Midterm Exam Question Moore March 12‚ 2014 How do chronic diseases differ from changes associated with normal aging? As we grow into middle ages of 35 to 65‚ we encounter another set of physical changes. These primary changes are wrinkling‚ hair loss‚ and hair color to name some examples. Secondary changes are chronic diseases such as cancer development. These normal (primary) changes are inevitable and are built into
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The first warns of looming disaster a shrinking labour force‚ unsustainable pension‚ and healthcare subsidies increasing the fiscal strain and destabilising the economy. Here‚ demographic upheaval foreshadows an inevitable economic decline‚ if not total collapse. Those who disagree consider this analysis too Malthusian: it overlooks increases in productivity‚ and the reduced fiscal burden of households with fewer children to support. These pundits see demographic change as
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elderly make great accessories to any all-American family‚ they just don’t serve purpose like they used to. The obsolete state of this growing population has only really become a prominent issue since the baby boomers made their eventual climb to old age. So therefore if someone were to come up with a tactful and efficient method of making use of these individuals‚ said person should have statues erected in their honor in every city‚ to ensure their preservation of society was noted and remember for
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development. The Hong Kong Government is going to develop and implement paperless e-Health Record in future. The old age population in Hong Kong is growing fast and many of them have multiple chronic illnesses. The demand for health service is tremendous. I am working in the elderly health service and I found out that most of the elderly lived in old age home. The quality standards of the old age home varies a lot. The implementation of electronic elderly home system will be a possible solution to raise
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implications on policy & practice within social care work with elderly people. Hughes & Mtezuka (1992) describes ageism as “the social process through which negative images of & attitudes towards older people‚ based solely on the characteristics of old age itself‚ result in discrimination.” The Author whilst researching this topic came across various forms of ageist practices solely for the purpose of
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resulting in isolation‚ loneliness and neglect of the elderly. Hence lack of personal care leads to constant search for new forms of care. A new trend is visible‚ where elders are increasingly moving into their own age cohorts in old age homes in search of care and needed support. Old Age Homes as an Alternative Form of Care Currently protection and car of
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Desai’s story is all about duty and devotion. It draws a picture of the life of a son. The son is brought up by his father‚ starts earning his livelihood and then‚ dutifully looks after his father. However‚ crisis develops as his father‚ whimsical due to age‚ starts misinterpreting his son’s treatment. The question that the story posse is that how long should a son take care of his father? What should be the extent of his dutifulness and obedience? This is a problem of the modern world caused by the busy
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Si Lola Isyang at ang Matandang Puno ng Kaimito Chary Lou Navarro 1. Author Biography (PPT) Full name: Chary Lou Navarro-Defante she has been writing poems since her high school days in Aklan College (Aklan Catholic College) Her Works has been published in Hiligayon‚ Yuhum‚ Home life Patubas (1994)‚ In Time Passing there are Things (100 Hime Life Poets) (1999)‚Mantala 3 and in the Philippine Daily Inquirer (2002) A PhD Graduate Maried to Ricardo S. Defante II and had a child‚ Kaanah Miyax
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comfortable life in old age. By living his life in moderation‚ the transition to an elderly lifestyle has not been shocking or depressing. Cephalus will admit that these are not his Golden Years‚ per say – it’s certainly not the greatest period in his life‚ but thanks to that moderation‚ he finds the old age to not be as much of a burden as his friends do. His friends are depressed and woeful of their age. They miss the lifestyle that they had in their youth. Because of their age‚ they can no longer
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