During Senior Citizens Week, attention is paid to the good everyday life and mind of the elderly
There are plenty of events in Äänekoski
Äänekoski's Senior Citizens Week has plenty of events, come along! The Confederation of Elderly Work wants to raise the issue of the elderly during the theme week on October 6-13.10.2024, XNUMX. In Äänekoski, the elderly council and numerous actors from different areas have gathered activities, encounters and discussions for the week of events and its preludes.
You can find the events in the brochure and in Äänekoski from the city's event calendar. Printed Seniors' Week 2024 programs will also be distributed in the lobby of Äänekoski town hall, libraries, swimming pools and the Press House.
Äänekoski Seniors' Week 2024 events brochure (pdf)
Old age through the eyes of different ages
What is a good everyday life for an elderly person, what makes an elderly person feel good, how is old age defined and who defines a good everyday life? Am I defining it on behalf of the elderly person, is it answered by the young person, the health care system or the elderly person himself.
According to the respondents of a large citizen survey (Vanhustyön Keskusliitto report 2022: A wish for an ordinary everyday life, a good life), old age begins on average at the age of 68, but for example, those over 85 think that it is at the age of 78. According to research, old age starts around 80 years old instead. On the other hand, those already 65 years old are counted as elderly, which stems from the lower limit of the national pension.
Old age was generally viewed positively in the citizen survey and it was not seen as a different stage of life than others. Instead, society's attitude was considered negative, and age discrimination was widely seen. Respondents of different ages were particularly offended by the "speech of lack of endurance". One in three respondents, especially those aged 26-45, were afraid of their old age, and the fear was based on unemployment, financial insecurity and living alone. Research has shown that younger people also doubt the fairness of pension payments and the sustainability of pension security in the future. This is a topic that has also appeared on the discussion agenda this autumn.
What does a good everyday life and a good old age consist of?
A good old age was associated with hopes for a secure livelihood, housing and services. We hoped for reasonable health and functional capacity, self-determination and participation in decisions concerning oneself, good relationships with family and friends, and hobby opportunities that would be possible even for low-income people. According to research, the sense of self-determination and physical performance determine the circle of life of elderly people. At minimum, it may consist of one room. Moving outside and outside your own neighborhood or city increases the circle of life and affects a person's quality of life.
According to the citizens' report, they hoped for the maintenance of psychological well-being and feared memory disorders and loneliness. They hoped for a peaceful and good death without pain, and many supported euthanasia. Respondents to the citizen survey hoped that society would consider longevity an achievement instead of a burden. The wishes did not contain anything miraculous - but an ordinary, good life.
Digital skills increase the inclusion of seniors
Digital skills make life easier and increase the digital participation of seniors in society. When a senior can manage with his digital device and electronic services, he is able to manage his affairs independently, to be in more versatile contact with the people and actors he wants, and to participate in various social discussions. Get digital! tour and the SeniorSurf activity of the Federation of Elderly Employment both produce material and consult on the national level on the development of seniors' digital skills. In Äänekoski, Koskela College, Äänekoski libraries and, among other things, pensioners' associations provide guidance on how to use electronic services in everyday life.
See the more detailed Digiboost program here
On the eve of Senior Citizens' Week on Tuesday, October 1.10. from 10 am to 14 pm Pokella ÄäneHub has the Digibuusti project's Tartu digiini! -tour. The event will include personal guidance on the use of digital services and devices and up-to-date information on electronic services during the coffee service break. You should bring your own device and credentials. During the day, you will receive hands-on guidance on how to use your device from the project partners and Poke teachers and students. Feel free to come along and get more information.
Meetings during Senior Citizens Week
The Confederation of Elderly Work wants to raise the issue of the elderly during the theme week on October 6-13.10.2024, XNUMX. In Äänekoski, the elderly council and numerous actors from different areas have put together for the week of events and its beginnings and continuations things to do together, an opportunity for discussion and being together by bringing to the fore events that are already part of everyday life, but also events that fit the theme. Some of them are carried out as open public events and some as targeted unit-specific events (outdoor friend visits of service centers, fairy tales, dog outing friends).
