What is elder abuse? Elder abuse is a single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action‚ occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust‚ which causes harm or distress to an older person. (Wikipedia.org) Elder abuse is occurring more than it is acknowledged. The human life span is growing. People are living longer. People are reaching 85 and older and therefore they require more services. Elder adults go through many changes as they age causing them to rely on people
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Elder Abuse The National Center on Elder Abuse described elder abuse as being usually intentional and involving any form of mistreatment that can result in physical pain‚ injury‚ or psychological suffering. These behaviors include acts of violence such as striking‚ hitting‚ slapping‚ beating‚ bruising‚ or restraining. It also involves force-feeding‚ inappropriate administration of medication and depriving of essential needs such as medical care‚ food and water. Elder abuse also involves emotional
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Susanna and the Elders On my trip to the Norton Simon Museum‚ a painting labeled Susanna and the Elders‚ Flemish women Jan Massys‚ really stood out to me. The specifications of this oil on canvas work of art are 42 x 77-1/2 in. (106.7 x 196.9 cm). The painting was made in 1564‚ during the Renaissance‚ and portrays an example of the religious tension of that time and reflects the era after the start of the Reformation. My first thought when gazing upon Susanna and the Elders bad things are about
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Sarah Elder Visit #1 Today is September 18‚ 2011. It is Sunday around 8am and I decided to spend my morning visiting a lady named Patricia. I met Patricia one day when my husband was doing some renovation on a friend’s house. She came over to ask for help‚ ever since then we have kept in contact with her. According to Hooyman and Kiyak‚ “Chronological aging is the definition of aging based on a person’s years lived from birth” (p.4. 2011). Patricia’s chronological age is 72. She has been living
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Elder abuse is something that sadly occurs more often than most of us seem to think it happen. I think this is because there has been such little studies and research done on this kind of abuse. The research we do have is relatively new‚ only since the late 1980s has it been a topic of research. Elder abuse‚ like other abuse‚ can be physical‚ verbal aggression‚ emotional abuse‚ and neglect. Financial exploitation is also an abuse many elders face. The most surprisingly thing that I read through
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older population in Ireland is increasing and this has brought about many social challenges. The most disturbing being that of elder abuse. Although elder abuse has always existed in society‚ it is only in the past 30 years or so that is has been recognised as a problem that requires committed action. The first reported case of elder abuse in Ireland was in 1987. Elder abuse is the abuse of someone aged 65 or over and it occurs within a relationship where there is an expectation of trust. It is
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“Thoughts in the Middle of the Night” by Paul Kelly is about insomnia and the restlessness of one’s mind. The poem conveys the frustrations of the speaker about being unable to find peace and rest. The idea of futility is also tackled in the poem as nothing is changed by the end of the poem. The poet makes use of imagery of the haunting “greenish glow of the bedside clock radio”‚ which sticks out in the darkness. The reader can visualize an image of a person tossing and turning and completely unable
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universe is expanding - two major sources of evidence 4. Hubble’s Law 5. What is a light year and why do we use it to measure distance in the universe? 6. What are 3 major processes that formed the solar system and planets? 7. What is most abundant element in solar nebulae? 8. What are inner and outer planets comprised of – general terms only. 9. Two major sources of water for formation of the ocean 10. What were 3 steps in formation of atmosphere and ocean on earth? 11. How did our Moon form?
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Second Thoughts on Secondary Education “The answers for all our national problems come down to a single word. That word is education.” - Lyndon B. Johnson The Educational system in America has been subject to many reforms in the past century‚ and despite many theories; none have been successful in creating a world-class public school system that America needs to stay on the leading edge of advancement. A mixture of low standards‚ a transition to equity‚ and lack of discipline has led to the
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HSC 2007 1.1 Explain how individuals can benefit from being as independent as possible in the tasks of daily living? Independence gives someone a feeling of control over their life‚ People feel more comfortable‚ safe and reassured when they can do things for themselves and this also helps to uphold their self esteem and well being Individuals can benefit from being as independent as possible in the tasks of daily living as it depicts that people having the same level of choice‚ control and freedom
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