Reminiscence and Life Review Group for Elderly People Shane Hyde Jane Westervelt University of Idaho Reminiscence and Life Review Group for Elderly People The population of the United States is rapidly aging‚ and as it does‚ concerns for the mental health and life satisfaction of the elderly is growing. The U.S. Census Bureau projects a 29% increase in the overall population from 2000 to 2030. In contrast‚ the number of people 65-84 is expected to grow by approximately 100%‚ and the
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Summary of clients details Name: Ms. Lewis Gender: Female Age: 66 Contact No: 01234 5678910 Next of Kin: Mrs Levenhulme Referral reason: Rheumatoid Arthritis‚ Depression & elderly Medication: Acelofenac & Nortriptyline Physiological Information Blood Pressure (seated): 122/82 mmHG Resting Heart Rate: 64 bpm Predicted VO2max: 24 ml/kg/min Present physical activity: Very low‚ essentially sedentary Patient’s statement regarding state of change: “I want to exercise‚ and
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Internet Use Habits Among the Elderly Living Alone Television Viewing and Internet Use Habits Among the Elderly Living Alone “More than 180‚000 pensioners go for a whole week without speaking to friends‚ neighbours [sic]‚ or family” claims an article from the BBC‚ published in 2000. The article further states that the number of the elderly who feel that nobody knows they exist is several times greater. With such large numbers in the UK alone‚ the isolated elderly are a continuously growing population
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social and medical costs. In the past‚ families needed to be responsibie for the elderly. However‚ in the late 20th century‚ due to the change of social environment‚ most families tried to find another way to care for their older family members. Moreover‚ previous researches have shown home care is better than nursing home care‚ thus this essay will argue that nursing home care is the most appropriate way for the elderly. It will be divided into three sections: costs‚ quality of staff and facilities
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In the days before nursing homes were under so much regulation‚ many homes used heavy medication to "manage" residents. Elders who slept most of the day‚ as well as all night‚ didn’t require as much staff time. Therefore‚ many homes considered drugging people efficient and cost containing. Anti-psychotics were frequently prescribed when people had dementia. For some‚ a light dose may have been just the right thing‚ but one medication doesn’t suit all elder issues. Gradually‚ nursing homes came
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52 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences‚ Vol. 11‚ No. 1‚ January 2004 (52-59) PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE ELDERLY IN A RURAL COMMUNITY OF SEPANG‚ SELANGOR Sherina Mohd Sidik‚ Lekhraj Rampal‚ Mustaqim Afifi Unit of Family Medicine‚ Department of Community Health‚ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia‚ 43400 Serdang‚ Selangor‚ Malaysia The prevalence of aging population is increasing not only in developed countries‚ but also in
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of Elderly Living in Old Age Home and Within Family Set-up in Jammu Aruna Dubey*‚ Seema Bhasin**‚ Neelima Gupta* and Neeraj Sharma* * P.G. Department of Home Science‚ Govt. College for Women‚ Parade‚ Jammu‚ Jammu & Kashmir‚ India ** Directorate of Distance Education‚ University of Jammu‚ Jammu & Kashmir‚ India KEYWORDS Elderly. Old Age Home. Family. Modernization. Urbanization. Life Expectancy ABSTRACT The last century has witnessed a rapid increase in the population of the elderly people
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Breast Health Education among Hispanic Elderly Women Program Analysis Name Course Date Tutor Breast Health Education among Hispanic Elderly Women Program analysis Introduction Older women are at a higher risk when it comes to developing breast cancer and dying from the disease than their younger counterparts. The use of mammograms as scanners and clinical breast examinations as the best practices for early detection of breast cancer are available to this age group‚ though they do not have
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are suitable and enough for elderly in Hong Kong? Introduction A small-scale city of China‚ Hong Kong‚ there is estimated 7‚008‚900 people by the end of Year 2008. And more than 13% of it will be the elderly. In view of the older population growing up at full pelt in Hong Kong‚ and for quickly promoting educational and economic capability‚ the demands of elderly leisure facilities and services increase every year. Nowadays the leisure topic for the elderly has been discussed mostly in
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Jason Brown English 101: Personal Narrative Essay Serptember 4‚ 2013 Honor Thy Father and Mother: An Essay Concerning the Condition of Elderly Care in the United States In the world we live in‚ we grow up and get older. It’s a sad and simple fact that we can’t be young forever. When we are growing up‚ we are cared for by our parents‚ relatives‚ and many more people. They care for us because at that point in our lives‚ we didn’t know how to take care of ourselves. As we grew older we learned
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