Sometimes it determines on the person and the situation as in the example give in the chapter of the elder senior who lives in a bad neighborhood but leave her door open for neighbors to enter. Is her family supposed to let her continue to do that or stop her. In addition, if they stop her, are the taking away her rights? Ethics seen through the prism of age has become a public and professional conversation but some ideas are not easily transferred into practice. If the gaps between caregivers, care receivers, policy makers and professionals were mended, it would make a difference. It can become difficult to make decisions about a person’s autonomy. Determining competency without bias is important so that decision making is not taken away from capable elders. There is a call for moral analysis and we need to widen our vision so we can notice situations that are morally problematic so we can seek to change it. (Holstien, 2010). Ethics is something that is not always followed especially when it comes to the elderly but I believe that if each us treat others the way we would want to be treated, then upholding ethical values would not be
Sometimes it determines on the person and the situation as in the example give in the chapter of the elder senior who lives in a bad neighborhood but leave her door open for neighbors to enter. Is her family supposed to let her continue to do that or stop her. In addition, if they stop her, are the taking away her rights? Ethics seen through the prism of age has become a public and professional conversation but some ideas are not easily transferred into practice. If the gaps between caregivers, care receivers, policy makers and professionals were mended, it would make a difference. It can become difficult to make decisions about a person’s autonomy. Determining competency without bias is important so that decision making is not taken away from capable elders. There is a call for moral analysis and we need to widen our vision so we can notice situations that are morally problematic so we can seek to change it. (Holstien, 2010). Ethics is something that is not always followed especially when it comes to the elderly but I believe that if each us treat others the way we would want to be treated, then upholding ethical values would not be