Unit 2: Senior Learners and the Concept of Wellbeing

6.0 Application and Reflection

The full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on older adults will only be determined in the future. However, Alzheimer Europe are already expressing concerns at this stage that Covid-19 has led to increased marginalisation of older adults and are highlighting risks such as loneliness, social isolation, elder abuse and ageism. One of their recommendations is to increase physical and cognitive activities as therapeutic measures to counteract some of these risks.

In Unit 2 you have explored the challenges and benefits of learning a language in older age, and you focused on the optimal learning environment and the concept of wellbeing.

In this Application and Reflection section complete activities 6.1 and 6.2 to apply what you have learned in Unit 2 to your own care setting.