Since the summer break started, I’ve been spending more time than usual with my parents, both in their 80s. Every day, this longer time together makes me realize what I failed to notice, or to understand how serious things were getting, when I was too busy with work and everything else. Though I keep sighing over this reality, as a researcher, I can also discover new things by keeping track of the new daily routine. One of the discoveries is the signs my mother starts showing when she becomes agitated. To be more specific, she would start doing two things. One of them is calling her husband (my father) over and over, as many as 100 times on a bad day, although he is at home. This can be a sign of her insecurity and anxiety. His cell phone is filled with voicemails from his wife saying, “Please come pick me up” at her old home. What I’ve noticed is that she would often leave this message on two occasions: when she needs to go to memory clinic...
国際長寿センターは1990年の設立以来、エイジズムに反対し、豊かで創造的な社会を目指す国際長寿センター・アライアンスの「プロダクティブ・エイジング」の考え方に沿って活動してきました。 私たちはかねてから日本の長寿社会に関する情報について調査研究やイベント結果の発信を報告書やHPで発信してきましたが、より機動的にまた読みやすい形で発信するためにブログの形式も利用することとしました。 内容は、現在の日本の高齢者と高齢社会のすばらしい事柄から、課題や方向性など含めながらコンパクトな記事を用意していきます。 ご愛読をお願いします。