Ageing and changing dynamics of friendship
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The document discusses the critical role of friendship in the lives of seniors, highlighting how it contributes to emotional, social, and physical well-being. It notes that factors such as reduced social opportunities, mobility issues, and the loss of peers hinder seniors from forming new friendships, leading to social isolation and associated health risks. Engaging socially can prevent feelings of loneliness, reduce the risk of dementia, and enhance overall health for elderly individuals.
Ageing and changing dynamics of friendship
- 1. Ageing and changing dynamics of friendship
- 2. Introduction © Samvedna Senior Care www.samvednacare.com • Friendship and happiness are integrally linked to each other • Friendship contributes to social, emotional, physical health and longevity of a person • Social activities promote well- being in old age • Absence of friends pushed seniors into isolation • Social isolation impacts seniors both mentally and physically • Important for seniors to reach out to friends
- 3. Changes in social behavior • With age some people may become more introvert • Seniors don’t open up easily to new people • Migration, death of spouse and peers also lower their self esteem © Samvedna Senior Care www.samvednacare.com
- 4. Changes in social behavior Main Reasons- -Reduced accessibility to the social institutions -Limited mobility -Loss of peers -Migration © Samvedna Senior Care www.samvednacare.com
- 5. Reduced accessibility © Samvedna Senior Care www.samvednacare.com • Opportunities to make friends reduces in old age • Elderly have fewer platforms to engage socially
- 6. Limited Mobility © Samvedna Senior Care www.samvednacare.com • Declining health restricts senior’s mobility • Weather conditions may prevent mobility • Modes of travel and conveyance opportunities get limited • Reduced frequency of outings lowers scope of making friends
- 7. Loss of peers © Samvedna Senior Care www.samvednacare.com • Seniors lose their friends either to death, connectivity, time etc. • They take time to overcome their loss and hold past memories for long time • Feels hesitant to interact with new persons
- 8. Migration © Samvedna Senior Care www.samvednacare.com • People migrates from place to place for work in a globalized world • Such migration of families impact social life of seniors the most
- 9. Importance of making new friends • Interaction prevents elderly isolation • Social seniors lower the risk of dementia • Friends keep seniors active • Connection boosts the immune system • Keeps the spark in their lives © Samvedna Senior Care www.samvednacare.com
- 10. Interaction prevents elderly isolation © Samvedna Senior Care www.samvednacare.com • Social isolation, a root cause of depression can be prevented • Seniors need to be socially active through healthy discussions and meaningful engagements • Scientifically proved that immunity and socialization are inter- connected/indisputable
- 11. Social seniors lower the risk of dementia © Samvedna Senior Care www.samvednacare.com • Risk of cognitive decline lowers once seniors are socially engaged • Group activities like chess, Scrabble, Carom are great mental stimulation • Intellectual discussions keep seniors more alert and oriented
- 12. Friends keep seniors active © Samvedna Senior Care www.samvednacare.com • Group motivation help seniors to keep them engaged more meaningfully • They can be self motivated to organize picnics, movies, satsangs etc. • Social clubs, community organizations is a platform to make groups