Preserving Our Past Preserving Our Past We are blessed. I believe this because being of the younger generation we have not had to endure some of the hardships that older generations have. I being African American can attest to this. I have the right to vote‚ the right to attend school where I want‚ and the ability to walk into businesses without any hassle. But it wasn’t always like this‚ Elders fought hard for our equal rights. And as being part of the present and future generations‚ I feel like
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S.‚ Well Being of Caregivers: The Economic Issues of Caregivers‚ in New Caregiver Research. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry. Orlando‚ FL. Data from the 1987/1988 National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH)‚ 2000. Retrieved on February 20‚ 2011 from http://www.caregiver.org. Bennett‚ J. O.‚ Briggs‚ W.L.‚ and Triola‚ M.F. (2009). Statistical Reasoning
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life. Licenses / Certifications Vocational nursing license IV/Phlebotomy certified Wound Care certified BLS/ CPR certified Skills Medication Administration expert Skilled in conducting physical examinations Pediatric exams competency Geriatric treatment knowledge Bilingual in English and Spanish Culturally sensitive Strong medical ethic Enthusiastic caregiver Competent with colostomy care Professional Experience Medication Care Manager December 2012 to current Aegis Living -
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Term Care Management‚ 52(2)‚ 10. Pop-Vicas‚ A.‚ Mitchell‚ S. L.‚ Kandel‚ R.‚ Schreiber‚ R.‚ & D ’Agata‚ E. C. (2008). Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in a Long-Term Care Facility: Prevalence and Risk Factors. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society‚ 56(7)‚ 1276-1280. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01787.x Kehinde J. Instruments for Measuring Fall Risk in Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Facilities. Journal Of Gerontological Nursing [serial online]. October 2009;35(10):46. Available
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An aging population is when a country has a high number of elderly people. Elderly people are economically dependent and they depend on working people to provide for them. More money has to be therefore created to fund hospitals‚ nursing homes etc. This money has to be provided for by the economically dependent population. Increase in the ageing population has been accompanied many health care challenges and policy makers have been prompted to do their part and devise mechanisms of overcoming these
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People to Community. International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society‚ 8(2)‚ 68-84. Peterson‚ L. E.‚ Bazemore‚ A.‚ Bragg‚ E. J.‚ Xierali‚ I.‚ & Warshaw‚ G. A. (2011). Rural-Urban Distribution of the U.S. Geriatrics Physician Workforce. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society‚ 59(4)‚ 699-703. doi:10.111/j.1532-5415.2011.03335.x Scogin‚ F.‚ Morthland‚ M.‚ Kaufman‚ A.‚ Chaplin‚ W.‚ & Kong‚ G. (2011). Maintenance of Quality of Life Improvements in Diverse Rural Older Adults. Psychology
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I. Introduction The Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FESI-I) is a brief geriatric diagnostic tool that is designed to measure a patient’s fear of falling during physical or social activities‚ inside or outside of the home‚ regardless if the activity is actually carried out or not. The tool is a 16-question survey‚ presenting situations that the older adult may develop a fear of falling in attempting to complete. The patient responds on a Likert scale of 1-4 (1 being the least concerned about
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Many people who have elderly loved ones worry for them a lot‚ thinking that they might get hurt while in their homes without anyone looking after them. In this case‚ it would be a good idea to start looking for home care for elderly people. With a home care provider‚ you can have the peace of mind knowing that your senior loved one is well taken care of. Home care for elderly is a good option especially when the person wants to maintain his own independence by continually living in his own home.
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How would you feel if you needed assistance to get out of bed each morning or whenever you saw family members you could not recognize who they are? What about someone having to help you grocery shop‚ get dressed‚ or eat each day. These types of issues are what the elderly go through everyday. There are many issues which the elderly go through everyday ranging from mental to physical to issues which one has no control over. A few of the basic concerns for the elderly are health (chronic disease)‚
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In India‚ the elderly account for 7% of the total population‚ of which two-thirds live in villages and nearly half of them in poor conditions. [2] Urbanisation‚ nuclearisation of family‚ migration‚ and dual career [3] families are making care of the elderly more and more of a personal and social problem in India. The elderly experience changes in different aspects of their lives Health problems of the elderly All the respondents had health problems‚ the most common being hypertension‚ osteoarthritis
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