happy to see her. She was getting better we thought but then about 3 weeks ago she was leaning to her left side‚ and my mom thought she had a stroke. She asked the nurse that night at the nursing home if she could figure out what was wrong with her but she said "I’m
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Medicare Part A Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospitalizations‚ skilled nursing facilities‚ hospice and home health care. The hospital‚ skilled nursing facility and home health care has to be a Medicare-certified facility and service. Based on Medicare Part A‚ Mrs. Zwick’s inpatient hospital stay of 5 days would be fully covered‚ according to Providence Life Services (2012) after the first $1‚068. The skilled nursing home will be partially covered‚ only the first 10 days will be fully covered
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However‚ achieving good nutrition can be especially difficult for the elderly‚ the fastest growing portion of America’s population. Many factors‚ including physiological changes‚ changes in nutritional needs‚ illness and physical limitations‚ food-medication interactions‚ depression and loneliness‚ and food insecurity are common causes of malnutrition in the elderly. Malnutrition can be a dangerous problem in the elderly. It can be caused by many different problems‚ including: inability to prepare
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cRunning head: ELDER INTERVIEW Elder Interview Jorge Fernandez Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing NURS 3313 – Care of the Healthy Aging Adult Elder Interview General Appearance Normal Signs of Aging Mrs. L is a 64 year old female Caucasian who lives in West Texas. Her hair is naturally gray‚ but she dyes it‚ and appears thin and evenly distributed on her head. There are no signs of baldness but her hair is thinning. Tabloski (2006) states “the hair of a older person
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In the case study of the nursing home‚ the second assignment was to determine the net income in the instance that the volume increased by 10 percent from 26‚000 patient days to 28‚600 patient days with the payer mix remaining unchanged. To note the facts‚ the current volume provided will now be expressed as 28‚600 patient days. The current average daily cost per patient day will remain at $90. The payer mix would remain the same. The previous charge patient revenue was $750‚000 for 6‚000 patient
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society‚ it seems that we treasure youth and either fear or are disappointed to reach old age. Our culture has a big influence on how the elderly are perceived has stereotyped this population‚ mostly seen through the media. Even in films‚ TV‚ books‚ and magazines old people are often portrayed as frail‚ weak‚ klutzy‚ or indecisive. We should look treat our elderly with respect for the fact that they are more associated with experience‚ knowledge‚ and wisdom than a younger population. Ageism describes
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Caring for the Elderly Write a speech entitled ’Responsibility of a Caring Society towards the Elderly’. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. In conjunction with Senior Citizens Day‚ I would like to give a speech entitled ’Responsibility of a Caring Society Towards the Elderly.’ Better living standards and health facilities together with sound development planning has resulted in longer lifespan. Recent population census indicate that the average life expectancy of the average Malaysian is 75
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Results from the U.S. Bureau of the Census displays that there are 7.6 percent or 46 million elderly people in the year of 2000. The elderly is categorized as old which are persons between the ages of 60 to 79‚ as well as the oldest-old population consist of persons 80 and above. Facing the high percentage of elderly people in the United States‚ there will be several challenges that will have to be confronted. (Yang 15). First‚ the decline of fertility relates to the increasing number of older people
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Northrop (1996) discussed in the article “Stress‚ Social Support‚ and Burnout in Nursing Home Staff” how staff burnout presented a danger to the mental and physical well being of the human-service workers. Human service workers being burnout often weakened the quality and competence of the care that they could provide; thus representing
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1. INTRODUCTION Aging is a natural process that is associated with loss of functional reserve. 20 to 62% 1–6 of the elderly experience functional decline when an acute health problem prompt hospitalization in this group. This functional decline experienced by elders during hospitalization is not entirely explained by the acute episode which led to the hospitalization or admission‚ but we have noticed further deterioration in the functional ability of these older adult as a result of care and services
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