Category: Dignity & Autonomy
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End-Of-Life Care Reforms: How Australia’s New Palliative Initiatives Support Dying At Home
In a previous article, I highlighted the challenge of defining what constitutes healthcare, particularly when it comes to our aging population. Many elderly individuals need help with activities of daily living—not because they require acute medical intervention, but because age, frailty, or cognitive decline have made it difficult for them to remain independent. This challenge…
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The Delicate Balance Of Elder Care: Independence, Safety, And Quality Of Life
As we and our loved ones age, many families face a critical decision: whether to continue living at home or move to a long-term care facility. For adults from midlife onward, these choices carry lasting implications not only for safety and well-being but also for maintaining independence and enhancing quality of life. In a recent…
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Interview With Naomi Mison (Part 3)
[Tea] How do you think platforms like ours that match caregivers and their loved ones with the appropriate care can address the ongoing shortage of care providers? [Naomi] I think it’s fantastic. It’s funny because when I first came across Gravitii, I was like, “Oh my God, this is exactly the idea that I had…
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Keeping Seniors Safe Shouldn’t Lead To Isolation And Loss Of Autonomy
In their 2018 book “The Coddling of the American Mind”, Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt coined the term “safetyism” to identify a cultural belief in which safety has become a sacred value. They describe a modern campus culture where young people are coddled and insulated, protected from people, ideas, and opinions that they deem “unsafe”.…