Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Religous attitudes to the elderly and death
- Sanctity of life
- This is the idea that life is pecial
- life believed to be sacred
- gift from God
- Buddhism & Hinduism
- life is special because its the way to enlightenment
- quality of life
- This is the description of how good someones life is
- how easy it is for them to live
- how well off they are
- giving someone a good life
- most basic teaching of all religions
- " treat others as you would want to be treated
- Getting old
- getting old is part of life
- age of retirement
- no longer working for a living
- benefits
- 65 years of age and over
- life expectancy increased
- Caring for the elderly
- hospices
- places where the elderly can live and be cared for medicaly
- care homes
- places where the elderly can feel comfortable before death
- relatives
- maybe if a family is less wealthy they would need to look after their relatives themselves
- health care systems
- nurses are sent to elderly housholds and act as live in carers
- this occurs usually when the person doesnt want to leave their hom or when they are unable