<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Jubilee Centre - Blog]]></title><link>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/jubilee/blogs.php</link><description><![CDATA[Comments on the blog: Neglect of the Elderly]]></description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 07:51:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Senior Assisted Living]]></title><link>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments/224/neglect_of_the_elderly#comment1408</link><description><![CDATA[It is really sad how the elderly are being neglected these days. I don’t know why people treat their parents and other elderly people like this. I really feel bad when something like this comes up on the internet. However, I must say that it is commendable that residences like DevonHouse of Allentown http://www.devonhouseassistedliving.com/index.htm offer assisted living. I am happy to see that there are still such establishments that take care of the needs of the elderly.]]></description><guid>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments/224/neglect_of_the_elderly#comment1408</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 07:51:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navdeep]]></title><link>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments/224/neglect_of_the_elderly#comment1403</link><description><![CDATA[The blog is quite amazing. The examples like how elderly are handled in the community, has been nice.]]></description><guid>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments/224/neglect_of_the_elderly#comment1403</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 11:02:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony]]></title><link>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments/224/neglect_of_the_elderly#comment1252</link><description><![CDATA[It is a sad story to realize that the elderly, after spending their life caring for others, would be left alone to live a depressed miserable life, and die without anyone\\\'s knoledge. It should not be so. There has to be some way to change them. Men and women are not made to live alone.\\\"It is not good for man to live alone\\\", ans God created woman for him as a companion. But this is not only stated for marriage, but for any man and any woman. They need to be placed with others in a community living, rather than have each one in his own home or apartment.
I once placed an ad in the paper for two weeks, and asked\\\" Are you tired of living alone\\\", as a statistic study, and 8 people answered the ad, expressing their frrling, but they were afraid to proceed, because they did not know the person who placed the ad, and were afraid to be taken advantage of.
There is a real reason to be concerned, and there is a way to take care of it; living in a familial community as members of one family. I am trying to spread this feeling around, but it needs a public voice to make it work.]]></description><guid>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments/224/neglect_of_the_elderly#comment1252</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:47:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Hall]]></title><link>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments/224/neglect_of_the_elderly#comment1249</link><description><![CDATA[I think that when seniors have a computer and a connection to the Internet, the problem of loneliness has a very big chance of disappearing! 

Blogs, forums, chat rooms and simply hearing what others have to say and expressing opinions in blog comments such as this can really evaporate loneliness. The problem is that many seniors don\\\'t have the luxury of computer literacy! So as you\\\'ve rightly said, neglect is the big issue here.

Fortunately there are free software programs available such as \\\"Big Buttons\\\" which make computing easier for those who are first starting out, and luckily they are available for free online (www.bigbuttons.com.au)! \\\"Eldy\\\" is a European platform that does a similar thing to \\\"Big Buttons\\\" - check both out (Eldy.eu). I know that my grandparents are finding them very useful and maybe others will too (with luck!).]]></description><guid>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments/224/neglect_of_the_elderly#comment1249</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:52:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Hayward]]></title><link>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments/224/neglect_of_the_elderly#comment1241</link><description><![CDATA[Radio 4 had a piece this morning about people who die alone. It concluded with a lady who makes funeral preparations for such people observing, "We live in a large city and to think that somebody has died on their own, I always find that sad. But I also have to remember that this is their choice of life." 

Like Stuart, I'm not convinced it is always "their choice." 

<i>You can read more on the <a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8139000/8139832.stm'>BBC Today</a> website.</i>]]></description><guid>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments/224/neglect_of_the_elderly#comment1241</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:44:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stuart]]></title><link>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments/224/neglect_of_the_elderly#comment1240</link><description><![CDATA[What about if their husband or wife dies? Or they have nowhere else to go except an old peoples' home? Are these not good reasons why elderly people live alone?

Many people do not want to make the lifestyle sacrifices needed to have their mum or dad come and live with them. Suitable accommodation is not easy to find everywhere.

You say you've managed to 'come up' with these reasons - what do the elderly people you've spoken to actually say themselves?]]></description><guid>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments/224/neglect_of_the_elderly#comment1240</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:06:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex Popkin (via FB)]]></title><link>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments/224/neglect_of_the_elderly#comment1238</link><description><![CDATA[Why do so many elderly people live alone?  Its got so many disadavantages.  The only reasons I've managed to come up with are:
 - dislike of change
 - pride in their home
 - belief in independence
 - all the associated memories in the home
 - or, they just prefer it that way.
but none of these are very good reasons to be sympathetic.
Our church has made some efforts with the elderly but its not easy!]]></description><guid>http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments/224/neglect_of_the_elderly#comment1238</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:34:34 GMT</pubDate></item><atom:link href="http://www.jubilee-centre.org/comments.xml.php" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /></channel></rss>
