Unit 6 Flashcards by Rencevie Cate Bumanglag

they focus on helping seniors deal with
aggressive debt collectors and with social security disability claims. They provide low-cost
services to seniors who aren’t sure how to handle these issues on their own.

. LASPD.Legal Advocates for Seniors and People with Disabilities

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They offer educational resources and tools to help
seniors find and take advantage of the benefits available to them in addition to advocating for
seniors’ concerns at a policy level.

National Council on Aging

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helps someone navigate the medical system. They
accompany seniors to appointments, talk with doctors, take clear notes, research health
conditions, find specialists, and help manage health insurance and medical bills.

Health Advocate

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Pasali is founding member,
along with Family Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP) and Mindanawan
Community Development Organization, Inc. (MCDOI).

Advocacy Consortium for the Elderly (ACE). P

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most visible organization actively advocating for seniors i

AARP

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organization can be a rewarding
experience at any age. But for someone looking to donate their time after retirement,
volunteering can offer a number of additional benefits that enhance physical, emotional,
and mental health

Volunteering

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.Staying active after retirement is extremely important. Everyone
has a personal wish list of dreams and activities they put off for “one day”. Retirement is
the perfect time for seniors to dust off their “bucket list” and pursue a lifelong goal, be it
gardening, sewing, painting or French cooking.

Pick Up a New Hobby

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an emotionally close relationship between grandparent and grandchild is associated with
fewer symptoms of depression for both generations.” For kids, having grandparents around
means having the perfect companions to play with and have fun. Grandparents are some of the
best partners when it comes to using creativity and imagination to discover the wonders of life.

Grandparents can greatly reduce household stress

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For older adults, keeping in touch with the important
people in their lives can help to stave off loneliness and feelings of isolation that can lead
to depression, as well as mental and physical decline.Teach your older relative or friend
how to connect with new and old friends on social media and Skype. O

Stay Connected with Friends

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In the
local level, they work in encouraging local authorities to promote and acknowledge the rights
of older people and consider them when planning and implementing development projects.

Coalition of Services of the Elderly.COSE

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The
Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2003

RA 9257

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. In support of the RA 9257 (The
Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2003) and the RA 9994 (Expanded Senior Citizen Act of
2010), the Department of Health issued Administrative Orders for health implementors to
undertake and promote the health and wellness of senior citizens as well as to alleviate the
conditions of older persons who are encountering degenerative diseases.

Health and Wellness Program for Senior Citizen

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i is founding member of the Advocacy
Consortium for the Elderly (ACE),
along with Family Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP) and Mindanawan
Community Development Organization, Inc. (MCDOI).

Pasali

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an organization of lawyers that help seniors and people with disabilities with certain
legal issues they’re most likely to face

. LASPD.Legal Advocates for Seniors and People with Disabilities

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a little different from the
other organizations on the list as it’s less focused on influencing public policy, and more
focused on providing better education and resources to the professionals that work with
seniors.

American Society on Aging

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When grandchildren spend the night at grandma’s house, it’s a good opportunity to
teach them how to be a good houseguest, respect other people’s property and clean up after
themselves. Somehow, kids find clearing the table or making their beds less painless when
Grandmother asks them to help out than they do at home.

Teach Kids Good Manners

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e government organization
devoted to advocating for seniors and their concerns. They work to keep other government
organizations aware of the issues that influence seniors so that legislation affecting the senior
population keeps their needs and issues top of mind, and they provide grants to various other
organizations that provide direct services and education to seniors.

Administration on Aging

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The
program aims to identify non-dependent substance use or prescription medication issues
and provide effective service strategies prior to an individual’s need for more extensive or
specialized substance abuse treatment.

Brief Intervention and Treatment for Elders (BRITE)

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Expanded Senior Citizen Act of
2010

RA 9994

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COSE facilitate the setting up of *** and Help Desk in
the local government units

Older Citizen Monitoring Boards (OCMB)

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.Grandparents are a valuable resource
because they have so many stories and experiences from their own lives to share. Oftentimes
children will listen to grandparents even when they are not listening to their parents or other
adults. Grandparents also offer a link to a child’s cultural heritage and family history. Children
understand more of who they are and where they come from through their connection with
their grandparents.

