ELDERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS.THEIR PENSION LIVING IN RURAL AREAS.THEIR PENSION IS NOT SUFFICIENT SO A COUNTRY WIDE IS NOT SUFFICIENT SO A COUNTRY WIDE OLD AGE INSURANCE SCHEME FOR SUCH OLD AGE INSURANCE SCHEME FOR SUCH ELDERS IS A NECESSITY.ELDERS IS A NECESSITY.

A CHANGE IN THE WORK CULTURE OF A CHANGE IN THE WORK CULTURE OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS DEALING WITH ELDER’S PROBLEMS IS DEALING WITH ELDER’S PROBLEMS IS LONG OVERDUE. THEY SHOULD LONG OVERDUE. THEY SHOULD REACH OUT TO ELDERS, IDENTIFY REACH OUT TO ELDERS, IDENTIFY THEM IN TOWNS AND VILLAGES.THEM IN TOWNS AND VILLAGES.

BPL CARDS, PENSION DOCUMENTS BPL CARDS, PENSION DOCUMENTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE AND OTHER DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED AND DELIVERED TO THE PREPARED AND DELIVERED TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS AT HOME.SENIOR CITIZENS AT HOME.

BY REACHING OUT TO THEM, MOST OF BY REACHING OUT TO THEM, MOST OF THEIR SAFETY AND SECURITY THEIR SAFETY AND SECURITY PROBLEMS WILL ALSO BE RESOLVED PROBLEMS WILL ALSO BE RESOLVED EASILY.EASILY.

THE EROSION OF THE TRADITIONAL THE EROSION OF THE TRADITIONAL JOINT FAMILY SYSTEM LEADS TO JOINT FAMILY SYSTEM LEADS TO ELDERS LIVING ALONE. SOME ELDERS ELDERS LIVING ALONE. SOME ELDERS WHO ARE AT THE MERCY OF THEIR WHO ARE AT THE MERCY OF THEIR DOMESTIC AIDS ARE VULNERABLE TO DOMESTIC AIDS ARE VULNERABLE TO THEFT, LACK OF HEALTH CARE AND THEFT, LACK OF HEALTH CARE AND EVEN OCCASIONAL MURDER.EVEN OCCASIONAL MURDER.

SOME ARE MALTREATED BY THEIR SOME ARE MALTREATED BY THEIR INSOLENT SONS AND INDIFFERENT INSOLENT SONS AND INDIFFERENT DAUGHTER-IN LAW.DAUGHTER-IN LAW.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND LACK OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND LACK OF MAINTENANCE ARE COMMON.MAINTENANCE ARE COMMON.

IN RURAL AREAS ELDERS AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS ELDERS AT TIMES ARE HACKED TO DEATH BY THEIR ARE HACKED TO DEATH BY THEIR SONS OVER LAND DISPUTES.SONS OVER LAND DISPUTES.

IN THE YEAR 1999-2000, THE IN THE YEAR 1999-2000, THE GOVT. OF INDIA FORMULATED A GOVT. OF INDIA FORMULATED A NATIONAL POLICY FOR THE ELDERS NATIONAL POLICY FOR THE ELDERS AFTER A NATION WIDE DEBATE.AFTER A NATION WIDE DEBATE.

THE MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE THE MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS ACT 2007 WAS IMPLEMENTED. ACT 2007 WAS IMPLEMENTED. UNDER SECTION 32 OF THE ACT UNDER SECTION 32 OF THE ACT ALL STATES ARE REQD TO FRAME ALL STATES ARE REQD TO FRAME THEIR OWN RULES TO EMPOWER THEIR OWN RULES TO EMPOWER THEMSELVES TO DEAL WITH THEMSELVES TO DEAL WITH ELDER’S PROBLEMS.ELDER’S PROBLEMS.

NO LONGER RETIRED AND NO LONGER RETIRED AND TIREDTIRED

AN INCREASING NUMBER OF AN INCREASING NUMBER OF ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE NOW ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE NOW SOCIALLY CONNECTED, HIGHLY SOCIALLY CONNECTED, HIGHLY INVOLVED, COMMITTED TO INVOLVED, COMMITTED TO SOCIAL CAUSES AND OPEN TO SOCIAL CAUSES AND OPEN TO NEW EXPERIENCES. THEY HAVE NEW EXPERIENCES. THEY HAVE REDEFINED OLD AGE.REDEFINED OLD AGE.

(THE TRIBUNE, OCT (THE TRIBUNE, OCT 1,20111,2011))

SMILE AND THE WORLD SMILES WITH SMILE AND THE WORLD SMILES WITH YOU. YOU.

