My CCRC Community
Question 1
In my CCRC community I will focus on a few main principles: Freedom, independance, quality personal care and constructive stimulation. Many older adults feel robbed of the lives they’ve build when they are moved into a retirement community. They often feel trapped, discouraged, lonely and bored. In my community, I would make an effort to maintain an active, fulfilling life for each resident while still providing top-of-the-line medical care.
The concept of freedom is often lost when an adult is moved into a CCRC because their entire days are planned and supervision is required for any unauthorized activities. In my community, the residents live in a communal area and are allowed to plan their days as they would please. Restrictions …show more content…
Instead of checking off boxes and forcing retirement center residents to follow a predetermined lifestyle, the community should communicate with the residents to shape their lives in the community to fit them. For example, instead of waking every resident up at 6am to take a scheduled shower, staff communicates with the residents to see when they would like to shower. This can also be applied to daily activities, decorating rooms, dressing a certain way and eating a certain way. Strength-based approach is similar. It uses what works best for each individual to make the community run. If each person is encouraged to do what is best for themselves, everyone will be …show more content…
It is a button that can be worn on a lanyard when pushed, signals an emergency center to come to the rescue. This product gives a sense of security to seniors who live alone or spend time alone. If they were to fall and not be able to move or get to a phone, they are able to push the Life Alert and get the help they need. This product is similar to having a button to call a nurse in a hospital or a blue button on college campuses. While the product is helpful in theory, the advertisements are really ageist. The first commercial featured a woman saying “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”. That line immediately became an internet sensation and was used as a meme for years. That commercial, as well as their newer ones, are infantilizing towards older adults and make them seem frail and helpless. Many older adults could benefit from a Life Alert, but are reluctant because of the stigma behind the product. No older adult wants people to think they are like the woman in the Life Alert
In my CCRC community I will focus on a few main principles: Freedom, independance, quality personal care and constructive stimulation. Many older adults feel robbed of the lives they’ve build when they are moved into a retirement community. They often feel trapped, discouraged, lonely and bored. In my community, I would make an effort to maintain an active, fulfilling life for each resident while still providing top-of-the-line medical care.
The concept of freedom is often lost when an adult is moved into a CCRC because their entire days are planned and supervision is required for any unauthorized activities. In my community, the residents live in a communal area and are allowed to plan their days as they would please. Restrictions …show more content…
Instead of checking off boxes and forcing retirement center residents to follow a predetermined lifestyle, the community should communicate with the residents to shape their lives in the community to fit them. For example, instead of waking every resident up at 6am to take a scheduled shower, staff communicates with the residents to see when they would like to shower. This can also be applied to daily activities, decorating rooms, dressing a certain way and eating a certain way. Strength-based approach is similar. It uses what works best for each individual to make the community run. If each person is encouraged to do what is best for themselves, everyone will be …show more content…
It is a button that can be worn on a lanyard when pushed, signals an emergency center to come to the rescue. This product gives a sense of security to seniors who live alone or spend time alone. If they were to fall and not be able to move or get to a phone, they are able to push the Life Alert and get the help they need. This product is similar to having a button to call a nurse in a hospital or a blue button on college campuses. While the product is helpful in theory, the advertisements are really ageist. The first commercial featured a woman saying “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”. That line immediately became an internet sensation and was used as a meme for years. That commercial, as well as their newer ones, are infantilizing towards older adults and make them seem frail and helpless. Many older adults could benefit from a Life Alert, but are reluctant because of the stigma behind the product. No older adult wants people to think they are like the woman in the Life Alert