quote‚ spoken by Mother Teresa‚ describes why I aspire to be a nurse. The technology and medicine we have in the world today is extremely advanced. However‚ this advanced technology and medicine would be worthless without the compassion and quality care given by trained nurses. I remember when my mom got the phone call that my grandfather had stopped breathing and that he only had a few hours to live. My grandparents live in Florida‚ however; they were driving to New York for a wedding. After they
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Old Age Homes/ Day Care Centres/ Elder Residential Complexes For many older people who don’t have a roof over their heads or a place to call their own‚ HelpAge-supported old age homes & day care centres are safe havens where they can live their lives with dignity and interact with their peers. A rising trend is being noticed among the urban elderly also‚ who move out of their homes and into habitats especially catering to their needs‚ in order to spend their later years in comfort. HelpAge
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good support system can counter loneliness and goes a long way toward dispelling feelings of isolation(Senior resource). Death or the fear of death is something all elderly go through. How am I going to die? Will I die in my sleep? Who will take care of my loved ones‚ my animals? These are some questions which the elderly will ask themselves. Compared with middle-age adults‚ elders focus more on practical matters of how and when death might happen (Berk‚ 2004). As the elderly ages‚ one is able
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had prostatitis‚ I went with him to hospital where he was taken to the geriatrics ward. This experience provided me with a valuable insight into care of the elderly at a professional level. From this experience‚ I discovered that a career in medicine could be very rewarding. Being a naturally compassionate person‚ I take great pleasure in serving my local community. I participated in an NHS scheme to provide free health-care and advice to the elderly in my area. Living in such a diverse community
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health system or going to residential aged care of elderly in Australia. Especially‚ it deals with the issue of increasing ageing population in Australia includes statistical information highlighting some causes and telltales. The context presented is economic and social. It also looks at the effects that increasing of the ageing population has on society‚ the individual and the Australian economy. Australia is one of the most advantaged aged care systems in the world. The increasing numbers
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In India‚ the elderly account for 7% of the total population‚ of which two-thirds live in villages and nearly half of them in poor conditions. [2] Urbanisation‚ nuclearisation of family‚ migration‚ and dual career [3] families are making care of the elderly more and more of a personal and social problem in India. The elderly experience changes in different aspects of their lives Health problems of the elderly All the respondents had health problems‚ the most common being hypertension‚ osteoarthritis
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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN CARE HOMES TREATING PEOPLE WITH DIMENTIA IN UK Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 PHYSICAL ABUSE 3 MENTAL ABUSE 4 TIME MANAGEMENT 5 LACK OF SUPPORTIVE STAFFS 6 UNORGANISED HOMES OR MISMANAGED ONES 6 LACK OF MEDICAL ATTENTION 7 UNSUFFICIENT CAPITAL OR FUNDS 8 PROBLEMS FACING BY CARE WORKERS 9 RECOMMENDATION 10 CONCLUSION 11 REFERENCE 12 INTRODUCTION Now we are living in a ageing society. In 2001 the average age
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Geriatric Project Patient L.G. is a 92 year old black female‚ born and raised in Augusta GA. L.G. is the oldest of 6 children and has an 8th grade education. She had to leave school at an early age to help her parents who were “Field Hands” with her young siblings. L.G. spent most of her youth picking cotton alongside her parents and tending to her younger brothers and sisters and was unable to complete her education. L.G. was a very quick learner and very good with her hands. She always envisioned
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Long-Term Care Facility Study Team B HCS/437 January 19‚ 2014 Rick Johnson Long-Term Care Facility Study La Costa Glen Carlsbad La Costa Glen is a retirement community that is also a continuing life community. Seniors can join the community as active adults and live independently knowing that if and when the time comes where they may need further assistance of even skilled nursing care they can remain in the same community. It is comforting to know that you can remain with friends close by‚ able
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