İLE KURULMUŞTUR Just 26 % of Americans have a clue about the places in their local community that take care of children and adults. Making more people aware of the idea and highlighting its benefits for younger and older adults, as well as the in-between--will encourage many more to promote and invest in these organizations. Making intergenerational connections more apparent via the style of community engagement, buildings and marketing materials is one approach to accomplish this. In Jenks West Elementary and the Grace Living Center and the Jenks West Elementary Intergenerational facility located in Jenks, Oklahoma, for instance, kindergarten and pre-kindergarten classes are situated within an skilled nursing facility. They are also accessible in the hallway.
Another approach to achieve this is to share data and stories about positive impact on the participants. Program director and board, activists and entrepreneurs can do through social media events, community gatherings, campaigns and pitches to project funding. For instance, research has proven that older people on websites that are shared feel more successful increase their cognitive and physical performance as well as have a new purpose in their lives. In addition, children benefit from the care they receive, as well as developing vital skills like compassion and understanding.
Geriatric Career Development Program at New Jewish Home, a long-term care facility located in New York, operates a high school program that has graduated more than 900 students at risk. This program not just inspired students to pursue healthcare-related professions, but it they also learned an array of life abilities. One of the seniors who graduated said that she gained "self-respect and how to respect our elders" through the program, as well as the significance of friendship, self-improvement and determination. In the class of recent graduates 100% were college bound. In the end, keeping and attracting employees--a perennial issue in the field of care is not a problem in shared facilities, since employees are able to better take care of their family's requirements, and many feel delight working with senior citizens and children. The reason is that Maria Nicolacoudis, executive director of a shared center located in San Jose, California, named"the Hearts and Minds Activity Center explained, "The chance to work with both groups is why I was attracted to this job.