Elderly care

than 30 percent of elderly patients at a long term care facility were dehydrated (Schols, De Groot, Van Der Cammen, & Olde Rikkert, 2009)..Dehydration can also lead to urinary tract infections, impaired cognition, confusion, and difficulty with bowel movements (Schols, De Groot, Van Der Cammen, & Olde Rikkert, 2009). Numerous elderly people are sent to the hospital each year because they become dehydrated and dehydration has been associated with increased death rates for elderly individuals who…

woman that I’ve ever known. She lived with my aunt in Long Island, New York. My aunt could no longer take care of her, and my grandmother refused to move to Florida to live with my mother. So we…

Increasing their interest in life and their perceived quality of life, as indicated by the fact that elderly people who have companion animals or are visited by pets smile, laugh and talk more and are more alert. 2. Giving them something to care for outside of themselves, greater structure to their lives and a reason to take care of themselves. 3. Reducing stress and depression and boosting spirits. We know that both being touched and touching is important for the…

Increasing number of Elderly Abuse and Abandonment in Modern Society Increasingly in modern society, responsibility on the part of their relatives to care for elderly has failed. Elderly abandonment and neglect among the elderly is one of the several challenges we face today. Elder abuse is a common, yet frequently ignored problem in our society. The aged population is growing dramatically. According to International Epidemiological Association 2002, "Over this time period, the proportion of…

not-for-profit organization that has helped thousands of elderly and still continues to do so, by providing them with a direction in life. Selfhelp not only supports the elderly, but it also has a mission to aid…

opinions on it. They either think medicine can help the elderly residents who absolutely need it or some other type of method could be used instead of continuing to add medicine to the problems. The elderly should not have to take as much medication as they do because it can cause additional…

are 75 years old to 85 years old, are considered old-old. People who are 85 years and older are considered the oldest-old. These oldest-old people are different from the elderly population in many ways. A few differences include, lower incomes, multiple chronic conditions, and are growing to be biggest population among the elderly age groups. The geriatric population is growing and changing our current society. By the year 2050, almost one fifth of the older population will be 85 years and…

delivery care. This book was very interesting. Pat Moore went out of her way to turn into an elderly lady, because she was determined to see exactly how the elderly get treated or even how one day when she is “old” how she would possibly be treated. I think it was a great idea, because it just goes to show how elderly are really treated by other people. I think if more people read this they will have a different outlook on “old” people. A few things that I found or know are myths about…

need help. Prejudice is another thing that the elder deal with, because we as a society have stereotypes which turn into prejudice. We may have a prejudice against an elderly driver, because we as a society think that all elderly drivers are bad. Discrimination is one of the many thing that the elderly have to suffer from. An elderly person might be discriminated against because they are considered to be too old and slow to keep up with the work…

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 to have a driver’s license. Should elderly people be able to drive? This is a big debate that seems like it never gets…