Aging in place

take advantage of. Being able to drive makes getting to a place a lot faster and easier than walking or even riding a bike. Because driving is a privilege, individuals can lose their privilege of driving. However, elderly people should not be excluded from having a driver’s license because of their age if they pass the written test, driving test, and eye exam set by the state of Iowa. Elderly people need to get to appointments and other places too. Therefore, age should not factor in being able…

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…

“Elderly inmates represent the fastest growing segment of federal and state prisons. The aging inmate population has created new challenges for states”. – Carrie Abner. Elderly inmates should be given the chance to qualify for parole and spend their last days, months, years, with their loved ones. The prison population is ageing. People over 60 are the fastest growing age group in prisons (American Civil Liberties Union). Experts say that the growth of the elderly incarcerated will continue to…

INTRODUCTION When a person ages life as they know it can change drastically and can ultimately alter their normal way of life. These changes from old age and problems from aging such as falls and illnesses like a stroke. This calls for further assistance from health professionals. Occupational therapy is detrimental to geriatric care because it can help the patient have more meaning to their life and get back to caring for themselves in the best way possible. Occupational therapy allows the…

called Transportation for America calculated that, by the year 2015, more than 15 million Americans above the age of 65 will have poor access to transit. The report called for more funding for transit so that these people would be able to “age in place” and still have transit access. The American Public Transportation Association and other transit-oriented groups have…

Imagine waking up every day, secluded to a nursing home, constantly following the same monotonous schedule, and regularly having a feeling of despair. Joint facilities aim to eliminate the stereotypical life inside of assisted living and better the lives of elderly. Their solution is children. Not only are the elderly gaining from this experience, but the impact made on the youth as well is miraculous. The idea for combining these two unalike generations stemmed from the 1970’s. A man in Japan…

I have opted to donate some of my time to give back to my community that I live in. In Mt. Zion Illinois, lays an assisted living facility known as the “Glenwood.” When I went into their office to ask them if it was permissible for me to do volunteer work, they made me aware that this is an organization is a for profit organization. That means all the employees are getting paid to do all of the work that they do, and the price to live here is going to be more expensive for the residents due to…

by their isolation, often people in the advanced stages of life are driven by a desire to participate in the world around them. Miss Brill finds her place in the park in the interactions between others and the scenery around her, just as those that spent Sunday afternoons rocking back and forth on the porch of the assisted living home found their place watching the families of others come and go. The reader can immediately picture the scene unfold in “Miss Brill” from the descriptions of the…

privilege. Making frequent visits to the elderly who are in assisted living situations or even in nursing homes should be a must in today 's society. Teresa A. Allison said, "Over the last 20 years, we have seen a growing interest in creativity and aging." (Allison 1). Sometimes older people do not have families to take care of them or visit them in nursing homes. There are…

“home” with the 12 bedrooms with a commo living room and dining room staffed by 24-hour caregivers. The articles that were provided throughout the course described that creating this type of environment is beneficial in regard to communication and the aging…