Geriatrics

The article used for the purpose of this assignment is “Building Relationships in Residential Long-Term Care.” The authors responsible for this work are Gaugler, Joseph E, and Ewen, Heidi H. The article was published in September 2005. It was found in the Journal of Gerontological of Nursing. This article was chosen in response to the question I imposed in the previous assignment.What is the effectiveness of family visits with loved ones in a residential long-term care? Hypothesis/Problem The…

For our older family members, there comes a time when day-to-day activities become difficult. Daily tasks, including eating, dressing, and cleaning become harder to accomplish safely; to ensure your elderly loved ones are receiving the help and attention they require, in-home care is a great option to explore. Forty Fort, PA’s Visiting Angels-Wilkes Barre shares five fantastic benefits of choosing in-home care for your family: Comfort & Care At Home: One of the biggest fears for older family…

Reactions of Elders to the Care Given by their Offspring As Cited by Touhy and Jett (2016), “In the United States, multigenerational families have grown by approximately 60% since 1990 and 1 in 6 Americans live in a multigenerational household” (p. 467). Although, cohabitation among older parents and their children is more common in some cultures than others, “family relationships remain strong in old age, and most older people have frequent contact with their families” (Touhy & Jett, 2016, p.…

Nursing Home Residents’ Rights Jose A. Meza Wayland Baptist University Abstract When considering end of life care, long-term care facilities have and will continue to be a popular selection amongst the elderly and their family members. For most seniors, the transition into a nursing home can bring upon several mixed emotions of fear, anxiety, and a tendency to believe that all choices and personal dignity becomes lost or surrendered. In actuality, nursing home residents are entitled to many…

Chapter 5 1. Assisted living is a type of housing provided for seniors or disabled elders who need assistance with their usual routines but do not require medical supervision. 3. Services that are usually offered in assisted living are housekeeping, rehabilitation, speech therapy, medication distribution, and transportation. 5. The regulations that apply to assisted living varies in each state. However, the Department of Health and Human Services sees that every assisted facility follows their…

Forgotten about by the Federal Government for a while now, is long-term care facilities. Even though the government enforced Medicare, certain restrictions still reside on Medicare that do not allow most people to use these types of resources to pay for their living in a long-term care facility. Because Medicare offers to individuals 65 years and older, long-term care services covered by Medicare for the health protection of persons age 65 and older are a necessity. Since Medicaid covers…

Assisted Living: Let Someone Else Do the Work Growing old can be a scary thing. Family is saying that you can’t live on your own anymore, but what are the options? Living with family in this era is usually out of the question. Family tend to lean more towards assisted living homes, which have become more of a home away from home in the last few years. Assisted living homes offer anything thing from assisted living, memory care and rehabilitation. The process is easy for the family, butt hard…

Elder abuse is a pervasive public health issue, one that affects 10% of older adults above the age of 60 in the United States each year. It is prevalent and quickly increasing with the ever-growing elder population that now represents 40 million (12.9%) of the population, but by 2030, will represent 72.1 million of the population (Dong, 2012). Elder abuse is anything that causes physical, mental, and/or emotional harm and includes abuse, neglect and exploitation (What is Resident Mistreatment,…

Our group came together with the idea of assisting the elderly. While researching, we found an elderly home named Chelsea which is located in Fanwood, New Jersey. Chelsea’s community is very welcoming and all the employees show respect and care for the seniors and visitors. After we researched and learned more about our community of need, we decided to search up activities and ideas that would please the seniors and be fun to do with the elderly. We found common activities that elderlies could…

Long term care facilities continuously undergo strengths and weaknesses. Nursing homes, being one of the most popular choices for long-term care. A major strength of a nursing home is the mental health services commonly equipped to deal with conditions such as, dementia, depression, Alzheimer’s and many others. In addition, the social support patients receive in order to cope with stress related events. In other words, social support in a nursing home is viewed as a sense of community. Seniors…