|Title |Understand the factors affecting older people | |Ref |HSC 3072 | |Level |3 | |Credit |2 | |Learning outcomes |Assessment criteria | |The learner will: |The learner can: | |Understand the impact of the ageing process |Describe changes that may come with ageing | |on older people | | | |Explain how the experience of the ageing process is unique to each individual | | | | | |Analyse the potential impact of factors associated with ageing on older people to include | | | | | |Physical | |
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Fulmer SPICES: An Overall Assessment Tool for Older There is an extensive variety of tools nurses can use to asses and prevent potential geriatric complications. “In most circumstances the quality of care the elder receives is dependent on the quality of the assessment conducted” (Touhy, 2013). Therefore, I believe the tool for assessment is dependent of that which is sought to evaluate. For example if one wants to assess the mental status of the specific individual, one fortunately has a variety of tools to choose from , such as the “Mini Mental State Examination”, “The Clock Drawing Test”, “The Mini Cog”, or “ The Global Deterioration Scale”. Correspondingly, a tool that I found covering various aspects of the individual’s life was the FANSCAPES, which covers a diversity of things such as communication, nutrition, socialization, fluids, aeration, activity, pain, and elimination.
Ageism is the practice of prejudice and discrimination against older adults. Ageism influences the presence of diversity because older individuals in career fields can lose their jobs or be replaced with people that are younger, cheaper, and may have updated knowledge older individuals don’t possess. For example, we are in a technology driven world older career individuals would have to learn and adapt to the changing technology. The loss of a job would also mean the loss of many benefits such as health insurance. Finding affordable health insurance is much harder when you are older due to pre-existing conditions or lifestyle habits.
Age In Place: Advantages and Challenges Introduction As people age, they will experience several changes: reduced vision, decreased mobility, reduced mental processing capabilities, increased risk of falls due to balance, and increased risk of illness (Hager, n.d.). People’s quality of lives and independence will be impacted by these changes. Therefore, research has focused on how to age without losing independence and quality of lives has been asked by a lot of people. Aging in place is defined as “the ability to live in one’s own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d.). According to the definition, aging in place does not only describe that a person can live in a residence of his/her choice, but also the person are able to have services or support they might need as their needs change over time as well as to maintain their quality of life.
Encouraging senior communities can be beneficial to not only the senior but the seniors loved ones as well. Senior living communities can provide peace of mind to relatives concerned about the senior’s well-being. Senior Living Communities are places where the aging population can live to make life easier and more fulfilling. As a person ages their needs and abilities may change in a way that they require more assistance than was needed in earlier life. Reasons that a senior citizen may be encouraged to live in a senior specific community can vary from cost efficiency to medical necessity.
Sexual issues and aging within the context of work with older patients. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39, 290-297. Retrieved from www.apa.org/pubs/journals/features/pro3932 Kessel, B. (2001). Sexuality in the older person.
Caring for Older Adults M. Soble, SN March 17, 2011 In today’s society, older adults can be defined beyond the traditional idea of chronological aging, to an overall view of social, cultural and biological aging factors (Ebersole, 2008). These include social status, dress, language and role participation in society, as well as declining physical function of cells and organs and possible changes in mental state (Ebersole, 2008). This paper will be focusing on Watson’s (2008) lower order needs of activity/inactivity and food and fluid in relation to a patient cared for in the clinical setting and the interventions that can be used with this older adult. Watson’s (2008) caritas processes four, developing and sustaining a helping-trusting caring relationship, and eight, creating a healing environment at all levels, will be utilized throughout this paper and in the suggested care for the older adult patient. The following will discuss how it is important to identify the needs, care and risks for an older adult patient in the hospital setting, and to use knowledge, empathy and caring practice to promote healing and recovery for the overall well-being of the older adult patient (Sorrell, 2010).
However studies on aging have identified differences among these individuals more likely to increase, rather than decrease, as they grow older (Berk, 2007; Swett & Bishop, 2003). Berk (2007) reveals actual age is not an indicator for functional age. She defines functional age as the actual competence and performance of an older adult (Berk, 2007). Therefore, it is important to note the age 65 does not mean complete and immediate loss. Late adulthood does not equal disability, however the onset of disabling conditions occur more frequently with this population.
18November2014 Aging and Social Conflict Aging is the process of people growing older and all the changes that occur over the course of your life that can be understood through a social point of view. I have decided to explore the social-conflict approach society displays through aging, and the impact on society by relating the Frontline video clip we watched in class, “Living Old”. The social - conflict theory argues that individuals and groups, such as social classes within society have differing amounts of material and non-material resources such as wealth and poverty. As well as, it refers to various types of negative social interaction that may occur with social relationships and well being. For example rich vs. poor.