SOCWK120R Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Palliative Care, Dementia, Role Theory

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Social Work (Social Development Studies)
• Course: SOCWK120R
• Professor: Nathan Funk

Document Summary

2015: proportion of seniors will surpass proportion of youth. 2041: 1 in every 4 canadians will be seniors. Women share larger amount of the senior population. Major reasons for population aging: increased life expectancy, declining fertility rates, aging of baby boomers. Growing demand on health care and social service system. Growing demand on income security programs and pension plans. Growing demands on caregivers and families (sandwich gen. ) Seniors have a lot of health problems. Many seniors who are healthy and active. Seniors and tech do not mix seniors are the fastest growing group online. Most live in nursing or retirement home. Most are choosing to stay at home. Seniors are too set in their ways to undertake new things. Many engage in new experiences and recreational/creative activities after retirement. Seniors are the productive and contributing members of the society, esp. once they are retired from the workforce. Many engaged in volunteering activities seniors are also caregivers to grandchildren.