Elderly Advocacy Group

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Mystic Falls Council for Senior Citizens

Executive summary

Elderly people constitute a significant fraction of the entire population. Also, they call for more specialized care and commitment of more resources if they have to enjoy their lives just like those in the productive age gaps. That gives Mystic Falls Council for Senior Citizens a primary objective which is to improve the lives of those in old age.

Mystic Falls Council for Senior Citizens is an organization that is focused on both improving the lives of the elderly Americans and preparing for the aging population in the community. Through an integrated network, the organization will ensure that all the senior citizens in Mystic Falls enjoy all the rights and privileges that an ordinary citizen is entitled to and make sure that they participate fully in the community work.

Mission statement

Mystic Falls Council for Elderly Citizens campaigns for the rights of all elderly people in the community to live with dignity by offering to them and their caregivers with information, support, and services that are necessary for enhancement of good health, a decent lifestyle, and independence.

Vision

To be a leading organization in addressing the needs of the senior citizens and the preferred advocacy group in Virginia.

Goals and objectives

Create awareness in matters relating to aging in Mystic Falls and the neighborhood.

At one moment in time, everybody will grow old. About that, the council will spearhead awareness programs in the community that will sensitize everybody, both the young and senior, to appreciate the aging process. With old age comes illnesses, psychological problems, and unproductivity that can cause a burden to the people around if not well planned for. Through seminars and media, the council will make everybody aware of the problem.

Educate the community on the need to take care of the elderly.

The council will not operate in isolation but hand in hand with the community members. Therefore, it will be important to make everyone know that taking care of the old is a virtue. Additionally, elderly people are in our families and not out there. The council will have a door-to-door program enlightening the family members on the need and how to take care of the old.

Bring closer the services that are mostly needed for the aged especially proper health care.

Aging is a challenging process not only to the old but also to the people around them. However, they need not be abandoned but to be assisted in what they need to make life comfortable and better. Mystic Falls Council for Elderly Citizens is committed to gathering resources and directing them to the old. In relation to that, health facilities and services rank the highest besides others like banking. It is the aim of the council to make sure that the elderly can access the services they need most from the comfort of their homes.

Create palliative care centers for the very old

In some cases where the old are living alone without a caregiver, the council will either provide one or adopt them in a palliative care center. Through this initiative, there will be a platform for the old to interact, participate in leisure activities together and create social ties with others and their caregivers. The degree of loneliness and desperation will be significantly reduced which will also reduce the death rates. Palliative care centers will also make it easier to monitor the health status of the members and conveniently avail medical practitioners to them when necessary.

Empower families to take care of their old and provide financial support where necessary.

It is the aim of the council to see that every senior citizen have a decent and a happy life irrespective of where they are. Therefore, whether in palliative care centers or their families, the council will reach each one of them. In the event that the families have difficulties in meeting the demands of their old, and they are not willing to send them in a caregiving center, the council will intervene and ease the cost burden. Moreover, the families will be advised on more effective ways of taking care of the old.