Geriatrics

services in hospitals; managed care organizations; federal, state, and municipal health departments; primary and secondary school systems; private businesses and industries; correctional institutions; and private and public centers for pediatric, geriatric, and other special needs groups. The "RDH" designation stands for Registered Dental Hygienist. It assures patients that a dental hygienist has completed a nationally accredited dental hygiene program, has successfully passed a national…

both Medicare and Medicaid, over 60% have both chronic illnesses and functional limitations(1). Care management challenges for this population include high costs, fragmented care, and socioeconomic barriers (e.g. lower health literacy) (2). The Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders (GRACE) care model was designed to address the unique challenges and unmet health needs of lower income older adults with both chronic illnesses and functional impairments. The Goal of the Grace Model…

A geriatric social worker develops a very lengthy scale to assess the degree of staff sensitivity to the needs of residents in nursing homes. This scale is designed to be completed by both staff and residents. According to Rubin & Babbie (2016), this scale may be vulnerable to common sources of systematic and random error. As discussed by Rubin & Babbie (2016), sources of systematic error in measurement scales originate from biases during data collection in which a pattern emerges indicating…

Our 50+ community offers a great place for assisted daily living, mobility assistance, and medication management. Whether you are your loved one is in need of geriatric care, we are guaranteed to provide you with the most comfortable and safe environment. Our incredible staff offers excellent services that include mobility assistance to help with wheelchairs, walkers, even getting out of your seat! Because we are…

interventions. Students take classes in human anatomy and physiology, so they understand the body’s systems, such as the renal, cardiac, endocrine and respiratory systems. These programs may include specialized classes in topics like pediatric and geriatric nursing, which trains students to deal with specific…

Occupational therapy is a field in which many people still questions its role and value in terms of health related quality of life benefits for people who have disabilities and other health conditions that minimizes their everyday functions. However, numerous emergent studies support and solidify substantial positive impact of occupational therapy interventions in helping individuals overcome any of the things that may limit their ability to do task and fully live meaningful lives. Additionally…

forward with pursuing a career in Social Work and finding my stride in the field. During the journey of undergraduate studies I quickly realized that my greatest love in the Social Work field was with behavioral/mental health in pre-adolescents and geriatrics. But it was post undergraduate studies that I found that I loved all populations of Mental Health and found great joys in helping, encouraging, and normalizing this population. I enjoyed being able to actively strategize individual plans of…

Going into the interview sessions we were not sure what to expect when conducting our interviews. Asking personal questions to someone is never easy and if you are not used to communicating with elderly patients then it can be intimidating. Our group consisted of four members who each interviewed one elderly individual using the same questions we decided on in the beginning. The questions started with the basics such as age, gender, what medications they are currently taking, and then got…

school, I had my first child and decided to stay at home with him for about a year. Since, I waited and it was during a time in which anyone was lucky to find a job, I ended up in what I thought was just going to be a start to something “better”. Geriatric nursing, was something I never thought that I was going to stay in for over five years, but it just grew on me. Dementia, to me is just interesting in the aspect that there is so much more unknown than known. I have come to have a true…

This topic interests me professionally because in our facility we do depression screenings. There is a geriatric depressive scale in which we use. Many of patients just want to talk to someone about their feelings and about their life. As a future social worker, service to these dialysis patients is important, to help those in need and address social problems…