Disease Prevention Paper Elder Mistreatment Elder mistreatment is a widespread problem in our society that is often under-recognized by health care professionals. As a result of growing public outcry over the past 20 years‚ all states now have abuse laws that are specific to older adults; most states have mandated reporting by all health care professionals. The term "mistreatment" includes physical abuse and neglect‚ psychological abuse‚ financial exploitation and violation of rights. Poor
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March 01‚ 2011 Ethical Dilemma Debate As the population ages in America‚ the dilemma of end-of-life care becomes an important issue for the professional nurse. As reported in Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice‚ the Patient Self Determination Act (PSDA) of 1991 establishes advance directives and decision making for those when capacity to make their own health care decisions is impaired (Capezuti 2010). In light of this PDSA‚ nurses often find themselves involved in end-of-life
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE‚ MEDICINE & HEALTH SCHOOL OF NURSING‚ MIDWIFERY & INDIGENOUS HEALTH BACHELOR OF NURSING NMIH306 CHALLENGES OF AGEING Tutorial Workbook 2013 Student Copy SUBJECT COORDINATOR: VICTORIA TRAYNOR COMPILED BY: KAY CROOKES INTRODUCTION for Students This tutorial workbook has been developed to facilitate your learning activities throughout the subject NMIH306 Challenges of Ageing. Please bring this workbook with you to all classes in NMIH 306. Throughout the workbook‚ you
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have chronic illness will require assisted living residence. In fact‚ a skilled nursing facility can provide supported living requirements for particular patients. Additionally‚ long-term care‚ also known as nursing homes‚ are meant for the senior citizens who cannot take care of themselves. It provides nursing care to them all through to ensure quality life. A nursing home can be for a person who has a chronic illness‚ or who is in the terminal stage of cancer. Furthermore‚
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Long-Term Care: The Impact of the Elderly Providing accessible‚ affordable‚ and high-quality long-term care services to an aging population presents a growing challenge to long-term care providers. As the oldest members of the baby boom generation approach retirement‚ federal and state policy‚ makers are exploring policies to care for the increasing number of elderly and to finance expanding long-term care needs. Other concerns include how to provide an adequate mix of institutional care and home
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Smart home technology has proved to contribute to increased independence and safety. Two surveys has been conducted in Norway to collate experience on smart home technology as part of home care services. We found that the technology is installed in newly built residential flats‚ aiming at old residents in need of care. The findings inspired us to further investigate the implications of installing smart home technology in existing houses and flats. The paper presents the findings from all three projects
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young‚ such as taking good care of their health and satisfying most of their demands. However‚ their children forsaken them when they grew old because the kids found them useless and getting in their way. Even if their children visited them‚ the reason might be because they want to get some money from their parents and once they achieve their motive‚ they simply left in a rush. Such situation was indeed very saddening. As children‚ it is our responsibility to take good care of our parents when they
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problems‚ some are autistic‚ and many are handicapped. Nursing homes are a place where the elderly can live when their families do not have the resources or the extra time to care for them appropriately. My research is about deficiencies showing abuse and neglect in nursing homes and how facilities can improve the quality of the care they provide to the resident. I will show evidence of abuse and neglect through other studies and what I can do to help prevent it so they will be a place where the elderly
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Long-Term Health Care Lisa Lewis HCS/310 August 9‚ 2010 John Dean The Continuum of Long-Term Health Care Health care is a fascinating industry. So many types of care are included within the industry. Health care can be very broad or very specific. Health care is also comprised of different types of health care. One specific sector is long-term health care. Long-term care plays a huge role in the health care continuum. This paper will define long-term care and a continuum as
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CFP 208 A1 Nursing Challenges in Care Imagine waking up in the morning and no knowing your partner or spouse lying next to you in the bed. Imagine waking up and not knowing your own name‚ how old you are or when your birthday is. Imagine having to look at your children‚ grandchildren‚ brothers and sisters and asking who they are. Imagine seeing the one you devoted your life to and them not remembering you. Imagine going to visit them every day and every time having to explain to them who you are
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