scholarly journals Effect of the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 (Republic Act 9994) on Drug Accessibility among the Elderly

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderick L. Salenga ◽  
Monet M. Loquias ◽  
Jesus N. Sarol
Keyword(s):  
Senior Citizens ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Drug Accessibility

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Stages for implementing the “Moscow Longevity” program

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 65-72
Author(s):  
MARINA V. KORNILOVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Welfare Institutions ◽  
Cultural Sites ◽  
New Period

The article examines the work of the “Moscow Longevity” state project/program. The analysis is carried through on the assessments given by the elderly residents of Moscow, as well as specialists from social welfare institutions responsible for the implementation of the program. The program is newly established and has been working in Moscow for over two years. The author names 4 stages for the implementation of the program: preparatory, trial, main, and “special” stages. This staging is based on the existing legal acts regulating the implementation of the project, as well as on the analysis of sociological research. The primary sources of data are: interviews conducted by the author with elderly residents of Moscow regarding the “Moscow Longevity” program (April-May 2020); surveys and focus groups conducted by the author during her work at the Moscow Institute of Additional Professional Training of Social Workers (2016-2017). The article examines statistics and publications in the mass media concerning the success of the “Moscow Longevity” project. Elderly Muscovites and employees of social organizations highly appreciated the ongoing activities, noting their relevance and timeliness, both for involving senior citizens in an active lifestyle and for adapting the elderly to a new period of life “for themselves”. Participants of the program take computer courses, study foreign languages, attend dance lessons, go to sports classes, develop artistic and aesthetic skills, master tourism, and visit cultural sites in Moscow. However, the program also has significant drawbacks, eliminating which requires significant material and technical resources as well as personnel work. Each year the participants voiced the same problems associated with the poor condition of the premises and the lack of an individual approach to activities’ organization. The “special” stage related to the situation with the coronavirus pandemic revealed a lack of computer skills among the program participants (despite the conducted computer classes) and inability to quickly adapt to new conditions.

Deservingness Heuristics and Policy Attitudes toward the Elderly in an Aging Society: Evidence from Japan

2021 ◽  
pp. 106591292110160
Author(s):  
Yesola Kweon ◽  
ByeongHwa Choi
Keyword(s):  
Senior Citizens ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Issue Framing ◽  
Aging Society ◽  
Policy Attitudes ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Working Age Population ◽  
Economic Need

Deservingness theory contends that spending on the elderly is widely supported across age groups because, unlike other groups such as immigrants or the unemployed, senior citizens are perceived as morally worthy of social aid. However, through a survey experiment in Japan, a prototypical aging society, this study shows that in a state with a large population of senior citizens, there is a significant age gap in policy preferences with the working-age population demonstrating stronger opposition to government support for the elderly. To induce empathetic policy attitudes toward the elderly, therefore, effective issue framing is necessary. However, emphasizing economic need is not enough; it is only when both the elderly’s economic need and effort to work are emphasized that we see a positive attitudinal change among the working-age population. In addition, we find that the economically secure are more sensitive to senior citizens’ economic need and effort to work in determining their policy support. By contrast, the economically insecure exhibit unqualified support for the elderly. These findings demonstrate that deservingness for the elderly is not innate, but is driven by conditional altruism. Furthermore, our work emphasizes the importance of issue framing in generating intergenerational solidarity in a rapidly aging society.

scholarly journals Sustainable residential housing for senior citizens - contemporary projects

2018 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 01032
Author(s):  
Monika Strzelecka-Seredyńska
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Residential Housing ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Sustainable Housing ◽  
European Projects ◽  
New Buildings

This paper conforms to themes relating to the shaping of sustainable built environment. It tackles issues connected with the implementation of sustainable solutions in residential housing for senior citizens. It presents selected innovative implemented European projects of new buildings and modernisation projects of the existing development comprising the adjustment to the needs of the elderly and to the requirements of sustainable housing.

scholarly journals Participation in urban life and obstacles for mobility of the elderly in Łódź

2017 ◽  
pp. 89-107
Author(s):  
Iwona Pielesiak
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Residential Environment ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Road Infrastructure ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
The City

The article analyzes participation of senior citizens in urban life of Łódź in the context of spending their free time. The paper is also aimed at revealing obstacles for their mobility within the city. It occurred that the elderly want to participate more in urban life, especially because of their strong desire to meet other people. However, there are still many barriers, mostly relating to public transport and road infrastructure, that make such participation difficult. Also many deficiencies may be found in seniors’ residential environment as well as in public green areas.

scholarly journals Polityka społeczna wobec ludzi starych w Polsce — uwarunkowania, rozwój i kierunki zmian

