Long-term care includes nursing home facilities as well as home care agencies and assisted living facilities. Who uses long-term care services? Why do they use them? Mainly the elderly (considered age 65 or older) population uses long-term care services; however‚ there are those who are younger and mainly physically or mentally handicapped. However‚ those who use long-term care services are those who require additional assistance or recovery time. Examples of some situations in which an individual
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In this article by Barrett & Soltys (2002) if gives examples of the different types of cases that Geriatric social workers has to deal with on a daily basis. Their multiple roles range from being a coordinator within the clinic settings for both inpatient and outpatients and displaying the role as the patient advocacy. It discusses the different treatment processes that social workers are a part of in order to help the person return back to their meaningful life. Since the duration of medical stay
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What Are the Duties of a Geriatric Nurse? A geriatric nurse is a registered nurse who specializes in the care of elderly people. Geriatric nurses must have the same educational background as registered nurses‚ including a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Duties of a geriatric nurse‚ however‚ differ from other fields of nursing due to the unique problems that can arise in elderly patients. Work Sites 1. Geriatric nurses work in facilities like hospitals and clinics
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Description Within my college course iam doing my placement in an elderly care home. The unit I’m in tends to be more frail elderly clients. Due to the data protection act 1998 I will be changing names of the clients nursing staff and location to safeguard their confidentially. It is also complies with the NMC 2012 “you must respect people’s right to confidentiality” (NMC2012). Within the home there is an elderly gentleman called Alec‚ Alec has osteoarthritis and uses a wheelchair his mobility
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Question 1: How should the geriatrics team handle the issue of decision making for Mr. G? An essential element of valid informed consent is sufficient cognitive and emotional capacity on the part of the person making decisions to make a claim of autonomous decision making legitimate. Legally relevant criteria for decision-making capacity include a person’s present ability to (1) communicate (indicate) any preferred choice‚ (2) understand (grasp the fundamental meaning of) the relevant information
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Nutrition for Geriatric Animals Ageing is a natural process where there animal body’s gradually loses its ability to perform at its optimum level. Although we cannot stop this natural process‚ this progression may be managed such that we are able to aid the animal maintain an acceptable level of activity and well-being during this life-stage. Genetics and environment two key factors that affect the deterioration of an animal’s health‚ however‚ the animal’s nutrition and nutritional history are also
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Several components make up a comprehensive geriatric assessment. These include looking at the client’s medical‚ psychological‚ social‚ and environmental well-being. In addition‚ with the elderly patients‚ the nurse should evaluate for an increased falls risk‚ skin integrity‚ and the ability to independently manage their ADLs (Cary & Lyder‚ 2011). Prior to the assessment‚ it would be helpful if the nurse could review past medical visits as well as note any chronic diseases and their management. The
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able to take care of ourselves there is a service that can help. This paper will give a general background behind long term care; provide a brief description of the services provided by long term care; and give the future trends of long term care. What is Long Term Care? In most cases when people become too old or sick to take care of themselves they require assistance from other people. Many times a family member is not able to care for their loved one so this is where long term care comes into
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Community Care for the Elderly provides community-based services to assist seniors aged 60 and older. Case Management is a method used by professionals who work with elders in need of services. They work with the elder and their families to evaluate needs‚ develop a plan of care and coordinate services to maintain the elder’s well-being. You can look in the Yellow Pages or in the Community Directory section of the telephone book for local resources that provide services to elders‚ those with certain
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on families who try to care for their loved ones in their homes‚ lose sleep‚ jobs‚ relationships and time with their own children. The lose of productivity and monies is also astronomical. This informal type of care for the elderly is how the majority of the needs for the older generation are provided. The US-based National Alliance for Care giving offers much higher estimates. By their calculations‚ American family caregivers provide $257 billion in free care annually. Compare this
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