Our generation has come a long way. From the early days of “barber surgeons” that served as medical practitioners in the medieval era, up to the most advanced digital operating rooms equipped with the highest end of machineries – this shows that our healthcare system has greatly improved. Due to this development the course of life of humans has changed for the good allowing us to live longer. According to a report from the United States Census Bureau publications, it is estimated that by 2050, the population aged over 65 is projected to double from 43.1 million (estimated last 2012). The same publication also indicated that the baby boomers ( the term coined for people born in the post World-War II years) are largely responsible for this increase in the older population, as they began turning 65 in 2011. By 2050, the surviving baby boomers will be over the age of 85 (Ortman, Velkoff and Hogan 1). Another contributing factor to our aging population is the increase in the drivers to our population’s mortality. One of which is the trend of decrease in the number of
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Elderly people who are admitted in nursing homes often share the room with another person, with a curtain separating them from each other. In an article published in The Gerontologist, a bimonthly journal issued by The Gerontological Society of America, researchers stated that in one of their studies, environmental factors greatly influence the end-of-life care for a person. This enables the elderly and their family to have a quality time with one another, during the remaining time of their elderly relative. Another factor that shows the lack of privacy in a nursing home setting is the procedure in which the residents are assisted in regards to bathing and toiling. Some rooms in facilities does not have an individual bathing area, so the residents are wheeled to a public shower room, increasing the risk for bodily
Elderly people who are admitted in nursing homes often share the room with another person, with a curtain separating them from each other. In an article published in The Gerontologist, a bimonthly journal issued by The Gerontological Society of America, researchers stated that in one of their studies, environmental factors greatly influence the end-of-life care for a person. This enables the elderly and their family to have a quality time with one another, during the remaining time of their elderly relative. Another factor that shows the lack of privacy in a nursing home setting is the procedure in which the residents are assisted in regards to bathing and toiling. Some rooms in facilities does not have an individual bathing area, so the residents are wheeled to a public shower room, increasing the risk for bodily