Geriatrics

Holding onto a sense of morality in the graphic design industry is not always an easy task. Most income is generated when a designer is obligated to take on the requests of a paying client, no matter how unethical the specifications may be. Graphic designers are often obligated to ignore their own values in order to keep their careers. Some may argue that a graphic designer should realize that they need to have the ability to put their personal feelings aside, in order to please their customers…

Communication between Nursing Homes and Hospitals With people living longer than they ever have before, a major issue has been health problems related to old age and the high death rate related to that. Now that healthcare is more focused on the care of the elderly; a problem is arising in the transferring of patients between different healthcare settings. Due to miscommunication between nurses in the hospital and nurses in the nursing home, the risks of the patient’s safety have become a…

Within the past the elderly used to be seen as the wisest of the world, people who had been respected and listened too, but now they, “…face a number of challenges, including social isolation, prejudice and discrimination, a rising rate of poverty and sometimes even outright violence” (Macionis 134-5). The elderly is no longer being viewed as wise or intelligent, but instead are being viewed as frail, feeble and senile. Old seems to be more negative than positive in America, due to industrial…

Since I was young, nursing homes and assisted living facilities have intrigued me and made me wonder about what goes on behind the closed doors. For years, I have heard about how the elderly are lonely and often mistreated when put in these facilities, but once actually talking to workers from these facilities, I learned that this is very untrue. Residents are given more opportunities and better care than ever before according to the workers I talked to from these facilities. Both Nursing homes…

Eastmont Towers Community is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) here in Lincoln, Nebraska. Eastmont is a not-for-profit Christian community who strive to provide exceptional services covering all aspects of senior care while promoting diversity and being responsible stewards to residence, their families and the community. Seniors age sixty-two and older can choose from one of the following living options: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, Palliative Care and…

TIn her last years, my grandmother Jean Coleman VanDieren was cared for by skilled professionals at St. Joseph 's Bluffs Nursing Home in Jefferson City, Missouri, and I am so thankful and appreciative for the outstanding care the staff provided. I am also deeply grateful for the spiritual care and guidance given by Chaplain Mueller as well. My grandmother´s battle with Parkinson’s Disease was not easy, and the care and attention required was demanding. I have a newfound appreciation for those…

Methodology: The inquiry begins with the term Tai Chi, and 506,657 articles were initially produced. A scanning of several databases were implemented and included the following; PubMed, Medline, The Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), COCHRANE database with Systemic Reviews, and the National Guidelines Clearinghouse, and the American Health Reseach Quality (AHRQ). A brief scanning of these databases were done and viewed for medical practices that were associated…

When Home Health Care Is Needed For An Elderly Loved One: 10 Ways To Know It 's one thing to have an injury that requires the assistance of a home health care agency, where the need is obvious, yet quite another to determine if an elderly person in your life is facing the kind of challenges that call for outside intervention. Many health care agencies tend to temporary situations, such as car accident victims and those recovering from surgery, until the patient can resume a normal, independent…

Long Term Care: The Need for Change. Long term care (LTC) has been classified as both medical and non-medical services developed to meet the needs of those who suffer from disabilities or chronic illnesses. Most often LTC services are only assumed to be provided in facilities associated with assisted living and nursing home disciplines. Long term care can be provided informally or formally with tasks that include "around- the-clock" care, including meals, housekeeping, and laundry…

Assisted Living Facilities: One of the hardest choices a family will ever make is to decide whether or not to put an elder of the household into a care facility, seemingly sending them away as most people see it. Though in reality the accommodations are unlike any of the myths, all of the horror stories, every one of the misconceptions that are out there about assisted living are not as they seem. In reality “assisted living [is] a long-term care option that combines housing, support services…