WELCOME to ALL OF YOU A SHORT INTRODUCTION

WELCOME to ALL OF YOU A SHORT INTRODUCTION

My name is: xxxxxxx BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING LETS PRESENT

WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT – DISCUSS AND UNDERSTAND MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE AGEING PERIOD OF LIFE

Stay Independent What decides: How many of these many more years will WHO Become dependent

Dreams Educated Rich High position Am Hop Dre es am bit s ion s Hopes Not so rich employed Not educated Stay healthy Ambitions Stay Independent Beware our self-determination

s m ion Hope s s ea What do we mean about staying independent, keep our self-determination, keep our ability to stay self-governing. bit Dr Am

We grow older and older.

They look young – they were young according to age, but most of these males having a good time at this photo from 1900 were in fact close to the end It is approximately an extension of FUTURE IS NEAR 30 years in 100 -120 years. Or about 6 to 7, 5 years per Females generation. Males Today Next generation around 65 today Next generation about 40 today 82, 2 89, 7 97, 2 78, 8 86, 3 93, 8

Why are we talking so much about Denmark in some part of the course. ? 20 year 40 year 60 year 80+ year Many longitudinal studies of senior life 20 year 40 year 60 year 80+ year

What can you expect What can I expect

Let` us establish an overall common and shared understanding of how senior live looks How many stay independent How many might become dependent later in life. Need of homecare service Need of institutional care

How many stay independent Why Danish figures How many might become dependent later in life. Because Care of elderly of all kind are for free in DK – so there is no “dark” need of care we don`t know about in DK Need of homecare service Need of institutional care

Let`s try to get proportions right – How does it seems that live as senior citisens develop In need of Institutional Care - Denmark 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 65 to 74 75 to 79 Dependent 80 to 89 90 or more Independent Even after celebrating the 90 birthday more than 6 out of 10 still stay and lives at their own homes. -

• For how long time on average do seniors be in need of practical support and or Personal Care

Number of years without functional limitation Females ? 7, 4 Year 8, 4 Year 16, 3 Year 13, 3 Year 60 year 18, 8 Year https: //www. sum. dk/~/media/Filer%20 -%20 Publikationer_i_pdf/2013/Hjemmehjaelpskommissionen-fremtidens-hjemmehjaelp-juli-2013/Hjemmehjaelpskommissionen-fremtidenshjemmehjaelp-juli-2013. pdf 1987 2010 2015

Number of years without functional limitation Males ? 4, 3 Year 5, 2 Year 16, 3 Year 12, 2 Year 60 year https: //www. sum. dk/~/media/Filer%20 -%20 Publikationer_i_pdf/2013/Hjemmehjaelpskommissionen-fremtidens-hjemmehjaelp-juli-2013/Hjemmehjaelpskommissionen-fremtidenshjemmehjaelp-juli-2013. pdf 1987 2010 18, 8 Year 2021

Story 1. An activity leader went in to the class room one day – and informed the all the young people at age 19 that: “ tomorrow you are going to run 10 km” A few said ”ok” Most of the young people said “oh no way – I can`t run 15 km. – It is not fair to come with such a demand!” They teacher then said “ How come, you are all 19 years old. You have all been living just as long. Why can some of you run 10 km but most of you can`t”.

Story 2 An activity leader went in to the class room one day – and informed the all the people at age 75 that: “ tomorrow you are going to run 10 km” A few said ”ok” Most of the people in the group said “oh no way – I can`t run 10 km. – It is not fair to come with such a demand!” They activity leader then said “ How come, you are all 75 years old. You have all been living just as long. Why can some of you run 10 km but most of you can`t”.