Graded Unit Planning Stage Kirsty Lafferty I am currently on placement at the Fred Paton Day Care Centre which is a Centre for elderly service users. My role in the facility is to provide support / assistance when required and to help engage service users in activities that are provided by the staff within the organisation. At present I am working with a 62 year old male who has recently suffered from a bad stroke and another recent mini stroke which
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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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Role opportunities for nurses in Community Care in elderly Community nurses focus on • Health promotion • Disease prevention • Wellness (Westley & Fletcher‚ 2004 cited in Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2004). To achieve these goals‚ nurses are involved in • Client and community education • Counselling • Advocacy • Care management (Westley & Fletcher‚ 2004 cited in Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2004). Health promotion: Community nurses may inform health promotion strategies according to individual
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8 Ways to Combat Elderly Depression (#6 Will Surprise You) Depression among the elderly is not uncommon. In fact‚ WebMD states that late-life depression affects about six million Americans age 65 and older. But only 10% receive treatment for depression. One of the core problems with elderly depression is the illness goes untreated because depression symptoms manifest differently for the elderly. Anxiety and depression is often confused with other symptoms. This stems from medications and illness
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hearing problem and could not communicate in the first languageproperly‚ so the non-verbal communication plays a role. Caris-Verhallen et al (1999‚ p.809) state that the non-verbal communication becomes important whencommunicating with the elderly people who develop a hearing problem. Hollman et al (2005‚ p31) suggests some effective ways to maximize the communication 5 with hearing impairment people such as always gains the person’s attentionbefore speaking‚ visible
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1 A study on the Social activeness and Death anxiety among the elderly *S. Thenndral *Hannah Paul Abstract: The world health organisation recognises anyone above the age of 60 as elderly‚ the phase after which is termed as ‘late adulthood’. This period is marked by characteristic physical‚ cognitive and psychosocial changes‚ social activeness being one such area in which the change is clearly visible.(Papalia‚ D.E.‚ 2008) The indulgence of oneself in social activities like attending
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Many adults have elderly parents who could benefit from living in a retirement home. However‚ it’s hard to decide to send an elderly parent to a retirement home because there are several other care options available. Furthermore‚ this decision can be made more challenging because most retirement homes have several pros and cons that should be fully considered beforehand. Here is a brief look at some of the most important pros and cons to consider before finding an elderly parent the right retirement
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Title: Should The Elderly receive free bus rides? Specific Purpose: To persuade to the public in letting senior citizens have free bus rides. Thesis Statement: Don’t you think elderly people deserve free public transportation? Introduction/Attention Grabber: We frequently hear discussions regarding society not taking good enough care of the Elderly. Based on what I saw in the seniors and their struggles‚ I think that providing them with free public transportation would be a good place to
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Shut-In and Shut-Out of Society: The Vulnerable Elderly Population James Estes Excelsior College Abstract Increasing concern over the impact of health problems associated with the elderly shut-in population has fostered the attention of communities and public health professionals across the country. However‚ despite the attempts of local and state services‚ many members of this group are being overlooked and basically forgotten. The objective of this project
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Elderly care between the United States and Japan The difference between Japan and the United States and the care of the elderly is like night and day. The customs between the two cultures are separated by the differences in the respect for the elderly‚ what is considered acceptable care and how care is provided. These are just the surface of the cultural differences and the basics of elder care should be considered. This is only for care of a fairly healthy person that has just gotten older and
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