CNC Examines Treatment of Seniors
Prince George, B.C.- How are seniors in Canada treated as compared to other countries?
That is the question international students at CNC will be exploring at a special event set for Friday.
From noon to 1:30 at the College of New Caledonia’s lecture theatre, a community panel on age and culture will discuss the differences. The event is open to the public.
“Everyone is welcome to join us for an international and community conversation about how younger generations treat older generations in different cultures,” said Sabreena MacElheron, CNC co-ordinator of the international ambassadorship and leadership students.
A diverse panel of Elders from many countries, communities and cultures will participate in the discussion.
“This forum would be beneficial for those who plan to work with seniors, such as nursing, social work, and health care assistant students,” said MacElheron.
The panel will be facilitated by CNC instructor Jacob Madjitey and is organized by the international ambassadorship and leadership students.
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“how are seniors treated”…
is that by the feds,
the province,
in the medical field,
by our peers,
or just society in general.
how much is this costing and who is paying for it?
in the end will it make any difference?
It said other cultures. Elders in most parts of the world are treated a lot differently than we treat ours. They are usually included in a family group or if still independent to some degree, close by where family members can help them and keep an eye on them. Here we tend to shut them away somewhere in a retirement home hoping someone else will take care of them. Here, we are too independently minded. We all want our own way with no one else’s input or involvement.
Could it be that in cultures were they treat the elders better are cultures were families stay in the same town for generations? Just asking as China is one country were elders are respected but with the new generation moving from the villages they are finding that the elders are left without support.
bcracer
from the article “The event is open to the public.”
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perhaps you may want to attend … reading between the lines, this is a student leadership driven project which would suggest that there is no cost to anyone … will the conversation make a difference? … like most issues, an open mind and willingness to adopt change will be prerequisite to “making a difference”
City hall badgering, bullying, over taxing seniors? I’d call that treatment.
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