Geriatrics

In the United States, falls among older adults are a major public health issues. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a fall as “An event which results in a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground or floor or other lower level” (2004, p. 5), but “not as a result of a major intrinsic event (such as stroke) or overwhelming hazard” (Masud & Morris, 2001, p. 3). According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ([CDC], 2016), in the U.S. almost one out of three…

My reason for getting into Medical Office Administration would have to be, because of Josephine Caballero my grandmother. She is why I would love to get a job working in Geriatrics A branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people. My grandmother was a woman I loved dearly, however she was very sick and crippled she relied on a wheelchair. She became paralyzed at the age of 34 and developed Rheumatoid Arthritis she remained in mobile till she passed at…

Reviewing medication list of elderly population can become challenging with the increased number of medications that one may take. Care should be taken to consider the elderly patients medical history, medication reaction history, and changes that the patient may be experiencing as they age. The patient may have tolerated and had benefits from medications for years, but as they age, dosages may need to be reevaluated. Medications may even need to be changed to a less aggressive approach as…

Gerontology Gerontology is the study of aging as it pertains to older people; more specifically it is the study of all the changes aging brings about and its influence on the lives of the elderly; this field of study is interested in the science of aging and how it affects the functionality and social life of senior citizens (UGA.edu). The advancements of technology and medicine has helped to greatly expand the field of gerontology and has improved the work of gerontologists and the lives of the…

Morse Life organization is a premier provider of housing and healthcare services for the elderly persons in Palm Beach County. The organization plays a critical role in the community as it touches the lives of over 2000 elderly individuals every day committing to provide exceptional healthcare services to the elderly population. The organization provides essential services, as it is the only well-established corporation in the area offering a range of health care services that include memory…

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…

to medical ethics, there is sizable evidence suggesting that they should be (The Ethics of Caring…). While this kind of knowledge should have a direct impact on the treatment of patients, geriatric or not, research shows this only rarely is taken into consideration in regards to the kind of care many geriatric patients are receiving in assisted living homes. At the broadest level, more than two million cases of elder abuse, whether this is physical, emotional or financial are reported every year…

Dan Cohen, a social worker, who began a new organization called Music and Memory. When watching the documentary, I constantly compared the techniques used in the nursing homes to those discussed in class. In class, we discussed the elderly and Geriatrics. The lectures dealt with elderly who had neurological disorders like: Depression, Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, etc. Specifically, in the documentary, music was used to treat patients like Denise, a bipolar…

and can ultimately alter their normal way of life. These changes from old age and problems from aging such as falls and illnesses like a stroke. This calls for further assistance from health professionals. Occupational therapy is detrimental to geriatric care because it can help the patient have more meaning to their life and get back to caring for themselves in the best way possible. Occupational therapy allows the elderly to continue performing daily activities of self-care, help preventing…

Therapeutic Target for Gerontological Nursing. Geriatric Nursing. Retrieved from http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.library.yorku.ca/ehost/command/detail?sid=5876156 f-9f32-4b4f-ad16-db68c8dae34a%40sessionmgr107&vid=4&hid=128 Chiang, K., Chu, H., Chang, H., Chung, M., Chen, C., Chiou, H., & Chou, K. (2010). The Effects of Reminiscence Therapy on Psychological Well-being, Depression, and Loneliness Among the Institutionalized Aged. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Retrieved…