The retirement stage is a hard process and is when a person will need the support from family and friends. Many people have worked hard and long hours to prepare for retirement while others have only saved so much and will be seeking the assistance from others as well as any assistance provided to elderly people. Older men and women may find that their position in society has changed from that they knew when they were younger. Older people may have the difficulty in the change from work to retirement. Late Adulthood brings a time of memories and moments that one will try and cherish the most with their families and friends.
I lived in my elder sisters hand-me-downs for many years. This has taught me, not only the value of money and material items, but also how to be patient. I can now employ patience within my work place, and can understand why life might be financially challenging for some of the elderly people that I look after. I was always considered as being a bit of a 'soft touch' when I was younger, constantly letting others have their way. In my older life, and particularly within my job role, this has taught me that I can be emphatic and sympathetic towards people.
Our functions start declining such as visual impairment, cognitive changes, and reduction in strength and flexibility when we start growing old. And, when elderly drivers have a dementia the road would be really risky. Because, dementia is a large group of illnesses that cause a person to have difficulties with a range of functions so when a person has a dementia, they tend to have memory loss – don’t know the way to the shop, forget names and places, find it hard to remember what happened earlier on during the day-, moodiness – become more and more moody as parts of the brains that control emotion become damaged (frightened)-, communicative difficulties – finds it harder to write, read and talk-. They’re ability to carry out everyday task are harder for them, including driving. Elderly drivers are also more likely to have range of physical impairments that reduces their ability to drive.
People are also reaching the time in their lives when medical problems tend to increase. When an adult reaches their senior years, some may need help at home, and as they age this tends to increase throughout the years. With America not being close as they were in the past, a lot of families are splitting up and leaving mom and dad alone. This creates a need for them when it comes to meals and physical care. So many people want to be independent but this actually creates a problem, more seniors are relying on community facilities or retirement homes to assist them with their daily living.
Task 1 1.A. As we all know that older people have a lot of medical problems and because of that the service delivered has to be professional and handled with respect, so I think the key principals are be considerate of older people's well-being and show respect and manner. Some older people want to stay home and unlike the elderly that are receiving health care services in elder homes, they are receiving health care at home, which is more expensive and harder to monitor, however they are surrounded by their families. 1.B. Ageing has a big impact on the entire world population and because of the modern medicine people live longer which means more elderly people.
People with rich social network – relatives, friends – are active, happier and cope better with the process of ageing. Those with a poor social network -living alone, no relatives, few friends – are isolated while all the changes they are going through tend to overwhelm them. Speaking from the cognitive point of view, older people tend to loss their attention, they can’t focus like they used to; many older adults complain of increased memory lapses; sometimes they experience the word-finding difficulty or they find it hard to make decisions. The environment plays a critical role in the process of ageing, because of the air, soil and water pollution. Also ultraviolet and ionizing radiation influence the process.
Sometimes in most cases a particular family member is trained by nurses to provide hands on care, and to supervise the patient around the clock. Many patients in hospice have been discharge to either home or nursing home if the disease goes into remission meaning if the cancer(s) somehow have subsides. Hospice was not designed to end hope for the patient or their family but to make the expected/unexpected death as comfortable and peaceful as possible. Hospice is not only for the elderly and cancer patients but it is for the young, the chronically ill. Hospice has a huge impact on our health care system the life expectancy is increasing tremendously. This is statement released by a group of physicians who did a research study on hospice.
This can result in the elderly being put aside waiting to die, while other members of society continue their regular everyday life. However, the elderly hold a wealth of knowledge and experiences that can be transferred to the next generation. In addition, because of the knowledge that they have, the elderly can also be productive through volunteer work. Works Cited Daffner, K. (2010). Promoting Successful Cognitive Aging:A Comprehensive Review.
It is very useful for health professionals who desire to carry on reading throughout their lifetimes. The act of reflection is a great way to increase confidence and become a more proactive and qualified professional. Why is reflective practice important? It is very important for the social care worker to carry out reflective practice because when we work with old people it will have impact in their care. Reflective practice means thinking about and evaluating what we do and discussing any changed which could be made means focusing on how we interact with colleagues , customers and the environment.
Due to the biological causes that result in decreased muscle mass and diminished strength, the older population is less prone to participate in daily activities. This creates a vicious cycle, because further muscular inactivity is responsible for muscle weakness causing more inactivity. The functional and metabolic consequences of Sarcopenia affect the elderly population by predisposing them “to falls, decreased bone density, diabetes, and decreased tolerance to heat and cold” (Ferrini, 2008). It also affects their