Promoting Security and Sense of Belonging

We all need to be connected to social supports, such as family, friends and neighbours. However, older people can be more vulnerable, as the loss of loved ones and reduced income can reduce the size of their ‘social pool’. Older people also need to be safe from abuse and secure as they go about their daily lives.

Show transcript

Nurses working in the community should be aware of these issues, and identify and address related concerns in their older clients.

Thinking challenge

In the Video, Tony talks about what safety, security and belonging mean to him.

  • What do these concepts mean to you?
  • Investigate the link below regarding Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development. Across the lifespan, what might be the similarities and differences in people’s priorities regarding security and belonging?
  • How might they be different for people in their 70s, 80s or beyond?