Ageism Archives - A Beautiful Voice

Challenging our cultural biases
TED Talk – Ashton on Ageism: Seeing the world through a more informed lens!

“Ageism refers to the stereotypes (how we think), prejudices (how we feel) and discrimination (how we act) towards others or oneself based on age.” – World Health Organization According to a report published by NIH, when ageism is combined with the stigma of dementia, it is associated with higher [...]

Susan Troyer2024-01-31T22:44:06-06:00January 29th, 2024|Categories: General, Mindful Presence|Tags: AARP, Ageism, Ashton Applewhite, WHO|0 Comments

Being countercultural
Creating rich relationships engaging with older people

The words in this meme were spoken by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper in an interview conducted by Judith Graham, a journalist and contributing columnist with Kaiser Health News (KHN). The article is titled "Minister for Seniors at Famed Church Confronts Ageism and the Shame It Brings." Judith Graham [...]

Susan Troyer2023-06-03T12:11:36-05:00May 31st, 2023|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Ageism, Aging, Alzheimer's, COVID-19, Dementia, Invisible older people in our culture, Promoting storytelling with older people, Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper, Societal response to older adults|0 Comments

Health, Politics & Government
Elder abuse: What research says about prevalence, assessment and prevention

We’ve gathered and summarized several relevant studies on elder abuse, including research in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Sari Boren, The Journalist's Resource, a publication of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. July 16, 2020 Image by Mabel Amber from Pixabay Abuse of people age 60 [...]

Susan Troyer2023-05-02T23:08:26-05:00May 2nd, 2023|Categories: A Sense of Place, General|Tags: Ageism, Aging, Coronavirus, Elder abuse|0 Comments

Changing the culture of care
Kate Swaffer speaks about “Sexual Assault in Residential Aged Care”

Kate Swaffer is a well-known activist, independent researcher, and leader in the international community who was diagnosed with a form of younger onset frontotemporal dementia in 2008. Her bio can be found here on ABeautifulVoice.org with other esteemed Influencers. Sexual Assault in Residential Aged Care In this video (6:57 [...]

Susan Troyer2022-08-22T15:02:14-05:00June 19th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Ageism, Alzheimer's and dementia, Human rights in dementia care, Neglect and abuse of older adults living with dementia, Sexual Assault in Residential Aged Care, Stigma about dementia|0 Comments

Disrupting the status quo
Rebel Saint: Bill Thomas Revolutionizes Aging

The Wall Street Journal has called Bill Thomas, MD, "One of the 12 most influential Americans to redefine aging." He and Jude Thomas had recently founded the Eden Alternative when I came across an article about him in April 1999. I had just arrived back in my hometown to support [...]

Susan Troyer2022-06-22T10:14:21-05:00April 19th, 2022|Categories: A Sense of Place, Creating Community|Tags: Ageism, Aging, Dr. Bill Thomas, Green House Project|0 Comments

A spiritual deficit in society
Minister for Seniors at Famed Church Confronts Ageism and the Shame It Brings

"I’ve learned how real and pervasive ageism is... It reflects poorly that our imagination is so stunted and limited when it comes to aging — that we can’t see all the gifts that are lost, all the creativity and the care and the relationships that are lost when we don’t [...]

Susan Troyer2022-05-14T12:56:49-05:00April 12th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Ageism, Aging, Alzheimer's, COVID-19, Dementia, Invisible older people in our culture, Promoting storytelling with older people, Societal response to older adults|0 Comments

Creating Community
A Doctor Speaks Out About Ageism In Medicine

“'I picked you for my physician because I know you’re a wonderful doctor. But I have to admit, I’m pretty disappointed by what you just said, because it felt to me that you were discounting me. I’d really like a different approach.' Doctors are human beings, and we live in [...]

Susan Troyer2021-07-25T22:19:07-05:00July 25th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Ageism, Aging, Dr. Louise Aronson, Navigating aging, Public health, Stigma|0 Comments

Creating Community
What are our core values?

"It's time for a new ethic of care to replace the stigma of dementia... Specifically, we need an ethic that challenges stigma by broadening the duty of care to include fully supporting the capacity of individuals living with dementia for creativity, imagination and other positive potentialities.” Authors: Alisa Grigorovich, PhD, [...]

Susan Troyer2021-08-06T19:07:44-05:00June 25th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Ableism, Ageism, Cognitive decline, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dementia, Elderly, Future, Geriatrics, Interdisciplinary, Long-Term Care, Stigma|0 Comments

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Coronavirus shows how ageism is harmful to health of older adults

"The COVID-19 emergency has given us a chance to look again at the way Americans view and treat older people. ... Indeed, the World Health Organization acknowledges ageism as the last socially-accepted form of prejudice. And this impacts the kind of care they receive and the health care outcomes they [...]

Susan Troyer2021-05-28T22:45:06-05:00May 21st, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Ageism, Aging, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Living Longer 2020, Nursing Homes, Older adults, Older people, Prejudice, Public health, Senior citizens|0 Comments

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Cultural narratives, ableism and ageism dehumanize people with dementia

This article focuses on a culture of care which is an issue not just for Canadians. Nor is it an issue just for health professionals and residential care providers. It is for the whole of society. "Over 80 per cent of Canada’s COVID-related deaths are associated with nursing homes, with the [...]

Susan Troyer2021-06-26T10:45:15-05:00May 13th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Ableism, Ageism, Cognitive decline, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dementia, Elderly, Geriatrics, Long-Term Care, Stigma|0 Comments