Old age

within the same age group can help ease such a difficult transition from living with family to living with assisted care. Leaving them in the care of a stranger is never easy. The family will never truly know if the care promised, is actually being provided. America’s burgeoning elder population has affected every segment of the social, political, and economic landscape. Public debate of the issue surrounding the special needs of the estimated 44 million people in this country age 60 years and…

When it comes to healthcare in the United States, many people are feeling the “pinch” of having to make the decision between their medicine and their food. For instance, because the elderly are living much longer, they especially feel it the most, being on a fixed income. While retired persons only receive a total of 70% of their income from social security, the difference has to be made up from investments that the person has made or from residual income that the individual can obtain. And it…

world? Humans get old, they always will. Our elders come and go before we know it.That’s why we should respect and cherish them as much as we can while they’re still around. Leo Tolstoy’s Russian folk tale “The Grandfather and His Little Grandson” and Sandra Cisnero’s poem “Abuelito Who” have the same universal theme about the importance of grandchildren always loving and respecting their grandparents. In “The Grandfather and His Little Grandson,” a Russian folk tale, the old and weak…

reaching retirement will double in number by 2030, accounting for an increase from 12 percent of the U.S. population to almost 20 percent” (“Caring for an Aging America: Meeting the Health Care Needs of Older Adults”). The growing number of retirement age individuals means there will be an increase in jobs available in the area…

One of the biggest fears for many seniors is falling without the ability to get back up. The helpless feeling that comes from being out-of- control of one’s body is simply scary. Thankfully, just because your loved one is getting older doesn’t mean they necessarily have to lose their ability to get around without falling. However, retaining the balance they had in their youth will not happen on its own, it takes practice. Read below to learn more about balance and how it affects a senior’s life:…

weekend a friend of theirs needed help. Around once a week I would walk a dog or clean up after a cat or shovel snow. I tended to help my grandparents often with driving in the winter most of all. I felt like helping the elderly as they get to the age where they cannot do thing themselves or it is very difficult and poses a risk to their health. As they are…

Geriatric Depression Screening During Inpatient Admissions Brandi Galindo The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N5327 (401) Exploration of Science and Theories for Nursing Ronda Mintz-Binder, DNP, RN CNE October 12th, 2014 Geriatric Depression Screening During Inpatient Admissions Geriatric Depression is a serious mental illness that requires proper screening and treatment. According to the Geriatric…

matter what, the young have the same fate as everyone else. Death is not something to be avoided and the author believes that aging is a sad process. This quote allows the reader to see what being old means to the author. To him, being old means that time is up and nothing useful can be done anymore. An old man is a pathetic man and he cannot do much, as he is in poor condition. The tone of this quote is harsh, it makes the reader question why the author thinks this way. The tone…

physician is to administer Percocet 30mg every 4-6 hours as needed with an additional dose of 5mg if break through pain occurs. The second intervention the nurse discuses is caregiver role strain. The primary caregiver for Mr. Athens is his 81-year-old wife and while she has no significant health problems she will have to provide 24-hour care for him. The third intervention is activity intolerance. Mr. Athens is not mobile like he was prior to this hospital…

not realize the youth is leaving them, older age has came. In the stanza, author used “the sun” to metaphor the beautiful life, it can also be said is the precious fleeting youth. “Sun in flight” referred the time limit for ones in the world; no one can catch the time, no matter how hard we squeeze our palms, time still is able to pass through the finger spaces. As people sang and praised the sun, praised their youth, but never pay attention on their ages, which made them sad, they refused to…