Description :

Over 81% of older Canadians would prefer to age in their current place of residence, yet only 26% report this as possible. This represents a critical gap that must be addressed to better support those who would like to age in their own homes and communities. “Aging in place” has variable meanings from staying in the same home to aging in any setting of one’s choice but, unfortunately, older adults’ perspectives are rarely included in formulating the definition.

In this session, Dr. Jenn Jakobi will overview the core finding of the national aging in place research survey conducted by the Aging in Place research cluster which she led at UBC Okanagan. She will highlight the three key themes from this survey that centre around “aging with choice” and devote the majority of the workshop to discussing how to maintain functional independence to support aging in place. She will overview sex-specific differences in aging and profile aspects of the neuromuscular system to train in women and men to achieve their choice approaches to age in place.

By the end of the session, you will have a greater appreciation of the perspectives of older adults to age in place and knowledge of physical activity and exercise approaches for women and men to maintain functional independence.

Dr. Jenn Jacobi is the Director of the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention at the University of British Columbia Okanagan.

Register by:  Friday, Feb. 23rd

Affiliation(s) obligatoire(s) :

• TALK Annual Membership

Disponibles : 22/50

Prix : 15,00 $ Taxes exonérées

Âge requis : 50+ au jour de l'activité

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