muscle power‚ proprioception and balance. Inactivity results in muscle weakness‚ loss of sense of the joint position and loss of balance (Kröpelin et al.‚ 2013). Falls are one of the geriatric syndromes threatening the independence of elderly and it is a misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed problem in the primary health care with an important impact on healthcare costs (Rao‚ 2005). Annually‚ from 30 to 40% of the community dwelling elderly falls; 50% of the nursing home residents fall. In the USA‚ falls
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Submission to the senate community affairs references committee.(2004)‚ Inquiry into aged care department of health and ageing Retrieved August 10‚ 2004‚ from http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?p=OVERVIEW+OF+AUSTRALIAN+GOVERNMENT+FUNDED+AGED+CARE+PROGRAMS+&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&ei=UTF-8&u=www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/clac_ctte/aged_care04/submissions/sub191.pdf&w=overview+australian+government+funded+aged+care+programs&d=K0KiWpIFNld8&icp=1&.intl=us Alzheimer ’s Australia WA (2004): Living with Memory
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Besides‚ according to the Code of Practice for Residential Care Home Chapter 4.3 – Restriction to the Premises of RCHE “4.3.1 No part of an RCHE shall be located in any premises where building works have been carried out or structures Note 1 have been built without the approval and consent of the Building Authority”. For RCHEs located in New Territories Exempted Houses‚ please refer to paragraph and 4.3.2 unauthorised building works in or in relation to the premises of RCHEs may constitute a risk
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speak for the children and understand what is wrong with them. Pediatric nurses must have patients along with love and compassion for kids. The children must be understood and have to be taken care of‚ just like the elderly. Being a geriatric nurse takes a certain kind of nurse who understands and cares for the needs of the elderly. These patients have walked a long path and their bodies are worn down. Many do not want to fight any disease or illness. Therefore nurses have to be there for the
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go along with patient teaching. It is one of our duties in providing our senior patients with total care. Areas of concern for seniors that will be explored in this community research are dental care‚ exercise‚ and nutrition all of which can aid in helping the aging to increase the quality of their health warding off diseases and disabilities and prolonging life. Oral Care In the elderly‚ oral care is of concern because of the many changes of the oral cavity that can occur from poor oral hygiene
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peripheral vascular disease (British Pain Society and British Geriatrics Society‚ 2007; Epperson and Bonnel‚ 2004). Between 25% to 50% of older adults who living in the community experience pain of some significance and often from several sources (American Geriatrics Society‚ 2002‚ British Pain Society/ British Geriatrics Society‚ 2007). However‚ health professionals and carers often fail to notice the presence of pain in those they provide care for‚ resulting in inconsistent assessment practices with
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Scenario: ABC Care Home is situated in London and caters to care needs of vulnerable people. The service users come from diverse ethnic and religious background and have varied physical and medical needs. (You may choose the category of service users you work with). Assuming you are a care worker working in this Care Home providing care services to the service users: 1.1 Explain how principles of support are applied to ensure that service users are cared for in this Care Home. 1.2 Outlines
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of the body. Some of the most common physical therapy types are geriatric‚ neurological‚ cardiopulmonary‚ exercise‚ pediatric‚ and orthopedic. Without these methods of physical therapy‚ a person’s injury will not complete the healing process correctly. Of course there are drugs and medicines that could help take some of the pain away‚ but without physical therapy that injury can become infected or have other complications. Geriatric‚ neurological‚ cardiopulmonary‚ exercise‚ pediatric‚ and orthopedic
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As a carer your role is not to do things “for” the individuals you care for but to do things “with” them. Your role is to work in partnership with the individual and support their decisions‚ regarding their care and support them to do as much as possible for themselves. If you provide too much care for an individual they can lose skills‚ not learn new skills and do not regain skills they have lost. By providing active support and encouraging the individual to participate in their daily living needs
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TITLE OF PAPER 1 Health Promotion of the Older Adult Candace LaRouche Cambrian College BSN 1004: Self & family health Natalie Chevalier & Frances Cavanagh TITLE OF PAPER 2 November 14‚ 2014 Title of Paper Introduction goes here. To me‚ aging is a natural biological process where your lifestyle‚ environment‚ and genetic endowment reflect on your level of wellbeing as an older adult. Successful aging can be defined as having a manageable level of health
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