ELDERLY

SAHU Kamaljeet Kaur

 ELDERLY
WHAT IS THE MEAN OF ELDERLY:
An Elderly is comparative of old and greater than another in age or
seniority.

Types of Old people age:

Between 60 – 75 years (Entering old age): People who are over 65
and completed their career, they get the retirement. They are still
active and independent and keep remain into their old age.

Between 75 – 85 years (Transitional Phase): People who are

between seventh and eight decade get the transition between their
healthy and active life and frailty. It can happen at any stage.
• 85+ are considered the frail older population ( frail older
people):A number of old people group who are over 85 years
are often experience health problems e.g. stroke or dementia
and need a social care. Frailty often experienced in late old age,
so services can be provided to the older people through
retirement houses and through personal assistants.
 Communication Barriers with elder
people:
Vision and Hearing Loss : Older people often experience vision
and hearing problem during their old age. It can be challenging
for older people during participation in communication with
others and follow the instruction given by others. If the
background noises are too loud older people can not be able to
hear other voices during their hearing problem.
Speech Impairment: Older people also have a speech
impairment due to stroke such as Bell’s palsy and Parkinson
disease, tongue and throat muscles weakness. One of the
common disease in older people is dysarthria in which speech
can be slow down and slurred due to nervous system disorder.
Due to these disease it is hard for older people to speak clearly
and understand by other.
Cognitive Impairment: older people with cognitive disability
can communicate their wants and needs.
A common sign in cognitive impairment that is Memory loss,
which is common seen in older people.
Confusion
Identity confusion
Loss of short term or long term memory
Poor motor coordination.
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities: people from
other cultures, or people who speak another language. Cultural
differences and language barriers can contribute to a person’s
distress, confusion, or reluctance to get support.
 History of the Elder People
In 1901, Elder people represented 4.0% of Australia's population.
Between 1971 and 2011, the proportion of Australia's
population aged 65 years and over increased to 14%. For
those aged 85 years and over it more than tripled, from 0.5% to
1.8%.
Australian population is getting older, due to longer life
expectancy and low fertility rates.
Problem in Ageing people
If the retirement age remains fixed, and the life expectancy
increases, there will be relatively more people claiming
pension benefits and fewer people working and paying
income taxes. The fear is that it will require high tax rates on
the current, shrinking workforce.
• Health conditions that are expected to be a challenge to
our health care system with the increasing aging population.
These conditions include cancer, dementia, increase in the
number of falls, obesity, and diabetes.
 Effective Communications
•Allow extra time for elderly
•Minimize visual and auditory distractions
•Sir face to face with the elderly
•Don’t underestimate the power of eye contact
•Listen without interrupting the elderly
•Speak Slowly, Clearly and loudly (according circumstances)
•Use Short, Simple words and Sentences
 Policies For Elderly People
Provide a help for people with the opportunities to live healthy,
positive and productive lives, connected to and participating in the
life of the community. Older people have the life experience to make
a valuable contribution to all aspects of life.
Older people have the right to:
•independence;
•exercise choice and control over their lives and deaths.
•be treated with dignity and respect
•be free from discrimination and abuse;
Aasw.asn.au.
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Thanks