A possible emerging area of practice that I could see myself pursuing in the future would be that of Aging in Place and Home Modifications. I feel that this is a major area on the rise due to the massive population of baby boomers growing older and older every day. With that happening as well as the new shift towards the elderly being as active and involved as ever in society the field of aging in place and home modifications seems like a must. This new style of life for the elderly includes them wanting to live at home as long as possible instead of moving to a nursing home or assisted living facility. However, for that to be an option multiple home modifications are going to be needed. The goals of aging in place are to enhance the quality of life for older adults in their home environment, allow them to participate in valued activities, and ensure that people who plan to stay in their homes as they age make the necessary modifications to do so. I believe that the future of this emerging area of practice will be very important as well as successful for the field of occupational therapy.
For class today, we were asked to listen to a podcast before class titled The First Cow. The speaker was Abeny Kucha, a woman from southeastern Africa who has an amazing story. Her village was destroyed by war and for years she bounced from refugee camp to refugee camp walking and traveling for over eight years. Luckily she and her family made it to America. Listening to her story really opened my eyes to just how lucky I am to have the life that I have. When they first arrived they were taken to this apartment and told it was their new home… she expressed that the word home meant more to her than most could understand. Her children had never had a home, they had never been able to sleep in peace without any worry. She spoke of how they had no idea what orange soda was or what a fire alarm was, things that you never even second guess or need to think about can be completely foreign to others. She also mentioned how they had two couches in the living room and how no...
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