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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Old Age Homes and Retirement Township in India Life expectancy is steadily increasing‚ but cities are no longer safe nor friendly neighbors a certainty. Alternative housing for the aged is a practical lifestyle solution that developers are now ready to provide. The fading joint family system in India and other innumerable factors have given rise to west-inspired phenomena of old age homes. Surprising cost of living and scanty return on savings have almost pushed these senior citizens on roads. Such
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of births resulted in the second highest births per year with 1.5 million more births than had been expected (Salahuddin‚ 2011). 60 years later‚ the boomers are in the midst of their transition towards retirement from their careers and this trend will result in nearly the largest wave of retirement that our continent has experienced. The implications of this wave have been expected and planned for‚ but until the consequences are realized in the 21st century economy‚ there is little that can be done
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Bluetooth Remote Home Automation System Using Android Application Shivani patil Shashank parab Ves polytechnic Ves polytechnic ABSTRACTThis paper presents the overall design of Home Automation System (HAS) with low cost and wireless remote control. This system is designed to assist and provide support in order to fulfill the needs of elderly and disabled in home. Also‚ the smart home concept in the system improves the standard living at home. The main control system implements wireless
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Home Phone vs. Cell Phone | The telephones today are absent or even an old fashion tool of communication and information exchange. If you still have or are using a home phone‚ you are now officially in the minority. Alex Graham Bell invented the first telephone in 1875. By 1877 the first telephone lines were constructed. In 1880 almost 49‚000 home phones were in use. As the years went by home phone usage increased dramatically with almost 80 million people by 1960. Within 50 years of its
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Peebles.Session1.Journal It all started when I was working in the nursing home one winter day before Christmas. I have always been a child of God‚ went to church‚ taught teenagers about Christ and the things he can and will do for you. So the day I was working a little elderly woman came up to me and said “Bridgette‚ you should go out in the world and teach and help the less fortunate children and adults about his word.” I thought “Wow‚ this woman is right‚ I can do so much more out there then I
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smart home is an application of computing to the home environment and it is monitored by ambient intelligence to provide services and facilitate remote home control. This paper presents an overview of previous research on smart home as well as the related technologies. A brief discussion about smart homes and their interrelationships is presented here. It describes combined information about sensors‚ communication protocols‚ multimedia devices‚ and systems‚ which are widely used in smart home implementation
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Abstract The elderly population is rising globally and similar trends are being observed not only in Asia but also in Pakistan. A developing country facing several challenges in the form of political instability‚ lack of economic growth‚ low savings of the elderly‚ weak pension system‚ makes life challenging for the elderly. Pakistan’s demographic trends show that between 1990 till 2010‚ the population aged 60+ years increased by 75.1 %. It is projected that the life expectancy will increase to
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An Information Technology Audit on the Philippine Retirement Authority Special Retiree Service Syste 1.0 INTRODUCTION The previous paper illustrated the present state of the Philippine Retirement Authority‚ its processes‚ and finally concluded with an assessment of its the SWOT elements. This report follows up by asking: Given its vision of developing the Philippines into a retirement haven‚ will investing in information technology bring the PRA closer to its vision? We believe that
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hear on the news that someone was killed due to an elderly driver not looking before turning or pulling out in front of someone else. This has happened to Jessica once when she and her friend was driving down this road. Thank goodness everyone in the accident didn’t suffer any injuries. Elderly drivers should be retested for numerous of reasons. One reason is when people get older their vision starts to deteriorate. Another reason as to why elderly drivers should get retested behind the wheel is because
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