Äänekoski Seniors' Week 2024 events brochure (pdf)
Forerunners
Tuesday 1.10. In addition to Digiboost, you can enjoy Seniors' Week with the nutrition lecture of the University of Aging, which is made possible by Koskela, on Wednesday, October 2.10. from 14:15.45 to 3.10:16. The subject of the lecture is "Why should you eat healthily? We are not what we eat, but what the gut bacteria make of what we eat". Thursday XNUMX. at XNUMX p.m. KinoHirvi offers the movie "Mielensäpahoidat - Love Story" for senior citizens during a special screening time (charged). Movie theaters are everyday luxuries familiar to many elderly people from their childhood and youth, sometimes even unattainable. Not everyone has necessarily visited KinoHirve's movie theater yet.
Seniors' week
At the main party of the week on Monday 7.10. at 12 Piia Koriseva will be the speaker for Painotalo.
Tuesday is Poke's pampering day. You can book your own pampering time between 9-11 and 12-14. Book a pampering appointment with Leila Lindell, 040 3565 899. Treatments are free. The menu can be found here.
Tuesday 8.10. Konginkanka's Kylätalo has the local community's "Good mood, good mood" - seniors' week event at 10 a.m. and the Suolahti parish hall offers a Tuesday lunch from 11 a.m. (charged).
Wednesday 9.10. In Koskela, the Heart Association, Koskela and Hyvaks' Well-being event for seniors is held from 12 to 14 p.m. In addition to heart-related discussions, there will be a nurse from the seniors' welfare center, who will hold a walk-in reception.
On Wednesday, bonfires organized by senior citizens' associations, village associations and Senior teachers will be lit in different places, at Sumiaisten's Sumiaisjärvi lodge at 12 noon, Äänemäki's loggia at 12 noon and Kukkulanmäki's loggia at 14 pm.
On Thursday mornings you can gather for morning porridge at the Suolahti, Äänekoski and Sumiainen parish halls, Konginkanka has morning porridge on Tuesdays.
Everyday volunteer activities, reading moments, webinars, dog walking friends
Many citizens and associations do valuable voluntary work with the elderly by taking them out for walks, reading to them, singing to them or holding handicraft workshops. During the week of the elderly, Äänekoski's cultural activity goes around holding services in service centers and centers lessons. Anni Swan's fairy tales are read to the elderly. The destinations are Hoivakoti Kotisatama, Sumiaiskoti, Konginkanka service center, Eerolanranta, Tukipuu, Hoivala, Wisiitti and Kuhnamo day center (Piilola/Kuhnamo).
The Confederation of Senior Citizens sends out information related to the Senior Citizens' Week webinars, which can be followed together at Suolahti library or Äänekoski library. Classes are from Monday to Friday from 13:14 to 14:15, with the exception of Wednesday, when the webinar is from XNUMX:XNUMX to XNUMX:XNUMX. The topics are an age-friendly home, SeniorSurf media skills, anticipating aging, wellness from volunteering and information about rainbow seniors.
Outdoor friends ja dog walking friends regularly take the elderly out for walks in their home environments and service homes. Around Senior Citizens' Week, we visit, for example, the Kuhnamo service center/senior center and Eerolanranta. Mon 7.10. Sumiaiskodi also offers bicycle rickshaw rides for the residents of the service building. You can inquire about a dog walking friend for yourself or a loved one on 0400 115 199 or tiina.liimatainen@aanekoski.fi.
Koskela University offers familiarization sessions in its sports groups mentioned in the program, which have been deemed suitable for the elderly. Please note that everyone under the age of 80 is insured, so the College recommends pre-registration at Koskela College. You can try the course once for free and cancel your registration after that, if you have no intention of continuing with it. There is a stage, daytime yoga, seniors' gym and fitness gym in different areas according to the program.
The Äänekoske bowling alley in Pankkar offers bowling for senior citizens at a price of €16/hour during Senior Citizens' Week, while the normal price for senior citizens is €20.
Challenge to relatives and friends - "Take the elderly out"
The Elderly Council and Äänekoski's sports services challenge relatives and friends to organize time for the elderly under the theme "Take the elderly out." The actual theme day is Thursday, October 10.10, but you can do this even today. Outdoor activities are an experience for many elderly people, because the circles tend to shrink with age. Outdoor trips are enough to talk about for a long time, and they reward the outdoor lover as much as the outdoor person.
The city of Äänekoski and the Senior Citizens Council wish everyone a very happy Senior Citizens' Week.
Let's take care of each other!
For more information:
Chair of the Council for the Elderly, Leila Lindell, 040 356 5899, leila.lindell@aanekoski.fi
News published, modified 8.10.2024 at 09:54