...so comments in those areas should be ignored. Please see the other helpful writing resources in the Tutorials and Guides section of the Center for Writing Excellence. Thank you for using WritePoint. Vulnerable Paper [This title could be more inspiring. Labeling it a "paper" or an "essay" is redundant (what else could it be?), and only a few words as a title are not very explanatory (or intriguing to the reader). An ideal title has between six and a dozen words ] -Part ll Legy George HCS/531 May 7, 12 Doris Chimera Vulnerable Population- Part ll Most [Make sure paragraph indentation is five to seven spaces or one tab stop] elderly persons (64 percent [Use the symbol with numerals--64%] ) live in families with modest incomes (150 to 299 percent [Use %] of the poverty level) or moderate to high incomes (300 percent [Use %] of the poverty level or above). However, over ["Over" is used to describe something physically above...
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...Being a nursing home administrator with in a nursing home, excellent communication is a necessity. Communication is how care providers determine the quality of care that is given and needed for the patients. By being a nursing home administrator, it is my job to make sure that the HIPPA rules and regulations are being used by all employees. By making sure that HIPPA rules and regulations are being upheld, the nursing home is providing quality care to the patients. When a change happens at a nursing home there can be confusion and conflict with everyone involved. While following the chain of command can be long and even boring, it is needed to keep the communication process smooth and effective. The chain of command does help reduce the risk of a communication breakdown. If a communication breakdown is developed it can cause commotion in any health care facility which could jeopardize everyone involved. With being the nursing home administrator, the first job that I would need to do is have a full understanding of the new policies and procedures. I would need to know how the policies and procedures were put into place and how exactly this will affect the patient’s in the nursing home. In order to do this I would want to speak with the board members so my concerns could be addressed. In order to address these issues I could meet with the board members face to face, use social media, or by electronic communication. There are advantages to having traditional face to face meetings...
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...The elderly population is a growing concern in the healthcare field. According to the US Census Bureau (2011), the elderly encompassed 13% of the population in the United States. The elderly population also grew at a faster rate than any other age group in the United States (US Census Bureau, 2011). The same can be said for Arizona, where are elderly make up 13% of the state population, matching the national average (R&R Partners, 2005). Of this number 39.7% have been classified with a disability. This number is expected to continue to grow as the older population continues choosing warmer climates for retirement. In Pima County our elderly population entails 14.2% of the population, which is greater than the national average. By 2015 Pima county’s elderly population is expected to reach a concerning 185,087 (R&R Partners, 2005). A vulnerable person is characterized by being open and potentially exposed to harm, and a person’s vulnerability status can change due to health, finances or social position Dyer, Franzini, Watson …Pickens, 2008). This is concerning to the health community because of the vulnerabilities the elderly face. A large number of this population will experience changes in hearing, sight speech and mobility which may lead to isolation from the community and depression. Many could experience memory loss or develop dementia causing difficulty in caring for themselves requiring them to seek assisted living facilities or in home care providers. They have a variety...
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...For any robotic system, the goal is to benefit humans through convenience. The robotic lawn mower will cut down on human physical labor and save time. It will focus on two possible target segments including elderly people and homeowners with lawns in very hot climates. Since there is no variability in the product and aims at multiple target segments, the targeting strategy will be a concentrated marketing approach. As the company of the product grows and competitors start to rise, it may shift to a differentiated marketing approach. For now, the product aims at two critical target segments. But later on, this product may appeal to other segments. For example, wealthy individuals with greater disposable income who are not necessarily living in hot climates or elderly may still want to purchase the product. Therefore, we will have to develop different markets for several segments. In total, segments may include: wealthy households with big homes that have large lawns, elderly people who have physical disabilities, homeowners living in hot climates, and businesses that operate large amounts of fields of land. The targeting strategy must takes in to consideration the demographics, age and life-cycles, income, benefits, and psychographics. The product line will also need to eventually diversify at different costs. Some homeowners and businesses have larger lawns compared to others. Therefore, a bigger robotic machine will be required. People may also want to spend more money in return...
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...Communication in a Nursing Home Late in life, elderly adults begin to experience changes in their communications skills. Physical disability often means they must move to the nursing home, too. Part of the onset of disability is the deterioration of hearing and vision. Therefore, it becomes necessary for nursing home staff and visitors to learn to communicate compassionately and effectively with elderly and disabled residents. Some elderly adults may not have exercised communication skills recently due to diminished contact with relatives, friends, community activities, and the working world. Furthermore, age-associated disability and their treatments - i.e. medications - can seriously limit communication skills among the elderly and disabled. Whether minor or serious, these changes in basic communication skills pose a potential obstacle for optimal relationships with nursing home providers. If compassion and understanding are not applied by the nursing home community, then the opportunity to maintain the elder's self-esteem and satisfying communication decline. Tips for Good Communication in the Nursing Home The following recommendations will improve communication with the elderly, disabled and hearing impaired; not only in the nursing home, but in any setting: Body language is very important. Try to position yourself at eye level with a cheerful countenance. If the elderly resident is upset or confused, try to respond to the emotion that you see. Let them see...
