The paper addresses elder abuse in long-term care including it types‚ patterns and risk factors. World Health Organization states that around 1 to 10 elderly people experience abuse every month. United States population is expected to increase 27% by 2050 from 314 million in 2012[a]. This trend will follow suit on a global scale as well‚ with an increase 42% over the next however many years [b]. Hence‚ increased population that includes elderly people signifies an increased risk of elder mistreatment
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LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE We strongly urge you to consider long term care insurance with our increasing life span and the increasing costs of care for long term illness. There are many types of long term care insurance with a wide range of costs depending on your age when you procure the policy and the type of coverage you desire. We were fortunate to obtain a group plan long term care insurance policy offered through our employer when we were in our late forties. Parents of employees could apply
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Long-term Conditions Word Count: 2‚200 This essay explores and reflects on the lived experiences of an elderly patient living with the long-term condition (LTC) of psoriasis. A case study is used to illustrate some of the key features of LTCs and the impact they can have on a patient’s physical‚ psychological and social state. It is also going to be looking at the effect some of the key features can have on a patients support network or family. In addition it will examine the nurses role
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Name: Tran Tuan Vu Research and Study Skills THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF HAVING PETS. With the development of society‚ people have more demanding. So that‚ most people discuss the importance of staying healthy and living longer by diet‚ work‚ and exercise. But they do not know besides work‚ they need to keep their spirit in optimism and love life. In the modern life‚ pets become popular with many households. Since‚ pets are loyal friends. They also support a lot of things for people life
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This paper will describe the Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) which is affiliated with Carson Tahoe Hospital (CTH). Long Term Acute Care hospitals were essentially non-existent in 1979. Now‚ there are over 450 facilities nationwide that are licensed as LTACS (McDaniel‚ n.d.). The discharge plan I will be describing is for a 66-yr-old female who was admitted to (CTH) for revision of a chronic enterocutaneous fistula which was draining from her abdomen through a very large open wound. This fistula
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The aim of this essay is to consider approaches to promoting the self-management of a long-term condition. The focus will be linked to module content and based on a patient that I have provided nursing care for during my clinical practice. There will be a brief introduction of the patient and the context in which I was involved in their nursing care. The pathophysiology of the chosen LTC along with the related physical‚ psychological and social needs of the patient will be considered. There will
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regarding your family’s long term care insurance needs. As you know‚ long-term care is an important issue that can affect your family’s emotional and financial well-being. We believe all of our policyholders need to ensure they are adequately prepared for the impact of long-term care expenses. Understanding how you can prepare for long-term care on your own can be quite a task – that’s why I am excited to offer my assistance in helping you understand more about long-term care and the options that
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Michelle‚ I agree with you that the healthcare industry‚ particularly the Long Term Care sector is in the shakeout phase of the industry life cycle and may even be headed into the decline phase. However‚ I feel like the managed care sector of the healthcare industry is in the growth stage. Parnell (2014)‚ describes the shakeout phase as a time when industry growth is no longer rapid enough to support the number of competitors. For example‚ take nursing facilities; the new push is for people to be
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NPAD2004 MODULE LEADER: jane smith TITLE: LONG TERM CONDITIONS WORD COUNT: 2122 The aim of this essay is to define a long term condition (LTC) and explain why this is important for nurses. Common symptoms may accompany many LTC’s and how these are treated‚ along with the impact on patient and carer
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In the 21st century‚ the technology of the world is becoming more developed and advance. Therefore‚ smartphones are very popular nowadays and everyone can buy it. Smartphone The advantage of a smartphone is that we can browse the Internet whenever we are connected to a network. Smartphones have the ability to browse websites with large amount of data and the website will appear the same way as it is while using a PC. For example‚ we can search Google for information or check e-mail. Not only that
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