Generations of Hope Communities: An intergenerational neighborhood model of support and service

Eheart, Brenda Krause; Hopping, David; Power, Martha Bauman; Mitchell, Elissa Thomann; Racine, David

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.05.008

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“…As it is likely that restrictions caused by MD and similar conditions could limit the possibilities for social engagement [28], coming to the NMC may offer the only opportunity to venture out and meet others. Although what seems important to positive health is that the relationships formed are encouraging and worthwhile [47,48]. The ability to identify commonalities with others at the NMC appeared to cultivate these meaningful associations by fostering mutual compassion and understanding.…”

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Experiences of attendance at a neuromuscular centre: perceptions of adults with neuromuscular disorders

Hartley

Goodwin

Goldbart

2011

Disability and Rehabilitation

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Attendance at this voluntary sector Neuromuscular Centre provided physical, psychosocial and economic benefits. The Neuromuscular Centre through its holistic approach offers a unique model for rehabilitation of adults with neuromuscular disorders. As an enterprise, satellite centres adopting the ethos of the Centre could be created, which could potentially help to redress the inequalities in health care for adults with neuromuscular disorders.

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“…Each individual attending the NMC brings with them a wealth of knowledge gained from their varied experiences [48]. Through engagement with one another, information is shared about their condition and situations that they have encountered.…”

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Experiences of attendance at a neuromuscular centre: perceptions of adults with neuromuscular disorders

Hartley

Goodwin

Goldbart

2011

Disability and Rehabilitation

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“…Residents of GHC are a mix of older persons and families with children or young persons. GHC changes the concept of interventions within a community to the community as the intervention, through intergenerational relations and community engagement (Eheart et al, 2009). However, the challenge is to be able to replicate this concept outside of the small community context to that of the urban setting.…”

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“…There is a focus on changing the behaviour and education of younger generations, as well as the physical environment and the positive effects of this on older people (Yur'yev et al, 2010) and in other age groups (Emlet & Moceri, 2012). Furthermore, there is a large body of research that shows how important social relationships are to the well-being of people of all ages (Eheart, Hopping, Power, Mitchell, & Racine, 2009). As an example, Generations of Hope Community (GHC) is a programme set up in Illinois, U.S., where children adopted from foster care can find permanent homes and develop intergenerational relationships in a specially designed community.…”

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Key characteristics of age-friendly cities and communities: A review

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a b s t r a c tThe creation of age-friendly environments worldwide has been promoted by the World Health Organization as a strategy to address the challenges posed by the converging trends of urbanisation and population. This has resulted in an increased discussed of strategies and initiatives which ensure policies, services and products meet the needs of older persons. This article aims to examine the current evidence of approaches and interventions used to create age-friendly cities and communities identified in recent research and practice. This review identified clear characteristics that contribute towards an agefriendly city. Multi-stakeholder collaborations, government commitment, inclusion of older persons and policies that tackled both the physical and social environments were key factors that contributed towards approaches and interventions used to create age-friendly cities and communities. The characteristics of age-friendly initiatives identified provide a promising basis for the development of ageing policy and planning globally to make cities more supportive of older people.

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“…The social relationships matter to the well-being of people of all ages in a variety of ways and are the basic building block of healthy development for both mental and physical health throughout the life course are affected by ties to other people [15]. The social engagement and relationships that aim to build ties between participants in this project reinforce what have been convincingly argued to be the important links that contribute to the well-being of self and society [16]. …”

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An evaluative study of the benefits of participating in intergenerational playgroups in aged care for older people

Skropeta

Colvin

Sladen³

2014

BMC Geriatr

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BackgroundIntergenerational playgroups in aged care are limited and little is known about the perceptions of individuals who have participated in such programs. Most research is focused on intergenerational programs that involved two generations of people – young people and older people or young people and people with dementia reported the significant outcomes for each group of participants. In this study a number of generations participated in the intergenerational playgroup intervention that included older people, child carers who were parents, grandparents or nannies and children aged 0–4 years old. The objective of this study was to explore the benefits of participating in an intergenerational playgroup program IPP in an aged care facility.MethodsThis mixed methods quantitative and qualitative design explored the benefits of participating in an intergenerational playgroup program IPP in aged care settings. The intervention is an intergenerational playgroup program (IPP) offered in the aged care facility where intergenerational socialisation and interaction occurred between different generations. The SF36 and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were used to collect pre-test post test data. The qualitative interpretive research approach used semi-structured interviews to develop the descriptive interpretation of the intergenerational playgroup experience. Interviews were conducted with aged care residents and child carers.ResultsThe pre-test post-test results for the SF36 revealed a declining trend in one scale only energy/fatigue and no significant differences on the Geriatric Depression Scale GDS. The interview analyses revealed the following themes (1) intergenerational experiences, (2) two-way contributions, (3) friendships work, (4) personal growth, and (5) environmental considerations and nineteen subthemes were extracted to provide meanings.ConclusionsThe IPP provided a successful innovative intergenerational program intervention where older people and people with dementia interacted and connected with a number of people from different generations. The IPP provided meaningful engagement for all participants considered important for self-esteem and the ability to participate fully in society. This allowed people to develop a sense of connectedness and friendships in a safe and secure environment. This increased the dignity of older people and people with dementia within the community and increased public awareness about the existing care and support services available to them.

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Generations of Hope Communities: An intergenerational neighborhood model of support and service

Cited by 12 publications

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Experiences of attendance at a neuromuscular centre: perceptions of adults with neuromuscular disorders

Experiences of attendance at a neuromuscular centre: perceptions of adults with neuromuscular disorders

Key characteristics of age-friendly cities and communities: A review

An evaluative study of the benefits of participating in intergenerational playgroups in aged care for older people

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