The Old Manse

VR Technology is Helping The Aging Process and Advancing Healthcare Everybody and everything ages. As technology matures, the possibilities for its applications are expanding, and businesses and consumers are making better use of it. Cutting-edge long-term care facilities are already using virtual reality to enhance the experience of senior living, and in recent years, health care researchers have turned their to using the latest technologies to improve care and treatment outcomes among the…

Throughout previous research, there are some limitations in the data that was collected. Elderly individuals that were examined were all of cognitive functioning levels. Where the elderly individual is able to comprehend and understand the questions and tasks needed for examiners surveys. This limits the population and excludes elderly individuals with a mental health diagnosis or a physical disability. Physicians that were questioned in research all specialized in families or general studies.…

I think the neighborhood approach is practical depending on where one lives and the relationships an elderly person has with the neighbors around them. The closer someone is, relationships-wise, to their neighbor, the more inclined the neighbor will be on checking on the elderly neighbor. For example, when my grandma was still alive, her next-door neighbors, who she knew for many years, looked out for her and would do kind gestures such as rotate which neighbor mowed her lawn as they knew she…

I don’t believe there should be a mandatory retirement age. Taking away the choice to work affects people. Everyone should be able to make that choice for themselves. In the article “Ten Years Later: A Follow-Up Study of Professors Still Working After Age 70, Dorfman conducted a study on working after the retired age. According to Dorfman (2002) “Retired professors retired mainly because of age or felt it was time to retire” (p 1). If a person has reached the retirement age but still has the…

Our group came together with the idea of assisting the elderly. While researching, we found an elderly home named Chelsea which is located in Fanwood, New Jersey. Chelsea’s community is very welcoming and all the employees show respect and care for the seniors and visitors. After we researched and learned more about our community of need, we decided to search up activities and ideas that would please the seniors and be fun to do with the elderly. We found common activities that elderlies could…

The book of Romans is one of the most foundational books in the New Testament. The book of Romans teaches us about us about the many aspects of Christianity. It teaches us about the many aspects of Christianity. It teaches us about us how we should view the natural world, our identity, relationships, and culture. Romans 1-8 teaches us specifically how to about our inability to walk in the good, God’s faithfulness in justifying, and so much more through his sufficient grace. God formed the…

Old Yeller There is a yellow dog named Old Yeller. The character known as Papa, farms, and his family only makes a little bit of money. They need some more money so Papa left for Kanas and left this his son, Travis, in charge. Travis is 14 years old and has to take care of the house until Papa comes back in the fall. Before Papa left Travis talked to him about getting a horse but Papa suggested a dog, but Travis wanted a horse. Papa and Travis shook hands on getting a horse. Travis thought…

As people age, it is evident that they become incapable of fully taking care of themselves. Families struggle with accepting and discussing this topic. Nursing homes provide the necessary care and treatment that all elderly people need. As the numbers of the elderly community are increasing due to the population of baby boomers, we as a society, need to make sure they are getting the necessary treatment. A multitude of people believe that nursing homes are not meant to be in society, because…

It was an extremely easy choice for me when we were told to pick our topic for the senior project. I immediately decided that I wanted to focus on the injustice that the elderly have been experiencing for quite some time now concerning depression and other mental illnesses. Researching and studying the causes and effects that elderly depression can have has truly been an eye opening experience. It has been fascinating seeing why psychologists and therapists have generally been glazing over…

Elderly people have and are facing an intriguing yet devastating problem: loneliness. While loneliness is usually thought of as just a psychological state, there are many physical health ramifications. Loneliness is complex and detrimental for health for all ages, but elderly people especially often have limited means of solving it. While younger individuals usually have the ability to go out and meet with people, the elderly may not have this same opportunity. Many suffer alone with…