Gerontology

Older adults at the age of 60 and above made an important contribution in the society. Older adults may associated changes in mental, physical condition, and aging is one of the problem. Physical condition of the older adults may slowly decrease due to decrease strength, decrease coordination and balance, decrease flexibility and mobility. Older adults believe that they can’t do exercise anymore and tends to be less active because they can’t make it anymore due to the disorder. Normal aging…

I am a home health aide so I work with the elderly throughout the day every day. Elderly often don’t get the best treatment that they deserve. North America often portrays aging in an adverse way of loneliness, dependency, poor mental and physical performance (Dionigi). Elderly people often need more time to process information (e-text 126) I know this from experience I often have to repeat and explain and physically show information about many things such as money, receipts, medication etc. one…

Much improvements in healthcare have contributed to people living longer and healthier lives so the proportion of adults reaching old age has been increasing worldwide. A clearly negative effect of aging has resulted in an increase in the number of people with dementia. World Health Organization (WHO) estimated a total number of people with dementia worldwide in 2010 was 35.6 million and projected to nearly double every 20 years, and 115.4 million in 20501 (WHO). Dementia commonly symptoms…

Disengagement theory outlines a process of disengagement from social life that people experience as they age and become elderly. The theory states that, over time, elderly people withdraw, or disengage from, the social roles and relationships that were central to their life in adulthood. As a functionalist theory, this framework casts the process of disengagement as necessary and beneficial to society, as it allows the social system to remain stable and ordered. People lose social ties to those…

The Bronx has a higher prevalence of serious psychological distress relative to New York City overall. 7.1% of residents in Bronx have reported of serious psychological distress compared to 5.5% in NYC overall. The serious psychological distress is associated with depression, anxiety, substance abuse and other mental health problems1, 2 (department of health, NY State; Olson E, et al). According to the survey of 2012, 13.4 % in Bronx are clinically diagnosed as depression compared to 11.3% in…

In align to the productive aging assumption, that older Americans can and should work more, legislators have also shown their interest in rising the eligibility age as high as 70 for the Social Security benefits (Rho, 2010). However, a study by Anthony Bonen (nd) presented evidence that rejects the assumption that older Americans are physically and mentally capable to work for pay in their later life. Whilst, Johnson (2004, p.55) cautions that “policymakers should provide an adequate safety net…

Caring for the Elderly-Abuse in Assisted Living Homes Rebecca Hyde Chamberlain College of Nursing NR-103: Transitions into Nursing Summer 2017 Caring for the Elderly-Abuse in Assisted Living Homes “Every year an estimated 2.1 million older Americans are victims of physical, psychological or other forms of abuse and neglect” (Deel, C., 2009). These individuals deserve to be treated with care and respect. The purpose of this paper is to describe and address these kinds of abuse and the role…

The pseudoscientific claim that I am investigating would be a particular claim made by the website Skin Magazine. This particular online magazine is advertising the product Nue-Vitality. Nue-Vitality is known to be an anti-aging formula that has made quite the miracles in women’s lives. This formula is described throughout the advertisement to be the miracle of the decade (“Wrinkle Miracle”, n.d). Also, it claims that, “She looked 15 years younger in literally 2 weeks! (“Wrinkle Miracle”, n.d,…

Homecare It Is, LLC are benefiting from the growth of the aging population as baby boomers continue to enter retirement. One of the major reasons for the industry’s in-home growth is the increased numbers of seniors preferring to remain in their homes well past the traditional retirement age. Demographics are showing a higher demand for daily services, which are nonmedical as individuals become less mobile, yet still living at home. According to IBIS World over 70% of seniors are diagnosed…

The phrase “time is money” is no stranger to the American culture and if anyone could obtain eternal life or all the time in the world, they would subsequently become the richest human being alive. However, as we all know, eternal life is unobtainable. But, the thought of living just one day older has proven to be a booming business. “Have to spend money to make money” they say, and in this case, that is all too true. Currently, the anti-aging business has a compounded annual growth rate of 7.8%…