Posts Tagged ‘environment’

Why old(er) people are not like children continued

December 13, 2009

Older people and children are often sick
As a basic principle we should not ascribe any deterioration in health to a specific age group. We have been brainwashed for years to believe that children are forever vomiting, teething, snivelling or running temperatures, while older people have arthritis, fragile bones, stiffness, as well as poor sight and [...]

Parent lives too far from me

November 23, 2009

No doubt the parent hasn’t complained, but you find the distance too great.
Let me point out what relocation means to the elderly and then assess whether it is worth it. Relocation has an enormously unsettling effect on the aged. Considerable statistical evidence has been accumulated that shows a connection between the relocation and institutionalising of [...]