Aging: Racial and Ethnic Groups

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel S. Gardner ◽  
Caroline Rosenthal Gelman
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Family Caregiving ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Barriers To Health

Minority and immigrant elders constitute a greater proportion of the population than ever before and are the fastest growing segment of the older population. Within these racial and ethnic groups there is considerable variation with regard to age, gender, country of origin, language, religion, education, income, duration of U.S. residency, immigration status, living arrangements, social capital, and access to resources. The authors summarize research on older adults regarding racial and ethnic disparities, barriers to health and social service utilization, and dynamics of family caregiving. Implications are offered for social-work practice, policy, and research.

scholarly journals LIFE RESTORATION AND CARE PREPARATION AMONG OLDER PARENTS WHO LOST THEIR ONLY ADULT CHILD IN SHANGHAI

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S275-S275
Author(s):  
Lin Chen ◽  
Yajun Song ◽  
Yixin You
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Family Caregiving ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Older Parents ◽  
Future Care

Abstract The combination of aging and losing an only adult child challenges an increasing number of older adults in China. Current literature primarily focuses on older parents’ bereavement but seldom examines how they restore their lives. Guided by the Dual Process Model, this study explores how older parents who lost their only adult child restore their lives and prepare for future care in Shanghai. Twenty-four older adults were purposively sampled and participated in face-to-face, in-depth interviews. The findings suggest that participants tried to restore their lives by rationalizing grief and expanding their social networks. Despite their losses, participants remained in favor of family caregiving and reluctantly prepared for future care. They showed ambivalent attitudes toward current government support while proposing their preferred services. This study informs social work practice to incorporate caregiving plan services and emotional support for this vulnerable group.

scholarly journals Achieving Healthcare Equity: Disparities in Diagnosis, Quality of Care, and Outcomes Among People With Dementia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 665-666
Author(s):  
Maricruz Rivera-Hernandez ◽  
Amit Kumar ◽  
Amit Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Racial Differences ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Disparities

Abstract Alzheimer’s disease and Related Dementia (ADRD) is a significant public health problem and improving the quality and efficiency of care for older adults with ADRD is a national priority. Approximately five million older adults in the United States, including 50% of nursing home residents and 20% of community-dwelling elderly, have ADRD or probable dementia. Although, the number of minorities affected by ADRD growing at an alarming rate, the diagnosis of ADRD and supportive care for this condition are more likely to be delayed among racial/ethnic minority groups. Given the need to ensure equity of care among racial and ethnic groups, there is a pressing need to understand disparities in diagnosis, access and quality of care among racial and ethnic groups with ADRD, specifically using nationally representative data. This symposium will feature four presentations that provide novel insight regarding racial disparities among people with ADRD in the community-, institution-based post-acute, and long-term settings. Individual presentations will describe 1) racial and ethnic differences in risk and protective factors of dementia and cognitive impairment without dementia; 2) racial and ethnic disparities in high-quality home health use among persons with dementia; 3) Within- and between-nursing homes racial and ethnic disparities in resident’s outcomes for people with ADRD; and 4) racial differences in transition to post-acute care and rehab utilization following hip fracture related hospitalization in patients with ADRD. Finally, there will be a discussion regarding policy and clinical implications, as well directions for future research.

Toward a conceptual model for successful transgender aging

2021 ◽  
pp. 147332502199466
Author(s):  
Steffany Sloan ◽  
Jacquelyn J Benson
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
The Body ◽  
Aging Research ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Resilience Factors

Transgender older adults have been subject to life-long stigma and marginalization, resulting in significant social and health consequences. Despite these challenges, this population commonly reports thriving in later life. In order to attend to nuanced experiences of older transgender adults, theoretical models of successful aging must reflect complexities presented by gender minority status. In order to address theoretical gaps, a systematic qualitative meta-synthesis was conducted to summarize findings across the body of qualitative transgender aging research. Findings indicated that transgender older adults conceptualize successful aging through the process of embracing gender identity. Themes were identified to conceptualize successful transgender aging such as gender expression, shedding internalized stigma, and championing a resilience mindset. Implications for social work practice are provided, suggesting a more comprehensive understanding of both challenges and resilience factors amongst the aging transgender population.

Increasing Student Empathy Toward Older Adults Using the Virtual Dementia Tour

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. S-23-S-40
Author(s):  
Jana Donahoe ◽  
Lisa Moon ◽  
Kathy VanCleave
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Student Knowledge ◽  
Course Content

Educators know too well the challenges of teaching BSW students about social work practice with older adults. Students hesitate to work with older adults due to personal fears about aging, lack of experiences with this population, or stereotypical misconceptions about older adults and nursing homes. It is apparent that many students have difficulty empathizing with older adults because they have never experienced what it is like to be an older adult with dementia. A solution to this problem is incorporating an immersive experiential learning simulation called the Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT) into BSW course content. The findings indicate that the VDT was an effective evidence-based learning tool for increasing student knowledge about aging and improving their empathy and sensitivity toward older adults with dementia.

scholarly journals Pakiwaitara - social work sense for supervision

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Jacquelyn Elkington
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Dominant Culture ◽  
Social Service Delivery ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Definition Of

Pakiwaitara (Elkington, 2001) came about as a gap identified in social service delivery between western, middle class, dominant culture and the healing of Māori whānau in crisis. While education has responded to this gap by offering bicultural training, ensuring more Māori components within degree programmes, etc, social services statistics are still high for Māori and indigenous peoples. It has helped to shift the definition of cultural supervision to inside the definition of specialised professional supervision (Elkington, 2014), but now continued invisibility of values and beliefs, particularly that of Tauiwi, exacerbate the problem. The challenge must still be asserted so that same-culture practitioners are strengthened in same-culture social work practice (eg, by Māori, for Māori), and to avoid when possible, or otherwise by choice, white dominant-culture practice, for all-and-every-culture social work practice (eg, by Pākehā, for everyone).

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