Overview of Fall Prevention in the Elderly Nur/440 June 30‚ 2014 Overview of Fall Prevention in the Elderly Elderly people are a vulnerable population for many reasons. Characteristics of a vulnerable population include being susceptible to or at risk for health problems (de Chesnay & Anderson‚ 2012‚ p. 4). One thing that elders are susceptible to is being prone to a fall. Falls can result in a variety of injuries from fractures to chronic pain to reduced quality of life and increased morbidity
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Essay: HOW THE ELDERLY IS AFFECTED BY NEW TECHNOLOGY by V. Young Most of the elderly grandparents share frustration with new technology. They have grown up in a time when everything around them was produced‚ developed‚ or managed without the use of gadgets and gimmicks propelled by technology. Their generation was mostly hands-on while this generation is hands-off. Everyday tasks leads to frustration. When doing the laundry‚ there are buttons to press to get it done. The television
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Aging and the Elderly The Individual and society coexist in such a way that the way society works is based on the knowledge gained from the elderly group of individuals who have contributed to the continuing change in the culture of the society. “Gerontology”‚ which is the study of aging and the elderly aids us in the understanding of aging. We try to understand this because with each year that passes‚ an individual’s mental‚ physical and social status change based on the many events that occur
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Elderly Solutions in Assisting the Elderly How to improve the problems that are affecting the elderly. The solution is to improve the programs that they have for assisting the elderly. The prevention strategy I would use is Tertiary prevention because it has to deal with helping people that are in need of help. This prevention strategy mentions about focusing on individual rather than large groups. It also mentions about rehabitation for people that are in need. Whether
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Running Head: MARKETING PLAN REHAB CENTER Marketing Plan for the Elderly Rehabilitation Center 21‚ May 2013 BA 350 Healthcare Marketing Executive Summary The Center‚ located in an area with many elderly people‚ has to have the correct type of marketing for it to be successful. Getting to know the local population and all of the environmental‚ technological‚ and social‚ as well as many others‚ is a critical element in knowing how to prepare a marketing plan. Utilizing resources properly
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The elderly in America have many needs that can range from transportation‚ a little more money‚ and even just a little companionship but one of their major needs is advocacy. They need someone to stand up and fight with them for what the need. The elderly of today did so much for this country such things as fight both world wars and the Korean Conflict‚ they fought for equality‚ and the escalated this country to the greatness we have today. So what is an advocate? Advocate is a person or group
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the national news paper that elderly parents are being harassed‚ neglected‚ and even thrown out of the home‚ makes a citizen of India shameful and sad. This country was renowned for its good treatment to elderly as well as to the young since ages. The reason was the profound ethical and religious teaching which was prevalent in this country from ages. India being a land of multi lingual and multi religious back ground never one could have thought to see that elderly parents one day could be regarded
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Putting elderly parents in a nursing home verses keeping them at home. Theresa Burroughs Composition I – 6 Instructor: Elaine Childs January 1‚ 2010 There will almost absolutely come a day when your parents will need you. When this time comes‚ they will probably not admit that they need you or anyone else for that matter‚ but in reality‚ they will definitely need someone. If you look back to your childhood it’s quite similar to those days they had to care for you. They took care of
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Many people who have elderly loved ones worry for them a lot‚ thinking that they might get hurt while in their homes without anyone looking after them. In this case‚ it would be a good idea to start looking for home care for elderly people. With a home care provider‚ you can have the peace of mind knowing that your senior loved one is well taken care of. Home care for elderly is a good option especially when the person wants to maintain his own independence by continually living in his own home.
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Taylor Butler Young Children and the Elderly: High Importance in Receiving Influenza Vaccine The flu‚ or influenza‚ is a virus that hits the United States every year in the late fall and winter‚ and we can’t seem to break away from it. I will be discussing the controversy of parents not knowing what types of vaccine to give their children‚ what age to do it at‚ if they should even get the shot‚ and the side effects that go along with it. All my life I got the flu vaccine because my parents believed
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