Geriatrics

Geriatric-Related Medical Access (A) Introduction to the Problem Aging is a fact of life. When you are born you are destine to age. One well known fact is that with aging comes more complicated lives. Older adults operate slower, struggle with the loss of friends and family, and their body start to betray them. One major factor in aging is health. The health of an older adult is a complex web of deficits and needs that are ever changing as the individual further ages. Beall, Baumhover,…

We all know someone over the age of 65, whether it is our neighbor, our family, or people around our community, geriatrics are all around us. During my rotation at El Centro Regional Medical Center all my patients were over the age of 65. Geriatrics are all around us and they are here to stay. People over the age of 60 are forecasted to double in next five decades. Fertility trends coupled with increased life expectancy contributes to our aging population. Slightly after World War II, our…

They also did clinical measures to truly complete the assessment adequately. Although there was a comprehensive geriatric assessment for all, which included signs of depression, three other tests were formed to measure alcohol use and dependence, perceived self-health, and pain. The CAGE questionnaire can be used among diverse populations and is a reliable self-report…

(2009), “Depression is common in late life, affecting nearly 5 million of the 31 million Americans aged 65 and older with clinically significant depressive symptoms reaching 13% in older adults aged 80 and older" (As cited in Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing). Depression is often left untreated and undiagnosed in most patients. Most people consider depression as a normal part of growing old, which is totally false. Older adults should not be depressed, and if they are they require…

feelings about utilizing physical restraints, they often perceive physical restraints use as necessary to safeguard the elderly patients’ physical well-being. Recommendations and Implications for Practice The persistent use of physical restraints in geriatric care and long-term care facilities indicates the need for educational interventions for pertinent health care professionals, including the nursing staff. Nurses should be educated on the appropriate techniques to applying and removing…

Healthcare Trends. In the 1980’s there was a shift toward privatization of health care as corporations began not only to integrate the hospital system, but also entered many other health-care related businesses and consolidate control (Evashwick, 2005). In 1981, the first assisted living opened in Portland, Oregon as an alternative living options for older adults who were unhappy with nursing homes. It provided a type of elderly care that offered a level of attention and independence less than a…

Ohio Centers for Assisted Living (OCAL) is a state-wide organization aimed at helping the geriatric population of Ohio. OCAL was one of the first organizations in Ohio for assisted living and they are still growing today. OCAL strives to ensure that senior citizens of Ohio have access to quality assistive living services available and that those citizens have the means to acquire them. Their mission statement is as follows, “Assisted living is one of the fastest growing sectors of the long-term…

senior citizens to live in the comforts of their own home, and stay safe doing so? There are rarely healthcare aids willing to live with a geriatric patient. After all, aids have families of their own. But what if good-willed, under-employed or unemployed people were given a place to live and work, with the elderly in their houses, in essence, a geriatric au-pair service? A background check could be done on to these people, and these new caregivers would be trained to take care of the…

Geriatric and treatment center added 1974. 3. Develops service needs for the elderly at Duke. a. Multidisciplinary training. b. Adaptive resources offered for life transitions concerning employees and their families. 4. Offers technical assistance for caregivers…

Informative Speech Outline General Purpose: To present a speech on the elderly that is both informative and clearly spoken. Specific Purpose: To inform the public of the many social injustices in today’s society against elderly people. Introduction: I. Attention Getter: Discrimination in old age continues to be tolerated across our nation. II. Motivation for Listening: Elderly discrimination is on the rise. Why? III. Thesis Statement: Unless you die young, we are all going to become old…