Grandparents have a great amount of experience

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Advocacy Consortium for the Elderly (ACE). three target Barangays of General Santos City

Fatima, San
Jose, and Tambler.

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depressive symptoms in older adults with chronic conditions and functional
limitations. It includes screening and assessment, education, referral to appropriate health
professionals, and behavioralactivation.

Healthy IDEAS (Identifying Depression Empowering Activities for Seniors)

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Studies show that as many as 9 out
of 10 adult grandchildren feel that their grandparents influenced their beliefs and values. A
child’s perspective of what constitutes a healthy, normal relationship is shaped by the
relationship that he or she holds with a grandparent. Through regular contact, a sense of
emotional intimacy, and unwavering support, children can experience what a true, positive
relationship should look like.

Grandparents truly impact their grandchildren’s lives

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Medicare fraud costs an estimated $60 billion a year, but much of that could be prevented if Medicare beneficiaries receive proper education.

Senior Medicare Patrol

a substance abuse screening and intervention program for older adults who are experiencing issues with alcohol, prescription medication, over-the-counter medication, or illicit drugs.

Brief Intervention and Treatment for Elders (BRITE)

Play Mind Games some of the most common and accessible activities for seniors include:

 Reading and writing  Learning a new language  Playing an instrument  Playing puzzles and games

While parents are the first ones to teach children manners, grandparents can reinforce the basics, and share some of the finer points of etiquette with their grandchildren through fun activities. Grandparents can help kids write thank you notes, teach them to share, teach them that it’s good manners to put the cell phone away when at the dinner table.

Teach Kids Good Manners

One of the most rewarding things grandparents can do with their grandchildren is read to them. Reading to young children improves their cognitive and language skills and improves their reading comprehension. Even before the kids learn to talk, they enjoy sitting in grandma’s lap to look at picture books. Use this special time to teach words, colors, letters and objects and tell stories about the pictures. All are ways to teach children to love books and to love reading.

Teach Kids to Love Reading

COSE and **** priorities in the Older Persons Policy and Legislative Agenda (OPPLA):

Confederation of Older Persons Associations of the Philippines (COPAP)

works to advocate for the Hispanic seniors that represent a growing portion of the U.S. senior population. They focus on policy issues that range from economic security to health and housing

. NHCOA. The National Hispanic Council on Aging

Many seniors worked their whole life confident that their work would pay off in a pension that was promised, only to face doubt that they’d receive their due when they retire due to budget cutbacks.

Pension Rights Center.

advocates for better health care, social services, and economic programs for American Indian and Alaska Native elders. They help provide education to Native American seniors to help them access the services available while also working with agencies and organizations to ensure more and better services are provided.

NICOA. The National Indian Council on Aging

Advocacy Programs for Elderly (Philippines)

Coalition of Services of the Elderly. Health and Wellness Program for Senior Citizen Advocacy Consortium for the Elderly (ACE)

a legal advocacy organization that pushes for any legislation that will reduce poverty for seniors. They therefore fight for affordable healthcare, greater resources for seniors that are economically disadvantaged, and give a particular focus to the types of seniors that have often been the least legally protected, such as people of color, immigrants with minimal English skills, and LGBTQ seniors.

Justice in Aging

Important Things Grandparents Can Teach Their Grandchildren

Teach Kids to Love Reading. Teach Kids a Skill. Teach Kids About Family Teach Kids Good Manners. Teach Kids Good Values.

response to concerns about the quality of nursing home care. They have long worked to improve the standards long-term care facilities are held to and to advocate for policies that affect the quality of life seniors in long-term care experience.

