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<strong>TRAMP</strong> – Transnational Mobility of Older People in Europe<br />
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86 Part II<br />
The need for security might be met by participating in well-organized<br />
group tours.<br />
Information on insurance coverage during the project (private travel insurance)<br />
should soon be passed to the participants.<br />
The accident potential of projects with practical, craft-oriented work<br />
should be considered, so that accidents will be prevented by appropriate<br />
security measures. Nevertheless, potential accidents have to be taken into<br />
account, and have to be legally covered by the institution in charge. Coordinators<br />
of programmes which employ volunteers should seek insurance<br />
coverage on time.<br />
6. Health<br />
Problems and obstacles<br />
• Health problems of the participants<br />
Information<br />
• Senior citizens, especially from the age of 70 onwards, are likely to face<br />
physical restraints.<br />
• A good state of health in general is seen as a precondition for mobility by<br />
those concerned.<br />
Recommendations<br />
• A poor state of health may not only be obstructive during the project, but<br />
prevent participation in general. Full prior information might encourage<br />
a positive decision.<br />
• Senior citizens with health limitations often want to decide on their participation<br />
just shortly before the start of the project, since they cannot<br />
anticipate their health condition beforehand. A timely planning can be<br />
helpful in this respect.<br />
• Cancellations due to sickness must be calculated, but if possible those concerned<br />
should not be charged, as this might keep them from participating<br />
at all.<br />
• Especially with mature participants the project has to be adjusted to the<br />
state of health of the target group (pace, strain, etc.).<br />
• In transnational projects which include participants with health limitations,<br />
a medical monitoring should be considered; if this is not possible,<br />
information on health care (addresses of doctors and pharmacies, insurance<br />
details) abroad could be helpful.<br />
• Generally, texts should be reader-friendly. Reading small font sizes is usually<br />
difficult for senior citizens.<br />
• Good acoustics in conference and seminar rooms is very important for the<br />
elderly.<br />
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A list of persons to be notified in case of an emergency is helpful.