GETTING TO KNOW OUR

NEIGHBOURS. Dutch and Belgium environmental influences on older people

Hogeschool van Amsterdam (NL) &

Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg (BE) Hogeschool van Amsterdam

Gezondheid

Programme

Welcome and introduction

Introduction and short explanation of our project

Presentation of the project

Findings and results of the project

Active aging in Belgium and the Netherlands

Intercultural cooperation, how did that work for

our students

Continuing story?

Hogeschool van Amsterdam

Gezondheid

Objectives

Participants share their conceptions and vision

about active ageing, elements that might

influence our way of (active) living

Exploration of solidarity between generations.

Occasion of the project

„Once upon a time‟ in Gent

Exchanging of curricula

Exchanging students searching for

possibilities

“The older people in our

society”

Objective:

Students become conscious aware of the living and social environment of the older people in our society and,

How this environment can be different in a other society or country.

Assignment:

Survey

Summary

Literature search

Representation

Carlotta

Saartje

Gina

Annemiek….

Questionnaire

TRUE or FALSE

20 little questions

Results

Even = right

Odd = wrong

Taking Poll

Division in 4 groups

A. 1 & 2

B. 1 & 3

C. 1 & 4

D. 1 & 5

Discussion

Every group declares their findings

The elderly in our society Pilot project

Belgium PHL – Netherlands HVA

Introduction

Objectives

Who are the elderly?

How do they stand in our society B – NL?

How does the society define the living world of the elderly?

(differences Netherlands - Flanders)

Introduction

Assignment

1. Taking opinion poll (36)

Elderly in different living situations

2. Literature: About the living situation, types of aid, sports, the

experience (example: abandonment)…. in own country

3. Get together differences & resemblances?

Amsterdam

The elderly?

≠ Age

= New life stage (last one)

End of working

Making new plans

Balance of life

Depents on level of education, working life, social status, …

Assessment poll

Belgium

Clear deterioration by age

of 80+

Functional limitations

Loneliness and

vulnerability

37% lonely

Pay for company

The Netherlands

Loneliness and

vulnerability

65% lives alone (75+)

6,8% retirement

homes never visitors

1/5 < 1x/month

outside

Facts

Belgium

Elderly care expensive Informal care bonus (€40/month)

Retirement: 3 institutions

Role in society: Host family

Active ageing: Public transportation, newspaper, hotels, …

The Netherlands

Retirement homes: Usage lower than demand

Retirement: 1 basic, 3 additions

Role in society: Host parents

Active ageing: Museum, movie, theatre, …

Facts

Belgium

Drivers license:

acquired = acquired

Too little free time

The Netherlands

Drivers license:

Medical examination

70+

Worried about

pension

Hasselt

Own experience

Knowledge about elderly in Belgium

The influence of the society, culture, structure

International cooperation

Difficult to get together

Our visit to Amsterdam –exchange of information

Email contact

Our studieday in Hasselt in presents of the NL students

Skype meetings

Prejudices not echoed

Differences in education 4 year (NL) in stead of 3 (B)

PGO- system? Propedeuse? Extra projects.

Own experience

What did we learn trough this?

Short distance many differences

Handling is different different results

Different discretion for the elderly

The elderly have more social contacts

Society had a great influence on behaviour elderly

More empathy for elderly

Thank you for your attention !

References

DE STANDAARD, „Pensioen‟, www.destandaard.be, 19 april 2012.

ISP WIV, „Gezondheidsenquête‟, https://www.wiv-isp.be/epidemio/epinl/CROSPNL/HISNL/TABLE08.HTM, 19 april 2012.

UZLEUVEN, „Functionele beperkingen‟, http://www.kuleuven.be/lucas/pub/publi_upload/2003_6_EE%20bij%20mantelzorgers%20van%20dementerende%20ouderen.pdf, 19 april 2012.

VIAVIELA, „Gastouderopvang‟, http://viaviela.nl/kennis/eisen-gastouder, 19 april 2012.

ZIEKENZORG, „Mantelzorgpremie‟, http://www.ziekenzorg.be/cmz/nl/100/Resources/Mantelzorgpremie_lr_tcm272-52665.pdf, 19 april 2012.

http://www.pensioenkijker.nl/home/aow-anw/anw

Questions / discussion

Continuing story?

Do you see possibilities in your educational

context to widen this project up?