National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care

COSE and Confederation of Older Persons Associations of the Philippines (COPAP) priorities in the Older Persons Policy and Legislative Agenda (OPPLA):

a.Social Pension for Older Persons b. Freedom from Violence and Abuse in Older Age c.National Long Term Care Program Framework d. Comprehensive Anti-discrimination Bill e.National Commission on Older Persons Welfare f. Promoting Age-friendly Communities

They offer education, publications, and training to help people who work with seniors learn best practices and stay up to date on how to do their work effectively and compassionately.

American Society on Aging

With more than 5 million seniors suffering from Alzheimer’s, the Alzheimer’s Association advocates for better research, policies, and care for a significant portion of the senior population. They also provide resources and suggestions to people who want to do their part to advocate for Alzheimer’s patients. As the number of people with Alzheimer’s continues to grow, the organization has an important role to play in helping the seniors and their families affected by the disease.

Alzheimer’s Association

Grandparents are a treasure store of family history. Grandchildren will love to hear stories about their parents as young children or about their grandparent’s lives in the “olden days”. Even very young children enjoy looking at old family photo albums, and this is a great time to tell them some family history.

Teach Kids About Family.

is an organization that works toward improving the lives of LGBTQ seniors. They offer a range of services in areas like employment and health care, and work to advocate for public policies that benefit the LGBTQ senior population.

SAGE. Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders

With both parents in many families working outside of the home, it is oftentimes the grandparents that play a vital role in raising today’s youth. According to the 2010 Census, roughly 2.7 million grandparents provide for the basic needs of a grandchild, while even more take care of their grandchildren on a regular basis. If they are willing and able, having a grandparent act as either an occasional babysitter or a paid childcare provider gives many parents a great sense of comfort knowing that they are leaving their children in capable and caring hands.

Grandparents offer an affordable childcare option

offering member discounts and helpful resources to seniors, they also work as advocates for seniors in the political arena, urging lawmakers to consider their older constituents when they make policies likely to affect them.

AARP

Ways to Improve Mental Health of Elderly

Play Mind Games. Get Physical Exercise. Stay Connected with Friends Pick Up a New Hobby Volunteering Caring for a Pet

COSE and Confederation of Older Persons Associations of the Philippines (COPAP) priorities in the ***

Older Persons Policy and Legislative Agenda (OPPLA):

In addition to putting pressure on politicians to make choices that benefit seniors, they also provide seniors with the information needed to better advocate for themselves by knowing the best bills and issues to call their representatives about.

AARP

works to provide resources and education designed to further reduce how frequent elder abuse is and help the estimated two million people in the U.S. that are victims of it each year.

National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)

Staying active and getting enough exercise are as important for senior mental health and older adults’ wellbeing, as they are at any other stage of life. In addition to the physical benefits, exercise can also help manage stress, anxiety, and depression in seniors, which can be just as detrimental to senior health as physical ailments and injuries

Get Physical Exercise.

Grandchildren will love doing activities with grandparents asthey share something they love with them.

Teach Kids a Skill

o strengthen older people organizations (OPOs) in the community because they are important in pushing for an inclusive governance and policy-making. In addition, they facilitate the setting up of Older Citizen Monitoring Boards (OCMB) and Help Desk in the local government units

Coalition of Services of the Elderly.COSE

Grandparents often spend blocks of quality time with their grandchildren, and can have a deep influence on their grandchild’s values. They can help teach their grandchildren respect for each other and for other people by listening and responding to them respectfully.

Teach Kids Good Values.

“An act granting mandatory national health insurance program of PhilHealth for all senior citizens”.

Republic Act No. 10642

funds projects that help educate seniors on common Medicare abuses and respond to any complaints they have about their coverage.

Senior Medicare Patrol

works in ensuring the participation of older people and inclusion of their issues in the development of public policies and programs.

Coalition of Services of the Elderly.COSE

They can teach their grandchildren to tell the truth and to act honorably, to be kind to other people and to animals. By their words and actions, grandparents teach their grandchildren tolerance and empathy for people who are different from themselves.