CRY AND YOU CRY ALONECRY AND YOU CRY ALONE

HEALTHY OLDER PERSONS ARE A

RESOURCE FOR THEIR FAMILIES,

COMMUNITIES AND THE ECONOMY.

(WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 1996)

HEALTHY AGING IS ABOUT ADDING

LIFE TO YEARS, NOT YEARS TO LIFE.

IT IS ABOUT BEING ABLE TO LIVE OUR

LATER YEARS TO THE FULLEST WITH OPTIMUM HEALTH.

JUST THINK OF ALL THE POSITIVE THINGS AN OLDER POPULATION BRINGS WITH IT, PARTICULARLY A WEALTH OF WISDOM AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE

AS OUR FAMILIES MATURE, WE HAVE MORE TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITIES IN WAYS WE COULD NOT BEFORE.

WE ARE NOW FREE TO PARTICIPATE IN ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY LIFE THAT WILL BE ENHANCED BECAUSE OF OUR INVOLVEMENT.

COMPONENTS OF HEALTHCOMPONENTS OF HEALTH

FACTORS DETERMINING FACTORS DETERMINING HEALTHHEALTH

INCOME AND SOCIAL STATUS THE HEALTHIEST POPULATIONS ARE THOSE WHICH ARE

PROSPEROUS AND HAVE AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH. INCOME DETERMINES LIVING CONDITIONS.

SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS THE SUPPORT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS CAN ACT AS A BUFFER

AGAINST STRESS AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS.EDUCATION HEALTH STATUS IMPROVES WITH LEVEL OF EDUCATION.

EDUCATION EQUIPS PEOPLE WITH A SENSE OF CONTROL OVER LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES - A KEY FACTOR IN HEALTH.

EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS UNEMPLOYMENT, UNDEREMPLOYMENT AND STRESSFUL WORK

ARE ASSOCIATED WITH POORER HEALTH.SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS VALUES AND NORMS INFLUENCE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

SOCIAL STABILITY, RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY AND FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE CONTRIBUTE TO A SOCIETY WITH REDUCED HEALTH RISKS.

FACTORS DETERMINING FACTORS DETERMINING HEALTHHEALTH

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT PHYSICAL FACTORS IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT -

AIR, WATER QUALITY - AND THOSE IN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT - HOUSING, WORK SAFETY - ARE KEY INFLUENCES ON HEALTH.

BIOLOGY AND GENETIC ENDOWMENT WE MAY BE BIOLOGICALLY PREDISPOSED, THROUGH

THE GENES WE INHERIT, TO A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES THAT AFFECT HEALTH STATUS.

PERSONAL HEALTH PRACTICES AND COPING SKILLS HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PRACTICES, AS WELL AS PEOPLE'S

KNOWLEDGE, BEHAVIORS AND COPING SKILLS FOR POSITIVELY DEALING WITH LIFE, ARE KEY INFLUENCES ON HEALTH.

HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT THE EFFECT OF PRENATAL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD

EXPERIENCES ON SUBSEQUENT HEALTH, WELL-BEING, COPING SKILLS, AND COMPETENCE, IS VERY POWERFUL.

FACTORS DETERMINING FACTORS DETERMINING HEALTHHEALTH

HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SERVICES CONTRIBUTE TO MAINTAINING

AND PROMOTING HEALTH, PREVENTING DISEASE, AND RESTORING HEALTH AND FUNCTION.

GENDER MEN AND WOMEN EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT TYPES OF

DISEASES AT DIFFERENT AGES. ALSO, MANY HEALTH ISSUES ARE A FUNCTION OF GENDER-BASED SOCIAL STATUS OR ROLES.

CULTURE SOME GROUPS FACE ADDITIONAL HEALTH RISKS DUE

TO A SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT IS LARGELY DETERMINED BY DOMINANT CULTURAL VALUES. SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT MAY OFFER LIMITED ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE HEALTH SERVICES.

(ADAPTED FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA WEBSITE, 2006

A VISION FOR HEALTHY AGING

FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO FOSTER HEALTHY AGING IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

A CLEARLY DEFINED VISION IDENTIFIES WHERE WE WANT TO GO. IT INSPIRES UNITY AND HELPS PEOPLE STEER THE COURSE AND STAY FOCUSED, THROUGH ROUGH AND CALM SEAS ALIKE.

GERONTOLOGY, WHICH REFERS TO THE STUDY OF AGING, MUST BE PROMOTED AND SUPPORTED. WE MUST ADOPT AND FOLLOW A VISION AND A SET OF PRINCIPLES.

PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHY AGING

TO SUPPORT HEALTHY AGING IN THE 21ST CENTURY, WE MUST HAVE A STRONG SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON WHICH TO BASE OUR THINKING AND PLANNING AS A SOCIETY.

THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED:-

DIGNITY BEING TREATED WITH RESPECT REGARDLESS OF

THE SITUATION, BEING RECOGNIZED FOR ONE’S CONTRIBUTIONS, AND HAVING SELF-ESTEEM.

SELF-FULFILLMENT BEING ABLE TO PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR

THE FULL DEVELOPMENT OF ONE’S POTENTIAL WITH ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, SPIRITUAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES.

PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHY AGING

SOCIAL INCLUSION BEING ACCEPTED, AND BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE

FULLY WITHIN OUR FAMILIES, OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR SOCIETY.

INDEPENDENCE BEING IN CONTROL OF ONE’S LIFE, MAKING ONE’S

OWN CHOICES, AND BEING ABLE TO DO AS MUCH FOR ONESELF AS POSSIBLE.

SAFETY AND SECURITY HAVING ADEQUATE INCOME AS ONE AGES AND

HAVING ACCESS TO A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING FREEDOM FROM FEAR, EXPLOITATION AND PHYSICAL VIOLENCE.

FAIRNESS HAVING ONE’S NEEDS, IN ALL THEIR DIVERSITY,

CONSIDERED EQUALLY WITH THOSE OF OTHER PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF AGE, GENDER, RACIAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND, DISABILITY, ECONOMIC OR OTHER STATUS.

LIFE’S JOURNEY IS A REWARD,LIFE’S JOURNEY IS A REWARD,

THE ESSENCE LIES IN MAKING A THE ESSENCE LIES IN MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE TO LIVES OF POSITIVE DIFFERENCE TO LIVES OF

AS MANY BEINGS AS POSSIBLEAS MANY BEINGS AS POSSIBLE

DIET FOR THE ELDERLYDIET FOR THE ELDERLY

EAT A VARIED DIETEAT A VARIED DIET ANTIOXIDANTSANTIOXIDANTS from vitamins (A, C, E) and from vitamins (A, C, E) and

minerals (zinc, copper, manganese, selenium) in minerals (zinc, copper, manganese, selenium) in fruits and vegetables can stop free radicals in fruits and vegetables can stop free radicals in their tracks. their tracks.

OMEGA-3 OILSOMEGA-3 OILS from oily fish from oily fish CALCIUMCALCIUM from milk (semi-skimmed has more from milk (semi-skimmed has more

than whole milk) and other dairy products, the than whole milk) and other dairy products, the soft bones in canned fish, bread, pulses, leafy soft bones in canned fish, bread, pulses, leafy green vegetables, dried fruit, nuts and seeds green vegetables, dried fruit, nuts and seeds

VITAMIN DVITAMIN D from sunlight, margarine from sunlight, margarine ZINCZINC from meat and meat products, seafood, from meat and meat products, seafood,

milk and dairy products, wholeflour bread, lentils, milk and dairy products, wholeflour bread, lentils, eggs, nuts, sweet corn and rice. eggs, nuts, sweet corn and rice.

PROVIDE NUTRIENTS IMPORTANT FOR BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, IMMUNITY, HEALING, AND HEALTHY SKIN AND EYES, AMONG OTHER FUNCTIONS.

LOWER THE RISK OF FUTURE CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, OSTEOPOROSIS AND SOME CANCERS.

Healthy eating and active living…

Healthy eating and active living...

MakeS you strong and fit.

BrightenS your mood and buildS positive self-image.

HelpS you maintain a healthy weight.

Are important for learning.

Are fun!!!

AS WE CELEBRATE AS WE CELEBRATE THE INTERNATIONAL THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS ON OCTOBER 1, DAY OF OLDER PERSONS ON OCTOBER 1, 2011,2011, WE NEED TO APPLAUD THE WE NEED TO APPLAUD THE INCREASING BRIGADE OF SENIOR INCREASING BRIGADE OF SENIOR CITIZENS WHO ARE SOCIALLY CITIZENS WHO ARE SOCIALLY CONNECTED, HIGHLY INVOLVED AND CONNECTED, HIGHLY INVOLVED AND COMMITTED TO PROJECTS AND CAUSES, COMMITTED TO PROJECTS AND CAUSES, OPEN TO NEW EXPERIENCES AND ARE OPEN TO NEW EXPERIENCES AND ARE ENGAGED IN TAPPING THEIR STRENGTHS ENGAGED IN TAPPING THEIR STRENGTHS AND REGENERATING CAPACITIES , WHICH AND REGENERATING CAPACITIES , WHICH HELP THEM THRIVE IN LATER YEARS.THEIR HELP THEM THRIVE IN LATER YEARS.THEIR SKILLS AND ABILITIES NEED TO BE SKILLS AND ABILITIES NEED TO BE VALUED. VALUED.

Finally: Quality of LifeFinally: Quality of Life