your home. While this may work out for some‚ there are several cases where the lives of these elderly are in danger. Today‚ I’d like to speak about the dangers of assisted living and elderly abuse cases. There are about 750‚000 cases of abuse in later life and neglect reported each year by city officials. The unfortunate
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Hiring the Elderly: an Ethical Dilemma Abstract The purpose of this report is to examine the topic of hiring the elderly in Latvia from a business ethics point of view. Since there are several tendencies‚ like ageing population‚ lack of labour-force‚ a shift towards western values and standards of company conduct‚ etc.‚ that are observable in Latvia‚ the authors believe this complex issue to be of significant importance and controversy. While putting forward the principle-based
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MSW Outpatient Case Managers working with Medicare patients Topic: The Elderly‚ Secondary Prevention and Screenings for a Vulnerable Population Epidemiological Rationale for Topic (statistics related to topic): According to U.S. Census statistics‚ as of 2007‚ there were 70.6 million adults in the U.S. over age 55 with individuals over age 65 expected to exceed 80 billion by 2030. Many issues affect whether or not an elderly person will obtain preventive screenings‚ especially secondary screenings
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Elderly victims are twice as likely to suffer serious physical injury and to require hospitalization as any other age group. Furthermore‚ the physiological process of aging brings with it a decreasing ability to heal after injury-both physically and mentally. Thus‚ elderly victims may never fully recover from the trauma of their victimization." (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/firstrep/2001/eldvic
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why elders who experience chronic pain often turn to medications‚ especially opiates‚ for relief (Royal College of Psychiatrists). One of the most prominent reasons for opiate drug abuse amongst elders is due to retirement where a majority of the elderly population transition from facing busy work schedules to empty agendas (Addiction Center). Other triggers are essentially caused by emotional distress which include death of a close family member‚ financial hardships‚ insomnia‚ and or family issues
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Name Last Name 1 Professor’s Name ENC 1101 February 16‚ 2013 Mental Illness in the Elderly Patients Perceiving both a healthy emotional and well-being mental state are as essential in older age as at any other time of life. As one ages 60 or over‚ one tends to have got the likelihood of having dementia or mental impairment because of underlying disorders and diseases or due to the influence of drugs and alcohol; although it’s not a part of aging. Dementia is not a single disease in itself
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for her. Secondly‚ she is afraid to be neglected and mistreated. Many times she asked herself‚ will I be happy? Will I be alone or surrounded with happy people? Will I be cared? I also shared with Ms. Brown about different topics concerning elderly‚ in particular‚ Ageism‚ social network‚ Caregiving. I countries like ‚ Mexico‚ where grandparents form a constituent part in a family‚ the United States has seen a major shift away from this reality. On my second interview with Ms. Brown‚ I decided
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In this journal‚ five RNs use the nursing process to put together a care plan for an elderly patient. Pedro Ruymán Brito-Brito‚ Cristina Oter-Quintana‚ Ángel Martín-García‚ Mª Teresa Alcolea-Cosín‚ Susana Martín-Iglesias and Domingo Ángel Fernández-Gutiérrez are the RNs who have developed a care plan for Mr. A who has “urinary incontinence” and has developed “social interaction problems” after his “prostatectomy”. Mr. A is a retired 75 year old man who has developed a urine leakage problem due to
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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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