According to the latest data in our country, 9.5% of the population is aged 65 and over, that is, our country is now in the class of countries with an elderly population. The decrease in birth rates and the effective use of technological developments in health services, conscious nutrition and active life have allowed the average life expectancy to be prolonged and the share of the elderly population in the total population to increase. However, the aging period brings with it many problems. The socioeconomic burden on the country and the world is increasing due to the aging of the society, especially the increased dependency rates in this group. The diseases, functional inadequacies and low participation in the workforce of this group have become a threat to the social security systems of even countries with very strong economies. For this reason, it is our primary duty as individuals, institutions and the state to ensure that our elderly people participate actively in social life, have social, cultural and economic rights and live without being dependent on anyone.
Elders also need love and respect. The elderly, who do not receive enough attention from their environment, lose their joy and resent life. In parallel with the increase in the elderly population, 1 October is celebrated and celebrated as World Elderly Day all over the world in order to raise awareness on these issues such as old age and elderly health. Our University’s Vocational School of Health Services Aged Care Program also celebrated this important day with great awareness and enthusiasm. Lecturer from the Elderly Care Program lecturer. See. Emine KARACAN and Lecturer. See. Under the coordination of Esin SAPÇI, the Elderly Care program 2nd year students Gülay ERDOĞAN, Gizem ÜVEYİK, Zeliha KARADAĞ, Feyza KARAHAN, Beyza HANÇER, Ahmet MERCAN, Aykut TOPUZ, Gizem ALBAYRAM and Merve İLİK, and the head of the department, Lecturer. See. An event was held at Gaziantep Life House with the participation of Ayşe Duygu Özbaş. With this event; Following the distribution of carnations to our elders in the institution, accompanied by conversation, the cutting of the cake prepared both to commemorate this special day and to celebrate the birthdays of our elders in the institution, and then the wishes of our elders were written on paper and blown into the sky with balloons. In addition, we had a good time with our elderly people in the institution accompanied by live music. In this event, which provides morale and motivation to our elders and also makes them happy, our teachers who contributed, Lect. Instructor Emine KARACAN and Lecturer. See. Esin SAPÇI, especially the Director of the Vocational School Assoc. Dr. We would like to express our gratitude to Hikmet DİNÇ, the School Secretariat, the Department of Health, Culture and Sports, the Gaziantep Life House Directorate and finally to our dear students for their support. It is our duty to always remember our elders, not just one day, but always show love, respect and respect. With these feelings and thoughts, we celebrate the 01 October World Elderly Day, wish all our elders a lifetime of healthy and peaceful life, and express our respect and gratitude.
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