In Home Care Services and Mortality
Simply put, mortality is the state of being subject to death. It is a human condition, and it is one that different cultures, religions, and individuals address and face in significantly different ways.
During the first part of the last century, most people in America did not live past the age of 65. The primary cause of death in those years was infectious disease that struck suddenly and killed quickly. Over the next 100 years, advances in hygiene, vaccinations, and medicine, in general, changed the entire equation. It is now common for people to live into their eighties and beyond. Acute infection is seldom fatal and most seniors now succumb to chronic disease, instead.
According to the National Institute on Aging, the three most common reasons for senior mortality are heart disease, cancer, and stroke. Other diseases and illness that are also common and deadly among seniors include diabetes, lung disease, influenza, and pneumonia. …show more content…
Gone are the days when a sudden and unexpected death would be the norm, instead, seniors often plan on long-term declining health, memory loss, and age-related discomfort. What this means for your senior loved one is that end of life care, palliative care, and in home care services are not ethereal concepts but probable realities that should be addressed prior to their being
Simply put, mortality is the state of being subject to death. It is a human condition, and it is one that different cultures, religions, and individuals address and face in significantly different ways.
During the first part of the last century, most people in America did not live past the age of 65. The primary cause of death in those years was infectious disease that struck suddenly and killed quickly. Over the next 100 years, advances in hygiene, vaccinations, and medicine, in general, changed the entire equation. It is now common for people to live into their eighties and beyond. Acute infection is seldom fatal and most seniors now succumb to chronic disease, instead.
According to the National Institute on Aging, the three most common reasons for senior mortality are heart disease, cancer, and stroke. Other diseases and illness that are also common and deadly among seniors include diabetes, lung disease, influenza, and pneumonia. …show more content…
Gone are the days when a sudden and unexpected death would be the norm, instead, seniors often plan on long-term declining health, memory loss, and age-related discomfort. What this means for your senior loved one is that end of life care, palliative care, and in home care services are not ethereal concepts but probable realities that should be addressed prior to their being