Maintaining community elders

Description

Maintaining community elders involves implementing practical measures to support the health, dignity, and active participation of older adults within their communities. This strategy addresses issues such as social isolation, loss of traditional knowledge, and inadequate care by ensuring access to healthcare, social services, and opportunities for intergenerational engagement. By valuing and integrating elders, communities preserve cultural heritage, strengthen social cohesion, and provide essential support systems for aging populations.

Implementation

There are some fundamental principles which produce an expectation and perception that people can contribute to society well beyond their retirement age: (1) Integration: housing the elderly in physical proximity to a vital community, including all segments of society; (2) Engagement: providing the necessary impetus for making full use of the capabilities, experience, expertise, intellect and heart of the elderly; (3) Opportunities for contribution: arranging for a deliberated matching of capabilities of older persons with genuine needs within the community.