INSTITUTIONAL CARE FOR THE ELDERLY: POSITIVE AGEING

Abstract

Positive ageing focuses on the emotional and psychological aspects of ageing. It recognizes how our negative beliefs, thoughts, ideas and attitudes can have a detrimental impact on physical and emotional well-being as we age.
Life expectancy has increased so much in recent years that most people can look forward to at least twenty years of life after retirement at 60. We can benefit a great deal by looking at our attitudes towards ageing, and our plans for this extended period of our lives.

There will be challenges. Nevertheless, we must believe that there are a number of personal development techniques which can help us all to develop resilience and strengthen our sense of choice and control.