INTRO
‘Vince was pleased when he was able to get a home care package through the local council and got his windows washed.’
‘Joe works at a nursing home. He gets upset when some of the workers there bathe the clients and chat among themselves as if the client wasn’t there.’
“So far, we’ve all managed to stay out of retirement homes. But eventually, we’ll either go or get sent there by our loved ones, and we won’t have any capacity left to resist, let alone act transformatively. A lot of us have had parents who have been placed in care.” Stefan Gigacz.
This enquiry will discuss accommodation in retirement.
SEE
What has been your experience concerning accommodation options in retirement?
How does this affect an older person and their family?
Do you know of financial abuses in these circumstances?
JUDGE
How important is it for older people to maintain dignity and comfort?
Why do you say this? Because some may think older people are a burden.
Where is the Christian mission here for the family and the health workers? What about the older people themselves?
PSALM 71
O God, You have taught me from my youth,
and to this day, I proclaim Your marvellous deeds.
Even when I am old and grey,
do not forsake me, O God,
until I proclaim Your power to the next generation,
Your might to all who are to come.
Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God,
You who have done great things.
Who, O God, is like You?
ACT
How can we care for ourselves in old age?
What can we do to ensure elderly family members have good accommodation?
What can we do to prevent financial gouging in retirement accommodation?