POSITIVE AGEING EXAMPLE Jane is 86 years old. She lives alone, with no family supports. She has a bad knee and often forgets to eat.
A home help visits once a day to provide personal assistance. The home help encourages Jane to attend local day care services and register
for the local community phone support service (e.g. Care Ring is a free voluntary service in Jane’s area, which provides regular telephone
contact to people who live alone). The home help will record these recommendations in Jane’s notes for multi -disciplinary discussion and review
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