Weaving Flexible Aging-friendly Communities Across Generations While Living with COVID-19

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The Pandemic and the Elderly: Navigating Age and the COVID-19 Policies of India

“…In particular, 1 and Westendorp (2020) pointed out that older adults with chronic illnesses and aged 65+ were characterised as a high-risk group and were placed with more restrictions and mobility curbs to protect them from the pandemic. Despite these groups of older adults using masks and different means of sanitisation, the government continued to isolate these groups Finally, Suzuki (2020), in her study, suggests that the development of age-friendly communities helped the elderly of Japan to have more interactions and social connections during the lockdown. These age-friendly communities, built under the WHO Cities project to aid eldercare living, are equipped with help for daily activities such as eating and bathing as well as recreation and exercise.…”

“…The NGO volunteers could also read religious scriptures or play audio-recordings of different religious preachings to the disabled and bedridden elderly to enable them to gain strength and peace of mind. As discussed by Suzuki (2020), in her study on age-friendly communities in Japan, the Government of India could also start such initiatives for its elderly population. Similar to Japan, the Government of India could tie up with the World Health Organization and create age-friendly communities in states with a high elderly population.…”

Reconstructing Social Networks and Connections in Indigenous Tribes: An Analysis of Countermeasures to COVID-19 among Rural Tribes in Taiwan

“…With the increase in cases and subsequent waves of infection, the end of the pandemic has become unpredictable, and the virus may become a part of daily life. As a result, lifestyles must change to live comfortably with COVID-19 (Suzuki 2020). Based on my interviews on pandemic-prevention measures worldwide, in the following sections, I propose a method of rebuilding the networks and connections that were disrupted by the pandemic in order to ensure age-friendly care.…”

“…Therefore, it is important to ensure that communities are not isolated, can gather safely, and are not deprived of privacy. National governments should reconsider which spaces are conducive to living and working in order to promote improved well-being during public-health crises and enable interaction without technology (Suzuki 2020).…”