A nursing home is a long term facility in which it provides healthcare to those who are in need of constant supervision and personal care services such as eating and personal hygiene (Canadian Nurses Association‚ 2008). When designing a nursing home‚ certain conditions are obligatory to be met. The facility will be addressing patients of the age of sixty-five and older with a physical disability or a mental disability‚ or both‚ with varying degrees of decline. One must take into consideration the
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Elder Care: A Need for Learned Gerontology Skills for Informal & Direct Care In-Home Health Aides. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Cynthia K. Magelitz: Introduction to the US Healthcare System Shepherd University MBA Studies: Health Concentration 11/20/2013 Elder Care: a Need for Learned Gerontology Skills for Informal & Direct Care In-Home Health Aides. I. Late Adulthood Years A. Gerontology B. Working With the Aging C. A Growing
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Interview Paper My grandfather recently passed away 6 months ago. So I have personally witnessed my grandmother go through the grieving process as well as deal with her own sickness. Unfortunately my grandmother will have to enter a nursing home because my mother can no longer tend to her needs. This is a difficult time for my family because my grandmother doesn’t want to go into a nursing home‚ but she requires 24/7 care. For my interview I chose the neighbors mother who’s situation‚ age
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Comprehensive Scholarly Paper Gerontology is the scientific study of old age‚ the process of aging‚ and the particular problems of old people. With maturation the elderly suffer from age-related changes that effect their overall health and day to day living. Even those these changes provide limitations that can be lived with‚ these changes can also exacerbate many medical conditions. The elderly client I decided to evaluate‚ H.J.is a 76 year old african american female‚ that has a past medical
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time‚ I worked up at Portland VA Medical Center on a neurology general medicine floor. It was through my experience working in geriatrics‚ I found my passion or more that my passion found me. My passion is Gerontology‚ a vastly growing field remaining undiscovered. My inquiry into Gerontology is what drove me to Marylhurst University. It is at Marylhurst‚ where I found my calling. The Human Studies program offered a scholarship of integrated
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I would like to work with Dr. Fulks‚ because of the research he has done with regards to gerontology and Alzheimer’s disease. This interests me because now that I am taking an introductory course‚ I see that gerontology would be something I see myself pursuing when I graduate from Barton. I would like to do research with Gerontology because older people interest me and I feel that I will be able to help care for and connect with them. In addition to my passion for helping older individuals‚ my grandfather
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full-time and enrolled half-time in the Masters of Arts online program at USC’s Davis School of Gerontology‚ I am a goal-oriented person. This orientation drives me to achieve any goal I set through persistence and commitment. Although I have balanced work‚ school‚ single parenting with grace‚ I continue to remain motivated. The goals I have set for myself are twofold. First obtain a Masters of Arts in Gerontology; the elder generation impacts our future one‚ and it’s crucial that we care for our elderly
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Evidence Based Practice for Quality Improvement In today’s society‚ the number of aging people are steadily increasing‚ leading to longer lives with advances in medicine and technology. Gerontology is the study of the physical‚ social‚ psychological‚ and cognitive characteristics of aging (Tabloski‚ 2014). These studies bring forth valuable information of the geriatric population to enhance quality of life. The purpose of this paper is to discuss challenges related to age‚ provide literature on
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Age Simulation Reaction I often times sit back and think of myself as elder later on in life. So many thoughts come to mind about my physical appearance; not so many thoughts in regards to my own mindset or the mindset of others that surround me‚ both seniors and young people. I have never been a person to care how others feel about me‚ but this one day in particular when I was put in the shoes of an elderly person my world was turned upside down by the words‚ looks‚ and thoughts of others. Going
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Educator Role Plan University of Phoenix Role of the Health Care/Nursing Educator HSN/548 Debra Peterson‚ PhD Educator Role Plan Envisioning my future and creating my personal strategic plan addressing my professional development needs for my career is imperative as I face changes in my career post-graduation. Realizing my strengths and weaknesses will allow for development in the areas of need. Faculty educators may perform different roles such as advisors and mentors. A strategic plan
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