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    Telecommunication tools such as mobile phones and the Internet are very useful. However‚ it is rare for elderly people to use them. In what ways can mobile phones and the Internet be useful to elderly people? How can elderly people be encouraged to use them? Over a century‚ modern science technologies contribute to our ways of life. Such as telecommunication industry helps people transfer information anywhere anytime regardless how much distance between the sender and receiver. However‚ senior

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    Kaplan University Assessing the Elderly Case Study Project Evelyn Surelle Holmes Nu416 Nursing Care of the Older Adult Instructor Barbara Gunderson May 26‚ 2011 Ms. Lee is a 96 year old female who lives alone. Lately she has become a hazard to herself. She leaves pots on the stove and they could possibly burn her apartment down. She needs assistance with a cane but refuses to use it. Ms. Lee is a potential hazard to herself and possible to others who live in her building. Ms. Lee could possibly

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    is very safe and they showed me how they had plastic wrapping type of stuff protecting the building as well as anything outside of the window. It prevents things from falling out. They had much more reason then just that as well as other ways of keeping the resident’s safe. On the inside it was even more beautiful‚ it is very confusing at first though considering how many hallways they have as well as levels to the buildings. They are very involved with their residents and provide

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    affects the elderly population. I am currently the caregiver to my mother- in -law who has dementia‚ currently I had to place her in a long term care (LTC) facility and every day I wonder if it was the right thing to do‚ or if I could have prolonged the inevitable. I chose to explore this population and how case management (CM) interventions would have delayed placement. The goal was to determine through interventions if CM support to caregivers‚ could delay placement of an elderly person into a

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    The characters in "A Doll’s House" and "The Master Builder" by Henrik Ibsen are so held down by their own selfishness that they can only fantasize that they themselves have the power to lift off the ground and fly. Selfishness lays such a burden upon the characters‚ even though they do not realize their selfish actions‚ and in return their actions result in hurting themselves and the ones they loved. Nora Helmer from "A Doll’s House" focuses her energy on the importance of her husband’s money and

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    his death on January 18‚ 1936‚ just after his seventieth birthday.3 However‚ much of Kipling’s poetry continues to be read today. One such poem is “The White Man’s Burden‚” which was a response to the Americans conquering the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.4 One possible reason as to why Kipling wrote “The White Man’s Burden” could be that Kipling was expressing the imperialistic views he developed in Britain with respect to America’s actions. Essentially‚ Kipling’s poem may have been

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    Elderly Interview (Setting of interview: age‚ former occupation‚ who else is present for interview; physical description of individual‚ including use of glasses‚ hearing aides‚ canes.) Elderly interview taking place in Mohave Valley‚ AZ at his son’s home. He occupies a bedroom‚ when he comes to visit. The environment is clean and neat in appearance. Very comfortable environment and no friends or family members are present at this time. There are two family dogs that walk about the home freely

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    The Effect of Alzheimer’s on the Elderly Senior English Miranda Ormiston 1 Introduction 2 Body a What is Alzheimer’s? i Symptoms 1 Memory 2 Moods 3 Difficulty with everyday activities 4 Confusion 5 Suspicion of loved ones ii Diagnosis 6 Mental Status Testing 7 Physical & Neurological exam 8 Brain imaging & Blood tests b Treatments

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    this area was mainly the elderly and some younger workers. There were occasional visitors and the ages ranged from young children to old adults. The mood of the senior center was for the most part emotionless. The workers were friendly and nice toward the elderly. The mood of the elderly varied drastically from some being super happy and enthusiastic‚ to being emotionless and the occasional moaning or crying. Using the conflict perspective I observed that the elderly start to lose control over

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    arrive and load the elderly women in the back of the van. More elderly die in car crashes every year due to bad hearing and eyesight. Statics who that most elderly drivers drift out of their lanes due to lack of vision. Their also needs to be a hearing test for the elderly every year‚ considering most elderly drivers can’t hear horns that try to tell them to move over and slow down. If their elderly continue to drive without glasses or hearing aids it could be a fiasco. Elderly drivers should be

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