Elderly and disabled

The similarities that I have with the clients are we’re family oriented, religious, lived in our own homes/apartments, active within our communities, and married or in a relationships. There were also difference between us. The differences included being intellectually and developmentally disabled, elderly, had different ethnic backgrounds (Caucasian) and male. However, throughout our differences, our similarities connects us and reminds me how we all are human with similar goals and outlooks on life. Walsh, Olson, Ploeg, Lohfeld, &MacMillian states that elderly people experience abuse due oppression experienced as a consequences of ageism, sexism, ableism/disability, racism, heterosexism/homophobia, classism and various types of oppressions (Walsh et al., 2010) Elderly people with disabilities are subject to being viewed as helpless, burden on families, needy and incapable of doing everyday tasks which can have a negative impact on employment and forming positive relationships with others. Erik Erikson Psychosocial Development would be best suited for the clients counseling session because this theory identifies a series of eight stages in which a healthy developing individual should experience from infancy to late adulthood (Seligman & Reichenberg, 2010). According…

How Social Constructionism Theory Affects Disabled Sport Programs Social constructionism is a method of ability of society and correspondence that inspects the advancement of collectively developed understanding of the world (Galbin, 2014). Social constructionism theory claims that due to socialization and experiences, people conclude certain meanings of others, objects and incidents (Young & Collin, 2004). Subsequently the nature of social blend and a social set of rules, shows that the…

As the elderly population keeps growing there is no doubt that they will face financial, health and social issues. One issue that many elderly people are facing is the high cost of medications. Generally speaking, medications are expensive. However, the high cost of medications tends to have an effect to the elderly population more because as one gets older they are more exposed to experience a chronic illness and are more likely to consume multiple medications a day (Cavanaugh &…

In my life I have had many experiences with The Elderly. My Grandmother who is in her 70’s has taught me a lot about life. She has a lot of good advice that she likes to share with me, such as never stopping on the train tracks with your car and to never use your Iphone before you go to bed or it will take you longer to fall asleep because of the light. My Grandma has always been a big inspiration in my life she not only offers me very positive and useful life advice but, she was always positive…

The beautiful life cycle starting from birth, growing up into an adulthood, reaching old age and finally dying is all a part of that cycle. We all must die eventually. People that wish to live longer should not be aided by science because there are many natural ways to stay alive without science. The human race has proven to live longer than in the past. One reason why our earth is overpopulated is because of the increased amount of elderly people. If scientists continue to come up with ways…

Is Senior Health the Right Career for You? When pursuing a career in senior healthcare, you must ask yourself several questions to ensure that you are capable of successfully meeting the needs of those to be served, while maintaining your own well-being. There are specific characteristics outside of professional training and education that are absolutely necessary for one to be a successful care provider. Decide if you meet these qualifications by asking yourself a few questions. Are you…

2.2 Marketisation of home care for older people The older care at home in this study would include the care services of personal routines, including nursing, body-related support, home help and befriending taken place at older people’s home by paid care worker rather than family members, following the embracement of domiciliary elderly care of Bode et al (2013) and Bolton and Wibberley (2014). The home care has been increasingly operated according to market mechanism and portrayed as the ideal…

within an Institutional and Community-Based Organizational Environment 1. Care is provided for in nursing homes or assisted living facilities in the institutionalized environment while care is provided for at home, adult day care or hospice in the community-based environment. 2. Institutions provide care round-the-clock and day in, day out while care in community-based is sometimes on an as-needed basis, like the adult day care. 3. Consumers who can help themselves with activities of daily…

This post is about elderly and the risks that make them be a vulnerable group in our society. I will discuss the causes that put elderly at risk and solutions to avoid some of those risks. Our nation is experiencing an increased growth in the older adult population, this brings the concern for their well-being since they are usually at risk for injuries and poor health in general. The elderly often have decreased and impaired mobility, visual or hearing deficit, numerous chronic health…

equaling a total of 70 million (Aging, n.d.). This increase in the elderly population creates the need for counselors to have vast knowledge related to aging individuals as challenges regarding environmental, social, psychological, health care, and economics continue. Stereotypes A study done in 1986 by Schmidt and Boland asked undergraduates to identify terms, both positive and negative, that they associate with elderly individuals.…