per hour worked. In addition to aging workers‚ single parents‚ individuals with health problems and two career couples may also find the flexibility of gig work appealing. The new gig economy opens up opportunities for individuals who previously would have had little hope of a real career with a middle class or better income. On the employer’s side‚ compared to the traditional hiring practice‚ candidate sourcing is far faster than the traditional hiring process. Not only is there less overhead
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Aging Population Effects on Health Care Health care is a fast evolving field with advancements of technology and treatment options growing every day. The delivery of care has grown and often shifts direction over the years to accommodate changing population demographics and needs of patients. Many factors play a part in the role of health care and medical treatment‚ one of those factors being population demographic changes. When the demographics of a population change it can cause adverse effects
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In the article “The Aging Physician Workforce: A Demographic Dilemma” by Merritt Hawkins‚ it introduces the current status of aging issues in American society‚ the relationship between the aging and healthcare industry‚ and the aging physician workforce. The percentage of older adults (older than sixty-five years old) in the U.S. keeps growing and as more people become to older adults‚ there are more needs for the public to visit healthcare more often because of their chronic conditions. At the same
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of Quantitative Research Successful Aging for the Geriatric Population GizetteKhamphong Washington Adventist University NURS 370 Cheryl Robertson MSN CRNP-A December 16‚ 2013 Successful Aging for the Geriatric Population This review will compare and contrast two related nursing research papers: a cross-sectional descriptive quantitative study by Kozar-Westman et al.(2013)‚ which examined the suitability of using the Successful Aging Inventory (SAI) to assess and describe
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NMIH306 The Challenges of Ageing 3463205 Michelle James Assignment (Essay) 40% The ageing of the world’s population is a global phenomenon increasing the demand for adequate health care services available to older people. It continues to challenge those who plan and manage the services for older people and even more importantly those who deliver the professional and clinical care within the system such as Nurses. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009) predicted that the number of
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The area I worked in was the aging department‚ which has its own roles and duties they provide to the community. The Area Agency on Aging are a part of a National Network on Aging under the direction of the U.S. Administration on Aging and under the supervision of the Kentucky Department for Aging & Independent Living. An Area Agency on Aging objectives are that they hold the responsibility of implementing the Older Americans Act of 1965
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RUNNING HEAD: ACTIVITY THEORY Activity Theory of Aging Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus Jennifer L. Bifulco Throughout this semester we have come across many psychological and social theories. From Vaillant’s aging well‚ to Erikson’s life stages‚ to Leont’ev’s activity theory‚ there is a lot to learn and to understand. For the purpose of this paper‚ I am going to focus on the Activity Theory of aging. After some thorough research on this topic I was able to come up with some great
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Demographic Paper Demographic Paper: The Aging Population’s Health By: Geneva D. Byrd HCS/490 Instructor: Angela Neale October 3‚ 2011 Since entering into the new millennium‚ The United States has been challenged with the meeting of many demands of our aging population. The increasing of health costs‚ financing and delivery of healthcare for the older population‚ and the worries about health care quality is a serious challenge for health care‚ in current demographic trends. Health care
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the needs of other speakers also develops. The cognitive ability to solve problems that are routine or more complex is encountered on a daily basis‚ but age does have an effect on this cognitive ability. Attention or the ability to monitor or process information is another cognitive ability used daily. Each of the cognitive abilities can be altered by variables including age‚ mental health‚ and physical health as well as other variables. Language According to Robinson-Riegler and Robinson-Riegler
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As the United States continues to become an aging society it will continue to expand and grow by the incoming year to come. I believe that this will make a significant difference on my life as an adult mainly because of the future I plan to have. For instance‚ Job wise is important in this society to maintain a social class and position’s that have a value‚ but since this happens to be growing aging society its more than likely that in my adulthood I will encounter individuals that older and have
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