Cultural Diversity Analysis

Looking back on the modules that I have already completed have heightened my awareness of the scope of the elderly population and the vast amount of resources that are there to assist us as we age. It has also make me come to grip with aging, or realize that I will be an elder in the near future and that there are certain steps I have to take, plans that I have to put in place and to start preparing my own path for when that time comes.

Module one was an eye opener for me when I read about the historical evolution of longterm care and how it all began here in the United States. The way elders were treated until there demise was certainly heart wrenching for me. Coming from a country where our elders are the pillar of society and is respected
Diversity in healthcare manifests itself in many different but beautiful ways, but one of the most important is the cultural aspects that comes with it. The many different languages patient and providers can, and perhaps more importantly, cannot speak, the beliefs of our elderly patients, customs that are unique to them, food, traditions, practices, rituals, all these must be taken into consideration when providing care to our elderly population. Thus module 4 was the highlight of the course thus far. It is of essence that cultural competence be practiced within the healthcare industry in an effort to close the division gap and allows us to unite despite our differences and be better able to take care of our
228). It is very important to get the ethics committee involved when a difficult decision is to be made, a family member may feel guilty and is hesitant to do what they know in their heart is right, but cannot bring them self to do it. The ethics committee steps in and removes all the doubt, frustration and hesitancy and relieves that family member from making such a decision that may otherwise impact them for the rest of their life. This mattered to me greatly, as I may find myself in the near future having to rely on the ethics committee to make decisions for me that I am too troubled to do. Module 6 further went on to give us the story of a resident and her family and the neglect they suffer at the hands of the staff and management of Emeritus. This was very touching and allowed me to be aware and pay more attention to the care given to the elderly population that is entrusted to me. This was an eye opener for me and very