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Article: Outdoor programming for older adults who are frail.
- Article from:
- Camping Magazine
- Article date:
- May 1, 1993
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 American Camping Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The camp experience offers numerous physical, mental, social, emotional and spiritual benefits. Yet most research on this subject has focused only on the benefits of camp for youth.
However, adults over the age of 85 are a rapidly expanding segment of our population. Many suffer from pain, limited motion, and cognitive and sensory losses and may need adaptations to experience positive leisure in their lives. Unfortunately, programming for this group often does not produce much benefit, since it is based on passive, diversional activities.
It is recognized, however, that participation in outdoor programming can be rewarding for all who experience it, no ...