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.
Prior to seeing the nurse practitioner, he fills out a history form which elicits a family history and review of systems. His father died of a heart attack at age 72. His mother is alive and well at age 76. He has a 44-year-old sister who recently had a hysterectomy and has been treated several times in the past for depression. He has a 22-year-old son and an 18-year-old daughter who are in good health.
Using Material from Item 2B and elsewhere, asses the view that an ageing population creates problems for society. Many western societies such as the United Kingdom are experiencing the social, political and economic issues that are associated with an ageing population. Rising life expectancy poses a number of problems. People are living longer due to medical advancements (including the NHS) and improved sanitation. This has resulted in more services being needed to support the continually ageing population.
The services needed for a new housing estate with lots of young children, are usually different from those needed a well-established estate with a greater proportion of older adult residents. planning provision of services: provision of services for health and social is expensive and a new service can take several years to develop. Strategic health authorities, primary care trust (PCTS) and local authority with are responsible for planning health and social care provision, have to be sure that any decision to invest public money in developing new services is justified. Their decisions need to be based on information that is accurate, recent and reliable. Research information policy and practice: Policy: research shows that older people stay healthier for longer if they remain in their own homes so local authorities have
He was a stockbroker at one point, but fell victim to the economy and lost his job December 9, 2008. The mother is 51 and a breast cancer survivor that works two jobs to support her family. One of the jobs as a receptionist in a hair salon and the other in a local college campus office. Both parents have a high school diploma. The son recently graduated from Albany college with a degree in communications.
OBITUARY- Long Essay #1 Hanna Khavich Trane Hanna Khavich Trane, 77 years old, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2010 at Genesee Hospital, Rochester, New York, after a 6 month battle with cancer. Mrs. Trane was born on January 15, 1933, the oldest of three children to Elaina Smith Khavich and Simon Khavich. For the first three years of her life, Mrs. Trane grew up in Kharkov, Ukraine and immigrated with her family, including her brother Andy, and her sister Vera, to Ellis Island in 1936. Growing up in New York City, she was homeschooled by her mother from kindergarten until the fifth grade. She then attended P.S.
When an older person is diagnosed with dementia there are various support services available for both the individual and their family. It is almost expected that an older person will have dementia and is considered the way in which people age. Older people have very different needs to a younger person, older people have care services that they can use to help them with day to day life such as personal care, cooking, cleaning, medication etc. Older people are less like to have a large group of friends with which they socialise with on a regular basis. If a younger person is diagnosed with dementia it is more unusual.
Depression in Older Adults Anjeli Patel ORG 6300 - Instructor: Kristin Ballard July 4th, 2011 Depression in Older Adults Personalities consist of many different characteristics that make up our individuality and dictate how we will interact with our environment and the people in it. In older adults, personalities tend to become more agreeable and open. Nevertheless, although older adults may appear to be happier than younger adults are, they still have to face aging. They could potentially have more health problems. They will have to retire from their jobs, which could result in the loss of social contacts.
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.
As well as the ability to be able to take care of themselves in the elder years. I believe that individuals from more of an upper class tend to have better health and independence, which leads them to be more dependent than those of a lower class in their elder years. They typically have even better or greater access to healthcare, consistent access to food, medicine and housing, and can afford to have the help they need for daily tasks and well being of living. Even though a wealthier older person may not see any change in their lifestyle, but the general effects on their health. A lower income elderly has many more issues to face.