Landon Julson
Period 4
Annotated Bibliography:
1- "Activities for the Elderly: 5 Tips on Keeping Seniors Active and Healthy." Elder Care Cafe. N.p., 9 Feb. 2011. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://www.eldercarecafe.net/>.
This article gives you good hints and ideas on how to spark up a conversation pointed towards what they like to do from the past and ideas on how keeping them involved with their own personal needs is something to think about. That’s another possible thesis question or point, how do you shape an event around a single persons personality? Something to keep in mind when regarding these issues.
I chose this source because it gives you an idea on how to talk to them and shape events or fun days around their personal preferences. For example would you take a soccer fan to an all day football game?
2- Crafts-Brander, Benjamin. "How to Involve Elderly Citizens." UCP. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://ucpsarnet.iglooprojects.org/>.
This article was more of a personal story from a man that explained that keeping the elderly involved is actually hard and is something that becomes a big issue later on in the line of life. Another thesis question is when do we stop letting someone be active in the community or pull a plug on activities that they do? It tells us what kind of mental things pop up in life without interaction of people. Depression is a big factor to the lack of social fulfillment.
Giving them an insight on what goes on in a persons mind when they don’t have good social interaction in life. Choosing this article helps you get an understanding on how depression and mental problems can come into play with the lack of a social life.
3- Johnson, Lori. "How Elders and Caregivers Can Take Advantage of Summer Weather." Agingcare.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://www.agingcare.com/Articles/summer-activities-to-do-with-seniors-150881.htm>.
This was helpful to read since it was a positive based article about how to get the elderly outside and doing something fun and enjoying to them other than just sitting around doing nothing. It gave some simple easy activities you can do to get them out and moving around. These are mainly examples that would involve two people or so. Also it talked about the good things that come out of getting them outside. Very resourceful for me and will be used in my final writing.
I chose this article because it gives you a pretty fun and easy list of activities to get someone out and in the fresh air. Also it gives you an understanding on how to implement an event and plan it accordingly.
4- McGee, Susie. "Recreational Activities for the Elderly." Love to Know. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://seniors.lovetoknow.com/Recreational_Activities_for_the_Elderly>.
Another useful article about how the elderly stay involved in our community. How it impacts an older persons mental health and physical health in a positive way. Giving two very simple ideas on how to get involved and examples for what to do and how to do them to keep the mind focused on the colorful part of life rather than a boring black and white mindset.
This article was one similar to others about getting out of the usual daily trench we all seem to fall into and doing something fun. Along with the fun part of it this article helps you base a positive day. Helpful to see another lens on the situation.
5- Orlovsky, Christina. "Technology Aims to Keep Elderly Safe in Independent Environments." Nursezone. N.p., 2008. Web. 22 May 2013. http://www.nursezone.com/.
Based on keeping elderly safe in an independent lifestyle these nurses and other contributors take a look through the lens that focuses on technology and figuring out exactly how to keep them safe as they grow old. Lots of assisted living type facilities or apartment like places assisted with medical monitoring technologies. In resultant this will hopefully keep them feeling more safe and allowing them to do more with their life at a comfortable pace.
This was an interesting piece about how newer technologies are being improved and processed into nursing homes, assisted living, and even a home to help an elderly person live more independently on his or her own. One huge part about one’s self an elder regrets giving up is their independence. Keeping technology up to date and making it available for a home keeps them living on their own. That in return makes them feel better about themselves and happier throughout the end of their lives.
