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An exclusive apha VIDEO webinar
SPOTLIGHT ON SOLOS An exclusive apha VIDEO webinar
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Today’s objectives Share information about solos and related issues
Start shifting our paradigm (think different!) Begin a conversation about experiences, opportunities, problems, and solutions
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“Unbundle” & “unlearn”
What does “solo” mean to you? Isolated? Lonely? Unmarried? Childless? Start by unlinking ageist language and stereotypes
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In Other Words… A solo may be any age, not necessarily “senior”
A solo may not have an immediate need for care or advocacy
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Solos: A New Framework Solos: “Individuals who, by choice or circumstance, function without the support system traditionally provided by family.” Solo-ness: “Availability and quality of support when needs arise.” Functionally Solo (may be temporary, intermittent) Continuum of Solo-ness (people are like Swiss Cheese)
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Risk Factors For Solo-ness common examples
No children or step children/disabled children Living alone Children/family members live at a distance Children/family unavailable, unable, and/or unwilling Dysfunctional family relationships Close friends/partner same age or older Extreme independence/lack of social skills/reclusiveness Lacking mental capacity (long-term, short-term, intermittent) Poverty and/or homelessness
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Wilder research on solos Gen X, Boomers, and Silent/greatest gen
US Population* 52% in above cohorts 16% of cohorts live alone 28% are non-white * US Census, 2016 Population Estimates
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Not Just a Blip on the Radar Screen
Boomers & Silent/Greatest Generation 16% living alone Another 17% living in 2-person households (partner or spouse may die or be unable to provide care) Estimated 34%+ of older adults likely at risk for solo- ness
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Who is Providing Care Now?
Relatives = 85% Non-Relatives = 15% Friends (10%) Neighbors (3%) Other (2%) When non-relatives are involved, who is making the decisions?
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Implication Demand for Non-Family support will Increase
Example: Minnesota Solos YOUTH EARLY ADULTHOOD LONG MIDDLE LATE LIFE 23% 46% 30% Gen X Boomers Silent / Greatest
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Solos Need Various Kinds Of Support
Examples: Decisional Roles Advocate Navigator Coordinator Researcher Evaluator Decision Helper / Coach Planner Decision Maker Emergency Contact APHA members are skilled at all of these!
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Custom and Practice Used to dealing with clients who lack capacity (frail elderly) Practices/services based on assumptions about involvement of family Many Solos will arrange their own services Solos may need different services than “traditional” advocate clients (e.g. emergency contact) Existing standards may not align well with “proactive” strategies
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Having read the research reports, what did you find resonated with you the most?
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Has anything in the reports or this meeting caused you to think differently about solos?
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Are you already working with younger (non-elder) solos?
“Individuals who, by choice or circumstance, function without the support system traditionally provided by family.”
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Do you see an opportunity to work with a more diverse range of solos?
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What are your next steps? How could we (Linda, Joe, APHA) support you?
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Additional Information
Citizens League/MN Elder Justice Center Solos Task Force Copy of Phase 1 Report Linda J. Camp Follow-up questions, information sharing
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