Ageing

Asthma in elderly is undertreated and has led to increased morbidity and mortality. Aging affect airway responses and immune function and influence the effectiveness of emerging therapies. Asthma in older adults is divided into two groups; long standing that had the disease from childhood and late onset asthma. Physiological changes that occur during aging decrease the lungs functional capacity. Aging reduces the capacity of DNA repair affecting lungs to regenerate and overtime pulmonary…

My interview was conducted over the phone, due to both of our busy schedules on 4/19/2016. I asked questions and typed his narrative while he spoke. I have gotten quite good at this due my current occupation as an SMI case manager. I am responsible for conducting in office interviews for service plans and yearly assessments for about three clients a week. My older person is a neighbor and friend of my parents who lives caddy corner to my parents and whose daughter is my sister’s best friend.…

Background Information C.G is an 86-year-old Hispanic woman, who is currently a widow because her husband died in 2006 from a stroke. C.G has seven children, all are which are in their late 40’s or 50’s, and they all live in separate towns in the Chicagoland area. In addition, about four of her children only go visit her and call her occasionally, but the rest of her children really do not call her or even visit her. She feels sad that the rest of her children do not even try to communicate…

In fifty years, when I reach age seventy, I hope to have broken the sterotype of an elderly lady. The majority of older adults suffer from the sterotype of ageism, which is a prejudice against others because of their age. Society usually precieves older adults as incaple of many things including thinking clear and contributing to the community. (Santrock) The steroptype will most likely discourage me and lower my self-esteem, but there are a variety of outlooks I can have to improve my well…

In life, there are missed opportunities that make a dream hard to achieve. Sadly, the older one gets, the harder it becomes to seize opportunities, which is a fearsome prospect. When people age, they eventually lose the ability to perform tasks they easily performed in youth. Elders often harbour a sense of regret – a regret of not pursuing their dreams when they had the chance to be successful. The movie Up, by Pixar, well demonstrates the disappointment that often accompanies old age. But…

Graduation Requirement: Competence in Senior Care During my time at Fortis College I had the opportunity of encountering variety of patients. Early on into my clinical experience, I was exposed to severely involve periodontal patients as well as medically compromised patient and the opportunity of attending to senior patients. Senior patients are classified, as an adult that is at the age of 60 and over, this population presents with an increased complexity in treatment needs (Wilkins, 2013).…

What are the strengths & needs of this population? There are three developmental sub-periods in late adulthood including the young-old, middle-old, and old-old. Members from each cohort experience different challenges and exhibit strengths throughout this developmental period. The aging process and physical deterioration is normative and takes place in an ordered fashion, however the timing of the process is dependent on many factors facing each elder. These factors include their physical…

Legends die young, their deaths tragic, and they remain beautiful in the eyes of all. This beauty is explored in media when they die, their tragic deaths delved into and discussed in reports. The essence of innocence found in the young, tainted by the tragedy of their deaths. The immortality they achieve, only achieved when they’ve attained permanent youth after death. Older men and women find their beauty fades, their innocence disappears, and immortality impossible. Approximately fifty-six…

While watching the ads “Life Call” which was made in 1980 and Innovage which was made in 2015. Both ads are using marketing strategies for the elderly population, but it is interesting to view the ads from different time frames. In the 1980’s ad, they use elderly people and portray them or have them reenact falling while having no one there. Stating that the life call can help prevent any further injuries. In the beginning of the ad, they mention how there was over 3 million accidents that…

A Quick Guide to Understanding Semi Permanent Make-ups You might think it a novel idea, but semi permanent make-up has been in trend for decades now since the 80s. It has gone by several names, depending on which country you are at and how they esteem this remarkably innovative procedure. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, after all and also to the preference of the owner, which is you. In comparing this technique with permanent tattoos, the semi permanent make-up would gradually lessen in…