Elderly care

For instance, for elderly who lived through the Great Depression, they hold on to every single item that they own. At that time, people learned to “hoard” possessions. They believe everything can be re-usable when they need the part from an old piece of machinery, clothing or furniture. If elderly who grew up during a time of war, they profoundly speak of national pride carry on even years after the war is…

Wesley Community Services (WCS) fosters and supports seniors seeking to remain in their home for as long as possible through the provision of essential home-based services including Meals-On-Wheels (MOW), specialized transportation and home/personal care. Wesley also has a Pet Portions Program (PPP) which offers free pet food for client’s pets and PetKare program (PKP) which offers vouchers for veterinary services for clients' pets. WCS provided services to approximately 2,300 seniors and…

Different types of social engagement or support benefit health and quality of life in the elderly population. Physical environments can also shape social experiences that might influence health, and explain to healthcare providers the power of social relationships to benefit health. Older adults often become vulnerable to social isolation simply because they are no longer able to perform typical activities of daily living (ADL’s) they used to. If the elder is used to being at home and being…

Manor Living Facility and Saint John’s are Continuing Care Retirement Community that provides independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing facility. Independent living is when elderly can do daily routines without needing assistance. Assisted living is a long term care that assists elderly with independent living activities such as cooking meals, doing house chores, and helping with grocery shopping. Skilled nursing assists elderly with basic daily living activities such as eating,…

Sortland, K., & Almendingen, K. (2016). Documentation and communication of nutritional care for elderly hospitalized patients: Perspectives of nurses and undergraduate nurses in hospitals and nursing homes. BMC Nursing, 15, 1-10 doi: http://dx.doi.org.db03.linccweb.org/10.1186/s12912-016-0193-z The research article is about “Documentation and Communication of nutritional care for the elderly hospitalized patients: perspectives of nurses and undergraduate nurses in hospitals…

Chiropractic Care in Elderly Healthcare and Chiropractic The definition and criteria for “primary care” established by the National Academy of Science included a need for the practitioner to “motivate and guide the patient to achieve and maintain a state of health with considerations of wellness and disease prevention” (Ruper, Manello, & Sandefur, 2000, p. 10). There is also a growing belief in the United States that is causing more emphasis on prevention and wellness, and less on treatment of…

well as loss of memory among other complications. The main aspect that can improve elderly care is effective communication. It is important to note that old people exhibit slow response, and therefore communicating with them becomes a problem. The most important elements when communicating with elderly is patience and ability to tolerate their conditions. As a care provider, one should take time and ask the elderly questions regarding their health conditions. According to Cheng et al. (2012),…

Social work community day has taught me a lot about elderly abuse. I always knew that elder abuse existed, but I did not know that there were six types of elderly abuse to look out for. What I learned during social work community day is that the elderly population is growing and in the next few years there will be a lot more elders than there is now. This means more jobs for social workers and a lot more nursing homes. The six different types of elderly abuse from what I learned on social work…

The frail elderly or individuals over 65 years of age depended on others for activities of daily living, and often in institutional care. For this reason, an effective patient care and management depends on the team. To balance the need for representation with the need to keep the task force size manageable, first, I will make sure I hired competent trained individuals who are already trained in providing efficient quality care. I will work with a team that is interdependent in their tasks. For…

In this needs assessment, the aides at Legacy Oaks anonymously revealed how effectively they thought they communicated with the elderly. In the survey, the staff at Legacy Oaks displayed how they thought eye contact and patience were the most important factors when communicating with the elderly. On average, the staff rated the importance of communication in their jobs with a 9.25 on a scale of 1 to 10. With in mind, some employees rated the importance of communication to be a 6 in regard to…