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What Are The Needs Of Older Adults?, Edward F. Ansello
What Are The Needs Of Older Adults?, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
Mobility, social connections, health declines, lifelong learning, safety, caretakers or caregivers speak to interdependence or assisted autonomy, rather than to independence. Realizing the best of ourselves means that we are engaged or interdependent with others.
Animal Cruelty And Elder Abuse, Edward F. Ansello
Animal Cruelty And Elder Abuse, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
Continuing and expanding the American Psychological Association's guidance that those in counseling roles be alert to and ask questions about care of animals could provide some early warnings, perhaps in time to avoid harm to both animals and people. Encouraging our children to interact with kindness towards animals can’t help but pay dividends over the life course. We need to pay attention to the link of indifference or neglect of pets leading to the same with humans, with those in later life.
Fix And Fit To Age In Place, Edward F. Ansello
Fix And Fit To Age In Place, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
If aging in place is the goal, simple targeted improvements to one’s home and ability to function in it may be central.
Neighborhood Walkability And Health, Edward F. Ansello
Neighborhood Walkability And Health, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
The apparent benefit of neighborhood walkability suggests that it may be an important health-related consideration in the lives of everyday people. Most of the elements in the walkability index reflect components in the environment, so these may be relevant across the continuum of impairments, meaning that walkable neighborhoods themselves may have positive impact on the daily lives of people with physical or intellectual disabilities.