society. In some developed countries‚ the old come to live in old people’s home with nursing services which are partly paid by the government. However‚ in my opinion‚ elderly people should live in their own homes. Firstly‚ elderly people are offered better care when living at home. As a family only looks after one or two elderly people‚ other members can immediately satisfy their needs. Moreover‚ their children understand old people’s habits‚ so they can easily give the most suitable care
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The title of Wyatt Prunty?s poem‚ ?Elderly Lady Crossing on Green?‚ describes the experience of a revengeful speaker. He tells how you should not to help that little old lady to cross the street. Then‚ he goes on to explain himself by saying that she used to be a nasty person who drove her car without any consideration for the pedestrians. In fact‚ she ?would have run you flat as paint / To make the light before it turned on her.? Finally‚ the speaker shows explains the woman?s horrible personality
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Reminiscence and Life Review Group for Elderly People Shane Hyde Jane Westervelt University of Idaho Reminiscence and Life Review Group for Elderly People The population of the United States is rapidly aging‚ and as it does‚ concerns for the mental health and life satisfaction of the elderly is growing. The U.S. Census Bureau projects a 29% increase in the overall population from 2000 to 2030. In contrast‚ the number of people 65-84 is expected to grow by approximately 100%‚ and the
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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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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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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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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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Introduction Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs which can develop from bacteria‚ a virus‚ or toxins and is the sixth leading cause of death in the states. People who are at a higher risk in contracting the disease are the elderly‚ those who are hospitalized for other conditions‚ those with coughs after a stroke‚ smokers‚ those who suffer with malnutrition‚ alcoholics‚ those who have bronchitis‚ those with sickle-cell anemia‚ those undergoing radiation treatments or chemotherapy‚ and those
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