As the International AIDS Conference winds down, the culmination of the event anticipates that one message is clear: Ageing with HIV is an urgent matter that requires a lot of attention. As one man put it, “I fear that if I need to be cared for, the carer would be as ill-informed and prejudiced about [...]
Dr. Cheryl Phillips, geriatrician and senior VP or LeadingAge, blogged about the very serious dangers of over-medicating dementia patients. This issue is seen as critical around the world and sends a global message for change. Rather than paraphrase, here is Dr. Phillips’ blog in her own words: Federal officials are working to place compassion at [...]
UNECE has created a research publication to analyze the ageing situation in Eastern European countries, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Among these is the June 2012 release of the Roadmap for Mainstreaming Ageing in Moldova, produced in conjunction with the Republic of Moldova. The first of such reports was on Armenia in 2011. These reports [...]
Today, June 23 2012, Richard Jackson of CSIS and Christian Toft of University of Kassel, Germany, spoke about “Work, Retirement Age, and Fiscal Sustainability in an Aging World” hosted by AARP International. Dr. Jackson highlighted CSIS’s Global Ageing Preparedness Index (or GAP Index) which reviews pension reform, solvency and income protection in 20 key countries. [...]
Margie van Zyl, Direct of Strategic Partnerships at GERATEC, gave a presentation on Global Connections made to date at the recent IFA conference in Prague. The starting point for the Global Connections began in Trondheim, Norway when Margie met with IAHSA’s former Executive Director, Ginger Nuessle, to set up the country support network through [...]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launched a program last year called “Love for the Elderly”, a pension program which provides minimum wage subsidies to pensioners (about $360 USD per month). More than 1 million people have already registered for this program. “Love for the Elderly” aims at recognizing the efforts of the elderly who have worked [...]
By Jackie Pinkowitz, M.Ed.; Board Chair, CCAL-Advancing Person Centered Living [To support dementia care and learn more about research and practices, register for the International Alzheimer's Disease Study Tour Today! ] On Friday, June 29, 2012, The National Dementia Initiative, gathered in Washington DC at LeadingAge for their first meeting to form recommendations on person-centered non-pharmacologic strategies to [...]
IAHSA is very proud of all of the volunteer program initiatives around the world that our members offer and wanted to share these with you! Christie Gardens – Toronto, Canada Christie Gardens Apartment & Care, Inc., a member of IAHSA in Toronto, is a retirement community that has long been serving residents physically, socially and spiritually [...]
With a life expectancy of 82.9 years for women and 79.4 years for men, one of the highest in the world, and a comprehensive health-care system, Icelanders are setting a good example for the rest of us. Icelanders credit their many geothermal pools and spas with longevity and swimming is even given as a mandatory course in [...]