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As Aging Population Increases in Aruba:

Indrah Zievinger Calls For Social Workers in Nursing Homes

ORANJESTAD - Indrah Ziev- SABA. Indra’s parents both tinues to age, social work- a social worker. The study congratulates Indrah Ziev-
inger recently became the worked at SABA, resulting in ers’ role in caring for the recommends a similar re- inger on her graduation
11th student to graduate her acquiring a keen inter- elderly is an issue that must search be conducted at and hopes that one day,
with a Bachelor Degree in est in working with elderly not be ignored. The quan- the private nursing homes. she will find her place and
Social Work and Develop- persons. To this end, she titative research, in which Additionally, a similar study space at the SABA nurs-
ment from the University chose to conduct research 40 residents and 73 staff will be conducted with ing homes, or in one of the
of Aruba. During Indrah’s on the topic: “The role of employed at one of the family members to explore private nursing homes or
tenure at the University of social work in the future de- SABA Nursing Homes were their expectations of social establish her own center
Aruba, she did her intern- velopment of SABA nursing interviewed, concluded workers in nursing homes. of excellence for older per-
ship at SVGA, Stichting homes.” that 90% of the residents The Department of Social sons continuing in the tradi-
Hamied- Woonhof in Cu- According to Indrah, as the and 90.4% of the staff sup- Work and Development tion of the Zievingers.q
racao, and at Marie Stella, population of Aruba con- port the employment of at the University of Aruba