Supporting the Elderly should be our highest priority! - A ThoughtfulDaily Post.

[peacefulsoul]

Coming from a culture where we care for our elderly till the last breath; the prompt's question initially seems surprising to me. Then it came to my mind, how our culture is also changing and many old-age homes are growing. And I know, we should also think deeply about this so much so that the elderly folks don't have to worry about their last days.

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Asians have a culture to deeply values the elderly, respects them, keeps them with our family, and takes turns to give them active care and support. Even if that means assisting them with bedpans and helping them maintain personal hygiene.

I grew up seeing my parents doing that to their parents and I already have the mindset to do that myself one day.

But for the next generation, I'm not sure. Because we live separately and my children don't have the chance to see this culture as much as we did.

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However, it's not 'picture-perfect' for all of us. Many abandon their parents, many even beat up the elderly to access their inheritance, etc. We get to see news about sons and daughters throwing their parents on the road and they don't have any choice but to live anywhere but on the streets.

You may have known that Retirement Plan and Life insurance is not a Thing in the Asian region. They mostly rely on the next generation for mental and financial support. If that doesn't work then they don't have any choice but to spend the last days miserably.

What do we need to do?

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• There's no other way rather strengthen the family bond and create a responsibility chain. Although modernization and the nuclear family diagram changed the society's practice but we should make it a priority to give them support, if not physically then financially and mentally.

• Building community support initiatives can be a good action. Elderly people don't go out that much here and feel alone. We should support them in forming elderly clubs, involve them in different volunteer work, etc. There are a few initiatives related to it but we need to make this popular and bring a cultural change.

• Providing better healthcare should be the highest priority. If they need mobile healthcare, community support to visit the hospitals, insurance system to back up their financial issues, etc; we need to build a better system.

• Financial assistance is what they face problems with. Usually, sons and daughters take turns helping them out. But if no one is present or the couple doesn't have anyone, there should be checks and balances so they can get support from the government. Also, in general, the government should take some initiatives like building elderly homes, giving them a monthly allowance, etc to support them.

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These will not be enough. You know, we are aging too just like our parents. And it sometimes makes me think, about how life would be. Because I'm the kind of person who wouldn't live with my children in my old age but rather live separately.

If we can't ensure to build a better system to help the elderly in mental health care, support them financially, and give them active care then it would be a big social issue.

Sometimes they don't need any financial support but our presence. I see their faces light up seeing the grandkids and us. So we should be more emphatic about this issue.

It's almost impossible to make a stop to social dysfunction, things will change and will change fast. So, not only we should focus on building a better family bond but also, and most importantly we need to build a system to make the last days of the elderly folks happier.

This is not possible in one day, but taking the initiative today will give me a chance someday.

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[marilour]

Thank you for bringing through your publication several topics that contribute to the reflective discursiveness in this sharing of knowledge and experiences. Our world is diverse and so is the transculturality that unites us in collective teaching and at the same time makes us particular. Like your culture, we Latinos are trained to care with attention and zeal for our older adults and family members with disabilities. However, in my professional practice as a physician, I see with sadness and dismay, more and more lonely and neglected older adults every day. My country Venezuela, undermined by the ghost of the crisis, has forced the new generations to migrate to other countries with the purpose of “a better quality of life” unfortunately at the expense of the neglect and abandonment of the elderly.
There is an urgent need for greater solidarity and collective care programs such as the ones you mention, they are wonderful ideas, and perhaps in supportive communities and governments with conscience and political will, they can come to fruition.
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Gracias por traer a través de su publicación diversos temas que contribuyen a la discursividad reflexiva en este compartir de saberes y experiencias. Nuestro mundo es diverso y también lo es la transculturalidad que nos une en la enseñanza colectiva y a la vez nos hace particulares. Al igual que su cultura, los latinos estamos formados para cuidar con atención y celo a nuestros adultos mayores y familiares con discapacidad. Sin embargo, en mi ejercicio profesional como médico, veo con tristeza y consternación, cada día más adultos mayores solos y desatendidos. Mi país Venezuela, minado por el fantasma de la crisis, ha obligado a las nuevas generaciones a emigrar a otros países con el propósito de «una mejor calidad de vida» lamentablemente a costa del descuido y abandono de los adultos mayores.
Urge una mayor solidaridad y programas de atención colectiva como los que usted menciona, son ideas maravillosas, quizás en comunidades solidarias y gobiernos con conciencia y voluntad política, puedan llegar a materializarse.
Te agradecemos tu compromiso manifiesto con nuestra convocatoria semanal, siempre es un placer recorrer tus sentidas reflexiones. Salud y bienestar.Cordiales saludos @peacefulsoul

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[peacefulsoul]

I totally agree with you. Even cultural and religious ethics cannot protect the elders. And it's almost nobody's fault because the world is changing and will continue to change.
It's better to build a system, where individuals and govt come together and make something to support the elders. The problem is that the elderly can't add financial value to the system so no one cares.
I wish we could do more.
Thanks a lot for your thoughtful communication.

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[ijebest]

Yes, thank you greatly for these beautiful points, these are needed steps we all should take to accomplish this huge task , taking quality care of our elderly family members.

[peacefulsoul]

It should start with us and then continue. Thanks for your comment.

[ijebest]

Yeah, it has started already!!