Teach Kids Good Values.

guarantees that centralize health services for care in all life stages, service delivery networks, and financial risk protection, geriatric health is mentioned as an area of concern.

Philippine Health Agenda (2017 - 2022)

Organizations Working to Advocate for Older People. (USA)

AARP National Council on Aging CARIE LASPD Justice in Aging National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care. American Society on Aging National Center on Elder Abuse Pension Rights Center. Senior Medicare Patrol. SAGE NHCOA NICOA Administration on Aging. . Alzheimer’s Association

They love taking them on walks through her extensive flower gardens, explaining how each flower liked shade or sun, how to propagate from cuttings or seeds.

Gardening

Reasons Why Grandparents Are So Important

Grandparents truly impact their grandchildren’s lives Grandparents can greatly reduce household stress Grandparents have a great amount of experience. Grandparents provide a sense of security Grandparents offer an affordable childcare option.

All senior citizens are mandatorily covered by the *** by virtue of Republic Act No. 10642

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation

During six to eight in-home sessions that take place in the client’s home and focus on brief behavioral techniques, counselors empower individuals to take action and make lasting changes so that they can lead more active and rewarding lives.

Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives for Seniors (PEARLS).

Behavioral Health Programs for Older Adults

Healthy IDEAS (Identifying Depression Empowering Activities for Seniors). Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives for Seniors (PEARLS). Brief Intervention and Treatment for Elders (BRITE)

Just as the body needs physical activity and stimulation to stay healthy, the brain needs stimulation to stay sharp and avoid cognitive decline as we age. Any activity that keeps the mind engaged and working towards solving problems contributes to brain health,

Play Mind Games

Interested seniors can sign up for their advocacy alerts to stay up to date on policy decisions that influence the lives of seniors and tips for ways to get involved and take action themselves.

National Council on Aging

s to reduce the incidence of elder abuse, it’s still a problem many seniors deal with

National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)

coalition of groups and individuals that both get directly involved when called on by individual seniors that need help navigating senior care issues and work toward legal reforms that provide seniors with more rights and better protections.

CARIE.CARIE, or the Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly,

highly effective method designed to reduce depressive symptoms and improve quality of life in older adults and in all-age adults with epilepsy.

Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives for Seniors (PEARLS).

a community-based program working for the elderly rights and development with special attention to Moro and Indigenous People’s. As partner of the consortium, its programs and services are focused in the three target Barangays of General Santos City: Fatima, San Jose, and Tambler

Advocacy Consortium for the Elderly (ACE).

a government organization that partners with nonprofit organizations and businesses to help provide resources and solutions to make aging easier on seniors in the United States. T

National Council on Aging

Especially during tough times, having an extra layer of support can make a big difference in a child’s life. Studies have shown that close grandparent-grandchild relationships during the teenage years are associated with less behavioral and emotional problems and fewer social difficulties with peers. Grandparents offer an extra ear when kids need someone to talk to, because sometimes children just find it easier to open up and share their difficulties and problems with their grandparents.

Grandparents provide a sense of security

works both to secure the legal protections that hold governments and businesses to their pension promises, and helps seniors navigate the process of getting their pension when the time comes.

Pension Rights Center.

, animals can help keep seniors active and busy and offer companionship in the process with their unconditional love. Volunteering at an animal shelter is also a good way to connect with animals if you don’t care for one of your own

Caring for a Pet

Giving children books that are interesting and fun to read is also a way to encourage them. Grandparents can take the kids to the library for story time or help them choose their own books, something that busy working parents might not have time to do.

Teach Kids to Love Reading

Health and Wellness Program for Senior Citizen intends to provide the following:

1.focused service delivery packages and integrated continuum of quality care, 2.patient-centered and environment standard to ensure safety and accessibility for senior citizens, 3.equitable health financing, 4.capacitated health providers in the implementation of health programs for senior citizens, 5.data base management, and 6.strengthened coordination and collaboration with other stakeholders involved in the implementation of programs for senior citizens.

Unit 6 Flashcards

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