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#hcsmca appeals to healthcare conscious people of all ages

NOT BREAKING NEWS

Ageing is Socially Unacceptable

Words and images reflect our feelings and attitudes about youth and ageing

When thinking of ageing, rarely do we envision positive images or words

UNHAPPY

LONELYINACTIVE

CONFUSED

HELPLESS

UNHEALTHY

FRAIL

PESSIMISTICDEPENDENT

VULNERABLE

INVISIBLE

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Youth is Socially Acceptable

HAPPY

SOCIAL

ACTIVE

SMART

FEARLESS

HEALTHY

STRONG

OPTIMISTICINDEPENDENT

VALUED

VISIBLE

NOT BREAKING NEWS

IMPORTANT

OLD

HAPPY

SOCIAL

INACTIVE

SMART

HELPLESS

UNHEALTHY

FRAIL

PESSIMISTICINDEPENDENT

VALUED

VISIBLE

IMPORTANT

YOUNG

INVISIBLE

Positive and negative experiencesare not age exclusive

Young or old, life is a treasure and each person and experience is valuable

EDUCATION

JOY

GRIEF

PASSION

REGRET

MEMORIES FAMILY

SUCCESS

FRIENDSHIP

RELATIONSHIPS

HEALTH

EXPERIENCE

LOVE

LIFE

HAPPINESS

FUN

SUPPORT

Fear of ageing and death are often related

DEMENTED

BURDENSOME

DYING

DEMANDING

NEEDY

DEPRESSING

HOPELESS

Together, we can create a brighter, healthier future for the ageing population!

IMPORTANT

SOCIAL

INDEPENDENT

HAPPY

VALUED

SMART

VISIBLE

ACTIVE FEARLESS

STRONG

HEALTHY

OPTIMISTIC

GROUNDBREAKING NEWSOMG! LOL Google Alert

Older people are using Social Media!

@CoolGranny#90istheNew70!@healthydebate

Do you really want to know what I ‘m thinking?

I must have a lot of Kloutbecause I have 3,294 friends on Facebook and even more

followers on Twitter!#FF Hip Tweeps!

@hcsmca

Social media and #hcsmca is helping to make ageing socially acceptable!

Congrats to all involved!

Smile!We are

ALLageing!

It’s important for people of all ages to feel useful and needed and relevant.

Yes! We have systemic issues

in long term care homes and hospitals.

OK

Let’s join the tweet chat today on #hcsmca. They’re

discussing the need for Ombudsman oversight of

healthcare facilities in Ontario!

care listenadvise

sharehelpsupport

learn

www.virtualhospice.ca@VirtualHospice

@smokershelplineI will quit smoking!

Today’s user-friendly technologies open windows to the world for all ages

Here’s a snapshot of my social footprint prior to using social media

The good old days of youth?

Circumstances changed and I began to change along with them

My social media footprint has grown exponentially in the past six months.

I love social

media!Health

Promotion

HealthAdvocacy

Social media and online communities change my world and yours!

Let’s embrace #hcsmca to make a difference for all ages

My facebook group is calledCause for Concern: Ontario’s Long Term Care Homes

On Twitter: @CfCOntLTCHomes

We are all worthy, relevant and visible and we each have much to contribute!

All Ages Welcome!