Orange County has seen its population grow older and more diverse since the turn of the millennium‚ a trend expected to continue for the foreseeable future. The county’s median age was 37.8 in 2016‚ 1.5 years older than the median age of 36.3 in 2010 and 4.5 years older than the median age of 33.3 in 2000. This trend is driven by two primary factors: the aging of the Baby Boomers‚ America’s second largest generation‚ a national trend that will have an especially significant impact on Orange County
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Embolism Two well-recognized exceptions to the general observationthat isolated AI occlusive disease does not result in CLI arisein the context of embolic disease. Large thrombo-emboli thatarise from a cardiac or other proximal source and lodge at theaortic bifurcation‚ referred to as saddle emboli‚ can lead toprofound acute bilateral lower extremity ischemia (blue toe syndrome).(Wingo et al‚ 1986) In contrast‚ occurs when atheroscleroticdebris breaks free from an aortic or iliac plaque andembolizes
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Americans are living longer lives than ever before and along with this aging population comes regression in hearing. A deficit in hearing is a frustration that many older adults are effected by‚ and can manifest as a barrier in their lives by negatively affecting quality of life and social participation in the community. Hearing aids are crucial in assisting the growing elderly population to have an increased quality of life and social participation. Manrique-Huarte‚ Calavia‚ Irujo‚ Giron‚ and Manrique-Rodriguez
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WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN ADULTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND HOW SHOULD MEDICINES BE USED TO REDUCE THAT ECONOMIC IMPACT? Dementia is a progressive disease that associates with memory impairment and cognitive deficit. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia. In AD‚ brain is damaged by the presence of beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. There are an approximately 820‚000 people (1.3% of population) with dementia in UK. Among them‚ population
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SOWK 505 - FALL 2013 Assignment # 1 - Article Critique Richard Kirkwood & Stephanie Smith September 13‚ 2013 Professor Dodson‚ LCSW Hooyman‚ N. R.‚ & Kiyak‚ H. A. (2008). Personality and mental health in old age. In Social gerontology: A multidisciplinary perspective (8th ed.‚ pp. 223-258). Retrieved from https://usc.ares.atlas-sys.com/ares/ares.dll?SessionID=U214440684U&Action=10 &Type=10&Value=69061 Assignment # 1 - Article Critique
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The change with the aging population has never been so high as before. As the demographics of the aging populations continues to grow society will be seing thesome growing pains. The cause for the aging population is due to the amount of baby boomer in this generation . The term baby boomers are people who were born from 1947 to 1964. These people were born doing the post-world war II baby boom. The impact of the baby boomers will be mostly felt in healthcare. With the aging population most
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BSHS/325 Later Adulthood Development During our life time it is inevitable that we will grow older. People 65 an older are living longer lives. This age group has been increasing over the years with the help of new technology. During this stage in life we will go through many life transformations. First we will change not only physically‚ but mentally‚ and emotionally‚ and socially. Our roles in life will change drastically and if not prepared it will not be
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The wear and tear theory of aging believes that the effects of aging are caused by damage done to cells and body systems over time. Once they wear out‚ they can no longer function correctly. Dr. August Weismann‚ a German biologist‚ was the first introduced this theory in 1882. He believed that the body and its cells were damaged by overuse and abuse. The organs‚ liver‚ stomach‚ kidneys‚ skin and so on are worn down by toxins in our diet and in the environment. The excessive consumption of fat‚ sugar
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Seniors are people between the ages of 60 and 100 years of age. This makes this period in a person ’s life the longest. Seniors come from different cultures and different backgrounds and many have different needs. There are three different categories of seniors; the young‚ the old‚ and the very‚ very old. Each type of senior have different needs and wants. There is a company out there that provides free information and referrals to seniors and their family about different community and government
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Running Head: AGEISM Prejudice and Discrimination: Ageism R.G. ITT-Tech SP3450 Social Psychology S. Rogers 2/27/14 Prejudice and Discrimination: Ageism Ageism to me is a very interesting topic‚ but more than interesting it is a current and relevant source of information that includes prejudice‚ stereotyping‚ and discrimination‚ all targeting older persons. Reviews of the age-based attitude research do indicate that as compared with young people‚ older
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