Health is not just the absence of disease.In an era when living to 100 is becoming more common,our concept of ageing must evolve. While Hong Kong people enjoy the world's longest life expectancy, an important question arises: Are we truly achieving healthy ageing? In this book, Professor Jean Woo addresses a diverse array of challenges associated with the elderly population in Hong Kong society, including issues like elderly poverty, unfriendly community designs, unfair stigmatization faced by seniors, and late-life loneliness. Drawing on extensive research and clinical experience, she advocates for self-care, education, and empowerment, encouraging us to move beyond dependence on doctors and medications. Ageing is inevitable, yet we can control how we age. --------------------------------------------------------------By 2046, 36% of Hong Kongers will be ‘older adults’. Take Charge of Your Own Ageing is a timely publication to remind our society about the significan
認知症者具有人性尊嚴,是權利主體,享有權利及得以行使權利,此權利包括但不限於自主權(right to autonomy)、平等權及不受歧視權(right to equality and non-discrimination)、不受虐待權(right to no abuse)及近用司法權(right to access to justice)等。認知症者之權利主體性應受尊重,其權利享有及權利行使應受保障與支援,推動認知症者之人生(life)、醫療照護(healthcare)及財務(finances)等面向(domain)的全面預為準備、超前部署(advance planning, planning ahead),實踐全面超前部署計畫(advance total planning, ATP),就認知症者而言,更是必要且重要。持續推動構建認知症友善社區(dementia friendly communities, DFCs)、深化共生社會(inclusive society),是尊重認知症者之權利主體性及保障與支援其權利享有及權利行使,所不可或缺。