Webinar: Older adults and service delivery from an anti-racist and anti-oppressive framework

There are two streams of thought in the world about taking care of older adults: in the east, families are supposed to take care of older adults and, in the west, long-term care (LTC) facilities take care of majority of older adults.

This webinar will explore many questions on perspectives in older adult care, including:

• What are the challenges of taking care of older adults in LTC facilities, from an eastern world view?
• How do older adults, from an eastern perspective, feel about staying in a ‘strange home’?
• Are there appropriate amenities for older adults from a different world view?
• What if older adults have never considered life in an LTC facility and going to a LTC facility is ‘scary’?
• What if an individual's language is not spoken?
• What if culturally appropriate food is not available?
• What if appropriate religious services and/or spaces are not available on-site?

Let’s talk about some these challenges in a diverse society and share our collective wisdom to help take care of those who have provided so much for us in Canada.

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Objectives
In this webinar attendees will learn about:

• perspectives on taking care of older adults from the East versus the West
• philosophical frameworks of taking care of older adults
• competency in designing culturally appropriate care.

Presenter
Baldev Mutta, CEO, Punjabi Community Health Services