Joining with hospitals, doctors'
Joining with hospitals, doctors'
Along with meeting all the physical and medical needs, our community focuses on keeping seniors…
Ms. Lee is a 96 year old female who lives alone. Lately she has become a hazard to herself. She leaves pots on the stove and they could possibly burn her apartment down. She needs assistance with a cane but refuses to use it. Ms. Lee is a potential hazard to herself and possible to others who live in her building. Ms. Lee could possibly overdose from several pills being laid out and scattered everyone.…
The area I worked in was the aging department, which has its own roles and duties they provide to the community. The Area Agency on Aging are a part of a National Network on Aging under the direction of the U.S. Administration on Aging and under the supervision of the Kentucky Department for Aging & Independent Living. An Area Agency on Aging objectives are that they hold the responsibility of implementing the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and charged with the responsibility of identifying the needs of the elderly, addressing those needs as well as serving as an advocate on behalf of all Older Americans at the local level. The Area Agency on Aging &Independent Living is responsible for developing, implementing, and administering an Area Plan on Aging. The are Plan is comprehensive delivery system of services in the Barren River ten-county area. In the Area Agency they provide adult day care services, adult protection services, assistance with food and clothing, help with assisted living facilities, services for the senior center, financial assistance, home care equipment and products, home health agencies,…
nt brief | |Student: | |BTEC |(Print Name) | | | | |Assessment Front Sheet |Sign: | | | |BTEC National Subsidiary Diploma in Health and Social Care | | | |Unit 4: Development through the life stages | | | |Tick this box to confirm that all work has been proof read | |Date Assignment Given: |Hand in Date: |Date Submitted: |Unit Leader: | |w/c 6.2.12 | |(If different) |Ad McLaughlin | | | | | |…
Assisted living centers are facilities that are somewhat of a home like environment. To begin implementing strategies to address challenges within the facility, you need to first ensure the standards set for the agency is addressing resident’s needs. These residents require well trained staff, and medical assistance. Having the appropriate requirements met, will minimize deaths, and injuries. Though federal monies are allocated to these assisted living facilities, the federal government does not regulate their day to day operation or where oversight is needed. The aging population continues to increase with various health challenges. Assisted living conditions need to update facility designs to accommodate. There is a “demand for more wellness…
Adoptable health care system for the older population confront the challenge of long term health care needs. Adoptable health care system help the pay health care cost, housing, and living requirements like food. The programs and policies were created under the OAA (Older Americans Act). In 1965, the Older American Act was designed to meet the social service needs of the older population. OAA is to focus on problems associated with aging, which is developed by federal Administration on Aging and headed by an assistant secretary for aging at the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Administration on Aging provides leadership, technical assistance, and support to service providers, caregivers, and volunteers in helping with…
Elderly complexes ensures they have a warden and activities if they so wish to join in, care provisions if they so wish…
and health education; today they provide services such as free basic medical care for the poor, and other primary healthcare that older residents can easily access, along with special programs such as chronic disease treatment.” (Xu, 2011)…
Source of history: the patient himself, seems reliable and his 31 year old son D.C. who also seems reliable and honest. M.C. and D.C. are both welcoming and willing to communicate; both give consistent and honest answers. No discrepancies or differences between the answers given. D.C. is helping interpret some of the more difficult words in the English language. M.C. understands English and can read and write at about the 6th grade level.…
This module presented important information about Medicare, health insurance, managed care, policy issues in health care and innovations in team care. The session started with talking about the White House Conference on Aging staff. During the class, professor talked about the statics that there were 44.7 million Americans aged 65 and over and.6 million aged 85 and over. The coming 50 years the number of people aged 65 and over will be double, and age 85 and over will be triple.…
According to Senior Living correspondent Kim Morgan, loneliness is now considered a legitimate health risk for older adults (Morgan, 2012). In her chron.com article, she states that it “puts them at high risk for developing health problems including depression, infection, stress and cognitive decline.” The Department of Health and Human Services reported that approximately 30 percent of senior citizens live alone, and that the majority are women (Morgan, 2012). Although it is easy to attribute several mental and physical health problems to the natural decline of aging, it may not be necessarily true. It may be a direct result of social isolation or a feeling of loneliness.…
Ageism is defined as prejudice and discrimination against older people. Schafer writes that for the ageist, elderly persons reflect the image of disease, death, and dying as well as a reminder that we will all be old one day. (2012, pp. 395-396). Another stereotype of the elderly is that they are slow and mentally dysfunctional…
On my visit to the Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst Senior Citizen Center I did not know what to expect. I was nervous at first because I never really interacted with elderly people before. When I first arrived, I walked around and introduced myself and engaged in small talk with some of the seniors. There was a walking exercise class that was about to start, so I decided to participate. Before they started the walking exercise the instructor had us do light stretching that involved us to move our head back and forth and do range of motion exercises with our legs and hands. After we stretched, the instructor had us make a circle and walk around slowly and then hold hands and walk into the circle and then back. At first I was a little annoyed at the pace things were going, but then I started to have a good time when I noticed how much the seniors were enjoying this activity.…
Australian aged care system has been gradually progressed since the colonisation stage. Two Aged Care Reforms happened in 1985 and 1997 respectively. In addition, the Aged Care Act 1997 and Aged Care principles have also been developed to improve and support the local aged care services.…
Aging populations are the most significant factor in population change in MEDCs. How valid is this view? (30)…