PUBLISHED
August 28, 2020
Generativity: Establishing and Nurturing the Next Generation
Authors:
Caymania Lay Teng Low, Cheryl Ching Ling Lim, Hia Soo Boon, Thang Leng Leng, Thian Ai Ling
Source:
Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, Jul2019, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p368 – 379.
Type:
Journal Article
Subjects:
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Elder Care
Health Promotion
Human Services Programs
Intergenerational Relations
Life Skills
Mental Health
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
Old Age
Parent-Child Relationships
Keywords:
Dementia
Generativity
Intergenerational Programming
Pilot
Retrogenesis
Senior Care
Singapore
Abstract:
Ongoing engagement with society and having a supportive environment are important protective factors for our mental wellbeing. Through meaningful engagement with children, seniors feel valued, empowered, and have a renewed sense of purpose. This is a health-promoting measure in enhancing and maintaining senior’s functional abilities and wellbeing. To support an ongoing engagement, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Health’s Silver Circle Senior Care Centre (SCC) and a co-located childcare (My First Skool) in Singapore jointly developed and piloted an intergenerational (IG) collaboration programme. This paper describes the development, interventions and lessons learned from a senior care perspective.
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