This presentation will discuss successful ageing and goal setting of older people living across three different regions of the world: Australia/New Zealand, United Kingdom/Ireland and the United States/Canada.

Previous research has often investigated successful ageing and goal setting from a health perspective. More recently older adults’ perspectives have been included in successful ageing. However, this is the first multi-national study to ask older adults how they define successful ageing. Similarly, goals setting with older people is predominantly reported in a health or social care context after recovering from injury or illness. We explored whether older people set goals outside of their health and if they did, what they were. We will present the findings from each study during this presentation.

Successful ageing is multidimensional
Goal setting for older adults is more than health related
It may give you ideas when discussing goal setting with older adults as part of your work

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Associate Professor Elissa Burton, Curtin University

Elissa is an Associate Professor at Curtin University and she also works part-time at Brightwater as their Harken-Brightwater Fellow. Elissa’s research focuses on helping older adults to live independently at home for as long as they choose, through healthy living strategies. Much of Elissa’s work has been with older adults who receive home care services, reablement or restorative care, promoting physical activity and preventing falls. She is a Fellow of the Australasian Association of Gerontology (AAG) and a current AAG Board Member.

Elissa writes a monthly healthy ageing blog, to subscribe click here www.elissaburton.com/blog

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