Gerontological Care Plan

Gerontological Assessment and Plan of Care Sharnae Hill Georgia Southwestern State University Gerontological Nursing Joy Humphrey June 28, 2013

Gerontological Assessment and Plan of Care Introduction R.C. is a 71- year old African American female who was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and moved to Sumter County when she was 15-years old. I know R.C. through my grandmother whom was a very close friend of hers. She was very willing to take part in this assessment mostly because she always thought of me as one of her grandchildren and knowing that it was something that would contribute to my future as a nurse. “I didn’t know that you were going to school to be a nurse”,…show more content…
values education despite her never really attending school. “You ain’t ever gon’ have nothing if you don’t get your education” she said. She learned how to read and write from her mother and simple adding and subtracting. “All that other stuff, whateva you call it, I can’t do that” she laughed. I had to redirect the conversation to asking about her family. She met her husband while working at the school. He was 6 years older than she was. He was a janitor at the school. “I always knew he was kinda sweet on me”, she said. They got married in about 6 months after “courting”. She told me that during this time it was not lady-like to be “shacking up” and not married. Hence the short time frame between courtship and marriage. Once married, they moved from Leslie to Americus to a small house in an area known as “Sunset Park”. Together they had four children. Her husband died about thirteen years ago after he had a stroke. However she stated that she has “so many grandchildren she done lost count”! She currently has a set of great-grand twins who are sixteen years old now, that have lived with her since they were babies. She has full custody of the twins and cares for them on a daily…show more content…
currently lives in Americus with her Brother, her great-grand twins, and her dog “pee-wee”. “This house be so peaceful when they ain’t here, honey I be in heaven.” She stated that she loves her house but it needs a lot of renovation done to it. She told me that her dog is probably about as old as the house. She stated that she has had him for a very long time. “This is the best guard dog in the world”, she said as he came smelling around my feet. I was frantically praying to myself that he didn’t try to bite or jump on me. The house is a three bedroom two ½ bath with living room, dining area, and kitchen. She also has window units in the kitchen, living room and two bedrooms to cool the house during the summer. I noticed gas heaters in some parts of the home which are used during the winter months. She has a television in the living room and in her room, with cable television, and a home telephone. “I don’t fool with them cell phones”, she said “they more trouble than they worth.” The house is very well kept despite the needed repairs to the floors and interior. She has area rugs all over the house. I came to the conclusion that they were put there mainly to hide the bad areas in the floor that need