Geriatrics

Water Betters Our Future Care, Health & Society:Focus on Elder Care and Senior Living The world of health care is only growing each day. The amount of care needed for the late baby boomer population is rising and the demand for caretakers is higher than ever. Water has been proven a necessity to live, but it has other important roles as well. Water is also used for medical and therapeutic care. In the elderly population it has been know to decrease stress, help with depression, relieve pain…

Prevention Keeping safe and staying healthy starts from the appropriate preventative knowledge which guides and equips people, irrespective of their role, to identify and manage risks, make informed decisions and choose the way individual needs are attended to (ROSPA, 2016). Attained within Care Act 2014, Local Authorities have a general responsibility to provide a ‘proportionate’ and accessible service so all adults can obtain information and advice in relation to care and support (Care Act…

Welcome To Castle Mount Residnetial Home Who we are and what we do ? Castle Mount is Residential Home for people 65+/Dementia We offer a service to people (Service Users/Residents/Individuals) that meet their needs, allows them to remain in the comfort of their own homes, and allow to save their independence, maintain their dignity, privacy and right to chose how and when their care is delivered. How we doing it ? As our continuing commitment to quality, our organisation is set up of policies…

Impacts On Change: Senior Care Valencia Wright HUMN 6660: Social Change, Leadership, and Advocacy for Human Services Professionals Professor: Dr. Veronica Carey Walden University October 16, 2016 My disadvantage population is the elderly and how they will make it without long term care without the proper insurance, family support and financial support. When caring for an aging parent or a husband or wife may bring complications. There are times when crisis arise where a parent or spouse…

At Home Care and Fall Prevention Over 50 percent of seniors over 65 will suffer at least one fall resulting in hospitalization according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, elderly falls are the number one cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries in seniors over the age of 65. Beyond the physical impacts of falls, the psychological impact can be just as damaging. Many seniors limit their life activities and withdraw from activities they enjoy out of fear of falling.…

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder. People with Parkinson’s have a deficiency in dopamine which results in tremors, rigidity, bradykinesia and autonomic dysfunction. According to the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) (2010), out of every 100,000 people, between 120 and 230 people are living with Parkinson’s in Scotland. Furthermore Parkinson’s disease can affect people from all age groups and ethnic backgrounds. However the majority of people diagnosed…

I am very grateful taking gerontology 425/525. I learned not only class materials; I also gain more experiences doing service learning. I did my service learning at St. Benedict’s Senior Community. Its amazing experiences I had ever have and I am very happy to get to work with elderly people. In addition, I would like to talk about what I learn during service learning hours, how class materials helped me work with dementia residents, and what challenges I faced during volunteer hours. I…

I have a grandmother in Korea, but if she comes to US, I like to recommend one of the nursing homes. My grandmother has Alzheimer's disease, so she cannot do anything on her own. My uncle quit his job and take care of her at home. Also my grandfather lives with her. Many people send their parents to medicare center when they get Alzheimer disease, I understand that we have our life, but our family still think that we should take care of her. My uncle should find woman to marriage, but he cannot…

I feel it is so wrong to abuse elder and dependent people. Also, I feel angry how can they abuse elder and dependent people in any way when they choose their career to serve the elder and dependent population. When they choose this careers, they should at least notice that this population should need more attention and patience because they need help more than others population.So they have more patience than other people when they choose to work with this vulnerable population. Elder and…

The Senior Caregiver and Medication Management Nearly 70 percent of seniors who need to be hospitalized have had some sort of complication with a medication. According to the MerckMaual, seniors are 400 percent more likely to have adverse drug reactions than those in other age groups. Even so, it is estimated that over 90 percent of these incidents could have been prevented with proper medication management. For example, upwards of 50 percent of surveyed seniors over 65 admit to not taking…