the world around me. All are so busy running berserk behind money that they forget even about their own kids. In this world‚ if I say the elderly are neglected and forgotten‚ I hardly think it would be a surprise to anyone. Where have the respect‚ care and affection gone? Why do we see old-age homes multiplying when each set of parents have an average two children and hence plenty of room in their houses for their parents? Why is it that we have old and destitute people begging for alms in even a
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Sleep‚ Psych & Cognitive Function in Geriatrics Tamekia Crook‚ RN‚ ADN‚ BSN Student University of Michigan-Flint Sleep‚ Psych & Cognitive Function in Geriatrics: Sleep in Older Adults Both sleep‚ and psychological and cognitive function‚ are areas of concern that are consistently addressed in older adults‚ as studies have shown that these two very distinct areas‚ are actually very closely related. It is said that along with other physical changes in aging‚ so too does sleep patterns
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resident fourteen days before and after the use of self report diary. The data findings show that there is significant increase in the pain levels‚ pain – related nursing entries‚ need for the schedule and prn medications. As per American Geriatrics Society‚ 2002 (pS205)‚ a chronic pain is defined as a painful experience that continues for a longer period of time that may or may not be associated with a recognizable disease process. In nursing home residents‚ the rate of chronic pain varies
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Careers With-in Health and Social Care There are many careers with-in the Health and Social Care Sector which require different levels of experience and qualifications. Below is a list of some of the careers and their explanations and levels of experience and qualifications you need before you can carry out these roles. The list I have provided is not exhaustive and there are also many other careers that you can do within the Health and Social care sector but I hope it gives evidence that I have
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social services was established. Meanwhile‚ care for the elderly was entrusted to general practitioners‚ community care services organised by municipalities and associations. According to Nesti et al. (2003)‚ “at least until the 1990s‚ Italy had no clear concept of the problems inherent to elderly people with care needs‚ nor was it clear which services were required to maintain their health.” There is still a strong emphasis on support from the family. Care of the elderly is traditionally considered
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With long-term care it has a broad range of services that address the needs of elderly people who requires help with the basic activities of everyday living and also includes supervision of an elderly that has severe cognitive impairment. The services can vary from informal care delivered by family and friends to the formal services of home care‚ assisted living‚ or nursing homes. The needs for the elderly in long term care vary and that will also impact long term care. According to the article‚
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Dementia Care: A Vision to be Refined Healthcare professionals have increasingly been moving away from a task-oriented‚ professional-driven model of healthcare‚ towards a more holistic model of care which emphasizes patients’ perspectives and their subjectively defined experiences and needs. In the field of dementia care‚ this shift has been described most often as a move towards “person-centred care.” Despite a wealth of literature describing the philosophy of personcentred care‚ we know very
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residents living in a long-term care facility‚ 60% of hospitalized older adults‚ and an estimate of 5%-10% of older adults living in community settings are malnourished (Maher and Eliadi‚ n.d.). These statistics sadly show that hospitalized and long-term care patients are more likely to become under nourished compared to the elderly population in the community. According to the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI‚ 2007)‚
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Activity and Disengagement Theory and Care Provision During the ageing process‚ the elderly can belong to either the activity theory or the disengagement theory. There are many services that can help the elderly to age in the way they wish. The services usually provide help to individuals so they can remain active‚ social and physical. All these things help the individual to keep physical and mentally healthy. The services may include day centres for elderly people‚ this would encourage them
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In-home Care In-home care is more convenient for the elderly‚ so they can continue to live at home and have the care givers come to them. There are many different companies that will provide the in-home care. It is an alternative that is‚ more cost effective then nursing homes. Many have elderly family members‚ who are unable to take care of themselves. The toughest choice is trying to decide who is going to provide the care they need. According to the article “Public Policies Should Help the
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