Geriatric care management

new skills, they require more time and training. Young people can perform even better than the elderly who have done double practice of the young. It affects people in professions such as piloting (2007, 267). Furthermore, old people need to be taken care of by several people, and they cannot be a part of the working population. Therefore, when the number of elderly increases, it can only cause the lack of labor force. Moreover, older people spend less on consumer goods. Recent research outlines…

Discussion surrounding the use of physical restraints in long-term care facilities and home care is still relevant in Canada as reports suggest a physical restraint use prevalence of 13.2% nationwide (Freeman, Spirgiene, Martin-Khan, & Hirdes, 2017). Despite available evidence indicating that physical restraints use does not decrease the incidence of falls, the most commonly cited reason for such interventions is to prevent injuries from falls (Möhler & Meyer, 2014; Shanahan, 2012). Accordingly,…

As a care worker, working in an Aged Care Facility, I am involved in interacting with residents, family members, nurses, managers and other care workers. Therefore, the focus of this assessment is to analyse how language is used, including different levels of modality in different situations of interaction. Trevu House is a residential care facility situated in Gawler East at 1-13 Deland Ave. It offers two types of care; palliative and non-dedicated respite care. Accommodation offered at this…

falls could be prevented. A fall being a movement downward, usually rapidly and freely without control from a higher to lower level. Every day in the united states there are more and more falls that greatly impact the physical independence of our geriatric population. We as therapist and future therapist must take a proactive approach to help this ever rising problem. It has been determined that there are multiple causes that are attributing to this but physical therapy can help. This paper…

I chose to research the effects of different factors on memory. In the key paper for the topic I selected, Lin Luo and Fergus Craik explain how certain aspects of working memory, such as the ability to manipulate items held in the mind, are disproportionately affected by aging (Luo & Craik, 2008). This aspect of working memory intrigued me because I remembered hearing an NPR segment, recently, that reported on some of the benefits of spending time in a natural environment, including lowered…

Introduction Long Term Care facilities are very common in the United States today, but the top three competing LTC facilities are Brookdale Senior Living, Kindred Healthcare incorporated and Omega Healthcare. Each one of the organizations have their own separate direct types of care for their patients and they all have their strength and weakness. Determining these thing in the organization is important because the weaknesses can be improved to make the facility operate better. Long term care…

Long Term Care Options The three long-term care options that were researched are Home Health Care, Assisted Living Facilities, and Nursing Home. Home Health Care has several pros and cons. Some of the pros for home health care is being to keep the person in their familiar environment, this contributes significantly to the over all health and well-being of the individuals. Another pro is cost, the financial savings of having in home health care keeps cost to a minimum. Lastly, you do not have…

By reading this book I think it really helps with patient 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.…

decision about which Assisted Living Facility is right for them. An Assisted Living Facility is defined as a place where older people that do not need to live in nursing homes go to live that need some sort of care. These individuals are still independent and self-sufficient but need some sort of care assistance. It a place they can call home and live comfortably. Couples may move in together in a small apartment and enjoy the comforts of not having to worry about everyday stresses as mowing…

Elderly people in Canada and around are exposed to a number of health care problems, though the most outstanding problem among older population is falls. There is no definition that can define fall properly. Someone can define fall as an accident that leads to unintentional injuries. Falls are considered to be a leading cause of death and health related injuries in older people. Even though falls are common in all age groups around the world, it’s the adults of 65+ ages who are the biggest…