Ada Nkong
The National senior citizens centre,NSCC says it is presently engaging Civil Society organizations in Brain Health, Dementia and Alzheimers Care to explore collaborations to develop the National Dementia Care Strategic Plan.
This was contained in a statement to mark the World Elder Abuse Awareness day signed by Mr Omini Oden head corporate affairs of NSCC.
According to the statement, the NSCC welcomes nationwide support networks to change negative energies, stereotypes, prevalence of prejudices and discrimination against older persons.
It further says the theme Older Persons- “Deserve our Respect and Attention; Spotlight on older persons in emergencies is apt” adding that NSCC pioneered the setting up of Ageing Desks in eleven (11) Internally Displaced Persons camps in Delta States partnering with SEMA and Red cross – “it was the beginning of lessons to the stakeholders on peculiar situations and challenges of older persons- in emergencies, the challenges of mobility, health, safety and security in dire vulnerability. Volunteerism, empathy, respect and attention are anchored on recognizing, acknowledging the qualities, value and continuing contributions of older persons- to family, community and the Nation”.
Oden said the NSCC is making a pledge to themselves that older persons cannot be expended and to strengthen the protection of their human rights in all phases of emergency efforts.
He said it is worthy of note that the drivers of NSCC’s sustainable transformative interventions are the NSCC legal and policy Frameworks, the National plan of Action with clearly articulated project activities including present rolled out Geriatric Social Care Sector Skills Council, Training Providers and Centers and the Development of National Occupational Standards (NOS) levels 1-5, to train, assess and Certify caregivers to older persons. Project activities also include development of National Benchmark and Minimum Standards for Accreditation of Domiciliary Care Agencies, Care facilities with Standard Operating Procedures.
These he said are aimed to strengthen families with options for Quality Care, to provide skilled workforce with coordinated supervision and regulations. Various sector wide programs – the one community one Senior Center initiative in partnership with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals to build ten senior centers in the first instance in ten states, are providing Agefriendly environment, enabling older persons to continue to contribute, where abuse are curtailed within communities.
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