social and medical costs. In the past‚ families needed to be responsibie for the elderly. However‚ in the late 20th century‚ due to the change of social environment‚ most families tried to find another way to care for their older family members. Moreover‚ previous researches have shown home care is better than nursing home care‚ thus this essay will argue that nursing home care is the most appropriate way for the elderly. It will be divided into three sections: costs‚ quality of staff and facilities
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Coping Mechanism: How do carers deal with the challenges that come with caring of dementia sufferer? By: Joy Melanie M. Pacificador Introduction Dementia is a syndrome caused by a disease of the brain that is usually progressive‚ in which there is impairment of brain functions including the mental ability‚ personality and behavior. (Bryant &Ouldred‚ 2008). A diagnosis of dementia can have a devastating effect to the person‚ their family‚ and people around them. When a person with dementia
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Staff Development Teaching for Preventing Falls in the Elderly Long Term Care Facilities Background In the United States‚ unintentional falls are the most common cause of nonfatal injuries for people older than 65 years. Up to 32 percent of community individuals over the age of 65 fall each year. Females fall more frequently than man in this age group‚ especially due to the fact that most female elderlies have bone weakness such as osteoporosis‚ which makes the fall to cause fatal injuries
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Unit 10 Caring for children & young people P1-There are many different reasons why children and young people may need to be looked after which are unforeseen‚ unexpected and planned situations. Common reasons could involve family related issues including: family breakdown‚ bereavement‚ loss of parent‚ illness or incapacity of a parent such as: hospitalisation‚ substance misuse or mental health needs‚ which means there is no one else to provide care. A Child or young person are suspected or actually
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Summary of clients details Name: Ms. Lewis Gender: Female Age: 66 Contact No: 01234 5678910 Next of Kin: Mrs Levenhulme Referral reason: Rheumatoid Arthritis‚ Depression & elderly Medication: Acelofenac & Nortriptyline Physiological Information Blood Pressure (seated): 122/82 mmHG Resting Heart Rate: 64 bpm Predicted VO2max: 24 ml/kg/min Present physical activity: Very low‚ essentially sedentary Patient’s statement regarding state of change: “I want to exercise‚ and
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Internet Use Habits Among the Elderly Living Alone Television Viewing and Internet Use Habits Among the Elderly Living Alone “More than 180‚000 pensioners go for a whole week without speaking to friends‚ neighbours [sic]‚ or family” claims an article from the BBC‚ published in 2000. The article further states that the number of the elderly who feel that nobody knows they exist is several times greater. With such large numbers in the UK alone‚ the isolated elderly are a continuously growing population
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In the days before nursing homes were under so much regulation‚ many homes used heavy medication to "manage" residents. Elders who slept most of the day‚ as well as all night‚ didn’t require as much staff time. Therefore‚ many homes considered drugging people efficient and cost containing. Anti-psychotics were frequently prescribed when people had dementia. For some‚ a light dose may have been just the right thing‚ but one medication doesn’t suit all elder issues. Gradually‚ nursing homes came
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52 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences‚ Vol. 11‚ No. 1‚ January 2004 (52-59) PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE ELDERLY IN A RURAL COMMUNITY OF SEPANG‚ SELANGOR Sherina Mohd Sidik‚ Lekhraj Rampal‚ Mustaqim Afifi Unit of Family Medicine‚ Department of Community Health‚ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia‚ 43400 Serdang‚ Selangor‚ Malaysia The prevalence of aging population is increasing not only in developed countries‚ but also in
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of Elderly Living in Old Age Home and Within Family Set-up in Jammu Aruna Dubey*‚ Seema Bhasin**‚ Neelima Gupta* and Neeraj Sharma* * P.G. Department of Home Science‚ Govt. College for Women‚ Parade‚ Jammu‚ Jammu & Kashmir‚ India ** Directorate of Distance Education‚ University of Jammu‚ Jammu & Kashmir‚ India KEYWORDS Elderly. Old Age Home. Family. Modernization. Urbanization. Life Expectancy ABSTRACT The last century has witnessed a rapid increase in the population of the elderly people
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Unit 10 Assignment – Caring For Children and Young People – Task 3 within this assignment I will be talking about the factors which could lead to suspicion of child maltreatment or abuse‚ different strategies and methods that are used in order to minimise the harm to children‚ young people and their families where and when the abuse is confirmed. I will also be talking about the responses where child maltreatment or abuse is suspected or confirmed relating to current legislations and policies. Task
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