When people don’t plan for older age, they leave important decisions about their futures in the hands of other people who may not know, understand, care about, or respect their values.
Planning for older age – or ‘future planning’ – empowers people to think deeply about their priorities, retain dignity and control over their lives, and make legally binding decisions about their future. Future planning can play an important role in safeguarding older people against elder abuse. It is relatively well known that a lot of people don’t plan for older age at all, or only start planning when a crisis hits, but there is little consolidated research into why people don’t future plan.
Recent findings from our elder abuse prevention project Safeguarding Now, Preventing Future Abuse shine a light on what prevents people from planning for their older age in Australia. By better understanding key barriers, Justice Connect and our sector partners will be better equipped to empower more people to future plan – and ultimately, help prevent elder abuse.
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