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available. If given the opportunity to help make a decision on whether to use an Assisted Living facility before I did this research I would have most likely told you, as most people would, no. Though after seeing what these facilities offer for its residents and how they are catered to meet all the needs of individuals on a case by case, I would recommend this to anyone…

The article used for the purpose of this assignment is “Building Relationships in Residential Long-Term Care.” The authors responsible for this work are Gaugler, Joseph E, and Ewen, Heidi H. The article was published in September 2005. It was found in the Journal of Gerontological of Nursing. This article was chosen in response to the question I imposed in the previous assignment.What is the effectiveness of family visits with loved ones in a residential long-term care? Hypothesis/Problem The…

Long term care facilities continuously undergo strengths and weaknesses. Nursing homes, being one of the most popular choices for long-term care. A major strength of a nursing home is the mental health services commonly equipped to deal with conditions such as, dementia, depression, Alzheimer’s and many others. In addition, the social support patients receive in order to cope with stress related events. In other words, social support in a nursing home is viewed as a sense of community. Seniors…

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Preventative measures and early intervention help social workers resolve issues before they reach crisis point, therefore minimising the onset of long-term problems and the need for extra support (Wilson et al, 2011). Not only do social workers identify and address issues which could, potentially, impact lives, but they alleviate the barriers by introducing supportive services which are tailored to individual needs. During difficult periods, self-esteem and motivation to do anything is usually…

addition to activities. Connecting with local Universities would help foster this relationship. Change in menu needs to take place in order to accommodate the baby boomers exposure to a wide variety of ethnic foods during their lifetime. Having residents be more involved in making choices as to what and when to eat will also improve their…

approach to care would produce a more comprehensive assessment and plan of care for the individual. Sometimes this is the case and other times it’s not. It really truly depends on the team members. Recently, we had a discharge planning meeting for a resident at our facility. The resident’s daughter is the Director of Admissions at our facility. Our social worker called her to explain that her father was making very little progress and she did not expect him to be able to return home without…

Introduction The purpose of this review is to synthesis the literature pertaining to safe transition of care for older adults with dementia. As the number of adults age 65 and older continues to increase, the prevalence of dementia is expected to rise worldwide. In the United States alone, more than 5 million adults over 65 years old and more than 14% of those over age 70 have dementia (Alzheimer’s Association, 2015). Although dementia is considered a terminal illness (Mitchell, Teno, Kiely,…

in the case of a hard onset of winter. In most cases, mild winters of colder regions help resident birds to survive. They start to use the food resources and breeding/nesting places of long-distance migratory birds. As a consequence, if long-distance migratory birds are coerced into staying in the colder regions, they might find that their breeding grounds have been occupied by resident birds, or the resident birds might not have a breeding grounds at all due to the migratory birds not leaving…

Music has the power to transporting us back to a particular experience, memory, or era without that being its intended purpose. The documentary, Alive Inside, provided a look into how the brain’s reaction to music for nursing home residents with dementia provided an alternative therapy by allowing them to temporarily regain the memories and movement of their younger years. At the suggestion of Dan Cohen, social worker, nursing home volunteer and non-profit organizer of Music & Memory, the film’s…