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Mapping your future — a proactive approach to aging
Author(s)	Marcia Spira
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 47, nos 1/2, 2006
Pages	pp 71-87
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Preparation [retirement] ; Living patterns ; Housing [elderly] ; Needs [elderly].
Annotation	As the number of older people who live healthy and extended lives increases, people will need to envision the ways in which they choose to live. More emphasis will need to be given to the potential and strengths that older people maintain into later years rather than anticipating the consequences of decline. This paper describes the development of Mapping Your Future, a tool to be used by older people in planning their future. It provides an individualised portfolio that encourages older people to contemplate their future needs and resources. It includes the domains of health, work and leisure, finances, housing, and relationship or support systems. It is a means of encouraging conversations about life choices and maintaining a sense of empowerment and well-being. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070110015 A
Classmark	GA: K7: KE: IK
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