The document discusses the rights of elderly persons which can be categorized as protection, participation, and image. Protection refers to securing the safety of elders. Participation means establishing a greater role for elders in society. Image means defining a more positive idea of who elders are and what they are capable of. The document also discusses universal human rights like the right to life, liberty, security, social security, and participation in cultural activities. Specific rights of elders mentioned are the right to life, liberty, and security.
2. RIGHTS OF ELDER
The rights of aged persons can be broken down into three main categories: protection,
participation and image.
● PROTECTION refers to securing the physical psychological and emotional safety of
elderly persons with regard to unique vulnerability to abuse and ill treatment.
● PARTICIPATION refers to the need to establish a greater and more active role for older
persons in society.
● IMAGE refers to the need to define a more positive,less degrading and discriminatory
idea of who elderly persons are and what there are capable of doing.
3. UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN
RIGHT
❖ Right to life, liberty and security of person.
❖ Everyone is entitled to social security.
❖ Realization of any economic, social and cultural rights that are essential
to that individuals dignity and personality development.
❖ Everyone should have the opportunity to participate in cultural activities
in their community and share in the benefits of the arts and sciences.
4. RIGHTS TO ELDER
1. Right to Life
2. Right to Liberty
3. Right to security
5. RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY &
SECURITY
LIFE: The right of life is the supreme right of the human being. It is basic to all human rights
and without it all other rights are without meaning.
LIBERTY: The right to liberty protects the physical liberty of the person through a cluster of
interrelated rights.
SECURITY: The right to security is closely associated with the right to liberty. However, it is
also relevant in a variety of other contexts in which the state is required to keep its citizens
safe, ranging from the threat of terrorism to domestic violence.
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8. ETHICAL SYSTEM
● Ethics are the rules or principles that govern right conduct and are designed to protect
the rights of human beings.
● Code of ethics is a guideline for performance and standards and personal responsibility.
● MEDICAL ETHICS: moral values & judgment as they applied to medicine
● BIOETHICS: ethical issues arising from new situation and possibilities brought about by
advances in biology and medicine.
9. ROLES & FUNCTIONS OF ADMINISTRATOR
● He or she is self aware regarding own values and basic benefits about the rights duties
and goals of human beings.
● Accepts that some ambiguity and uncertainty be a part of all ethical decision making.
● Accepts the negative outcomes occur in ethical decision making despite high quality
problem solving and decision making.
● Demonstrates risk taking in ethical decision making.
● Clearly communicates expected ethical standards of behavior.
● Actively advocates for clients, subordinates and that profession.
10. SUMMARY
★ Certain issues lead to decreased standardization like patient care issue, management &
employment issues. Issues need deliberations and common consensus. They need to be
reviewed periodically. Issues which seem not feasible and ideal may become practice
with the change of time.