Ekonomia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-84
Author(s):  
Sylwia Wojtczak
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Older People ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Human And Social Capital

Social policy toward old people in Poland — conditions, development and directions of changesSocial policy shapes people’s living conditions. In the era of dynamic demographic changes, especially the aging of the population observed in Poland and across the world, the activity of the state focused on improving the quality of life of the elderly is particularly important. Population aging is a demographic process of increasing the proportion of older people while reducing the proportion of children in the society of a given country. Elderly people will continue to be a part of society, mainly due to the progress of civilization, advances in modern medicine and the popularization of so-called healthy living.Social policy toward the elderly should not be limited to managing the social security system and social welfare. Eff ective use of human and social capital of the elderly will be a growing challenge for this policy, and for senior citizens — spending satisfactorily the last years of one’s life. However, for some senior citizens, old age means or will mean poverty and living on the margins of civil society. The Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Polic y is responsible for the social policy of people in Poland, off ering for example in the years 2014–2020 to senior citizens such programs as “Senior +”, the Government Program for Social Activity of the Elderly ASOS or “Care 75+.” Each of the above programs have appropriate criteria that must be met to be able to use them. Are older people eager to use them, or are the eff ects of these programs already visible? This study will attempt to answer the above questions. The main purpose of the article is to diagnose and analyze selected government programs targeted at older people. In addition, perspectives for changes in social policy toward older people in Poland will be determined.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF SELECTED AREAS OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY OF SENIOR CITIZENS

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 487
Author(s):  
Alina Gil ◽  
Urszula Nowacka
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Continuous Education ◽  
To Come

<p>The aging of the society caused increased interest in problems of the elderly. This article presents the place of seniors in the educational space, defines the selected forms of their educational activity. Education counteracts social exclusion and sense of loneliness, provides access to the amenities of the modern world, allows the seniors to satisfy their need for self-accomplishment. Seniors thus face challenges they have never confronted before, while the age of transformation forces them to engage in continuous education, which becomes not only a duty, but also an obligation. Developing the expected forms of education of the elderly is one of the most vital tasks in the years to come.</p>

scholarly journals Awareness and Availment of Benefits of Senior Citizens in A Highly Urbanized City

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-160
Author(s):  
Louieze Gerald C. Gerolin ◽  
Anabelle S. Palic
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Senior Citizen ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Full Support ◽  
Social Pension ◽  
The Relationship

Republic Act (RA) 9994, otherwise known as the Expanded Senior Citizen Act of 2010, was enacted into law to provide more benefits to the elderly and deliver full support to their well-being (Inabangan et al., 2019). The benefits are essential as most of them no longer hold jobs, and financial stability can be challenging if not fatal. The current laws and policy provisions on food and medicine discount and the granting of a social pension to underprivileged senior citizens are only palliatives at best. However, they stretch the limited incomes of these individuals and their supporting families who live below the poverty level. The purpose of the study is to assess the level of awareness and extent of availment on the benefits under RA 9994 of senior citizens in a highly urbanized city of Negros Occidental as well as the relationship between awareness and availment. Likewise, explore the challenges encountered by senior citizens in availing their benefits under RA 9994.

HERITAGE HIGHER EDUCATION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS: THE VALUE OF UNIVERSITY FOR THE ELDERLY TOWARDS SOCIAL APPROPRIATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blanca del Espino Hidalgo ◽  
Francisco José García Fernández ◽  
Eduardo Mosquera Adell ◽  
María Teresa Pérez Cano
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
The Elderly

Study on the Characteristics of the Bus Trip of the Elders in Nanjing

2014 ◽  
Vol 587-589 ◽  
pp. 1840-1853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan Yu Yang ◽  
Yuan Ming Liao ◽  
Shi Yu Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Logit Model ◽  
Free Choice ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Travel Patterns ◽  
Estimation Model ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Common Problems ◽  
Bus Service

The aged tendency of population in Nanjing has become more and more serious. As an important part of the elders’ daily life, bus trip deserves a close examination from different perspectives and in different ways. In order to understand the travel patterns and the use of the city’s transit system of the senior citizens in Nanjing, this paper conducts a survey on the elderly. Analyses yield the overall travel characteristics, travel frequencies, and the main travel modes of the elderly in Nanjing. The rules of variation of elders’ travel behaviors with age and the choice of the main travel modes of the elderly in 20 years have been analyzed and predicted. Taking convenience, cost, speed, comfort, safety and free choice of travel time as the influencing factors, the estimation model is developed by binomial Logit model. Besides, in order to solve some common problems in bus service, we put forward some suggestions referred to other districts, as well as having an outlook of the bus service in the future.

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