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...Late in life, elderly adults begin to experience changes in their communications skills. Physical disability often means they must move to the nursing home, too. Part of the onset of disability is the deterioration of hearing and vision. Therefore, it becomes necessary for nursing home staff and visitors to learn to communicate compassionately and effectively with elderly and disabled residents. Some elderly adults may not have exercised communication skills recently due to diminished contact with relatives, friends, community activities, and the working world. Furthermore, age-associated disability and their treatments - i.e. medications - can seriously limit communication skills among the elderly and disabled. Whether minor or serious, these changes in basic communication skills pose a potential obstacle for optimal relationships with nursing home providers. If compassion and understanding are not applied by the nursing home community, then the opportunity to maintain the elder's self-esteem and satisfying communication decline. Tips for Good Communication in the Nursing Home The following recommendations will improve communication with the elderly, disabled and hearing impaired; not only in the nursing home, but in any setting: Body language is very important. Try to position yourself at eye level with a cheerful countenance. If the elderly resident is upset or confused, try to respond to the emotion that you see. Let them see in your eyes and hear it in your voice...
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...some people really caring about paying for someone else’s healthcare or cash assistance if they can pay for it themselves. Some people are more empathetic of those that cannot afford healthcare for their loved ones, and choose to not mind helping those in need. In the United States, our health care that we receive truly costs a lot more than other countries around us. Elderly citizens typically need more medical care, and the cost of needed medical care can get to the point that some might need to choose between buying food or filling prescriptions that they need. Most elderly citizens are surrounded by families that do their best to help out, but sometimes find it hard enough having to handle the burden of cost for themselves as well as their children let alone having to pay for medical costs for their loved ones. When your loved ones cannot afford commercial healthcare or don’t still have it form a job that they retired from, they have to sign up for Medicare or for Medicaid if they are poor and or disabled. As much as most families feels that its right to provide support and help the quality of life of elderly citizens, it should not be their sole responsibility. Our senior citizens include many people that have dedicated a lot of their time to our workforce in America. I feel that they have a right to access the right care that they need and are...
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...emergency rooms to get their health care needs. In smaller rural areas the wait is usually shorter than that of a larger urban hospital (Hellmich 2008). The demographics of the aging population is changing. In the year 2009 persons 65 years old or older were numbered at 39.6 million. They represent 12.9% of the U.S. population. In 2007 people over the age of 65 had an average life expectancy of an additional 18.6 years. Also the mortality rate decreased. The baby boomers will reach the age of 65 between the years of 2010 and 2030 (“Admistration of aging”, 2011). By the year 2030 28% of the American economy will be spent on healthcare. Seniors will likely live outside of Urban areas and change their living arrangements. Seniors are finding themselves living alone and are more dependent on formal and informal support of care. The aging population has become a huge influence of health care costs. As the older population live longer they are likely to spend most of their savings and assets to afford their medical needs (“Finger Lakes Health Systems”, 2004). The health industry will continue to grow as the baby boomers reach the age of 65...
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...facility goes through a screening process to find the most qualified staff that will provide quality assistance for the clients. There are professional caregivers who will come to the individuals’ house and help them with everything from bathing to cooking and stay for a few hours a day. The caregivers are available 24 hours a day. From child care to elder care there are trustworthy and reliable caregivers to be there when others such as family members cannot due to busy work schedules. There are numerous aspects of specialties on hand such as nannies, disabled, senior care. The services provided by Freedom Home Care are Senior Care, Child Care, Nursing, Ashby Memory Method, and Link to Life. Senior care has providers that assist the elderly with everyday activities. Child Care provides part-time and full-time nannies to care for infants and young children. They do meal preparation and homework for...
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...Services For many generations, care of the elderly has continually been the responsibility of various family members. The elderly individual needing care would generally stay in the home of their children or other relatives until their death like some still do today. In various cultures such as that of the Chinese and Japanese, their traditions dictate that caring for the elderly whether it be a parent or an uncle or aunt is a matter of honor and a way to show respect to their elderly. In some countries, especially impoverished ones, the care of the elderly continues to fall on the family because they have no financial means to seek other methods of care or no services are available where they live. Fortunately for those who live in countries such as the U.S., Europe and Australia, there are many services available to aid in the care of the elderly which gives family members other options and assistance as needed. Caring for the elderly consists of many different factors and can at times be impossible for those wanting to provide care for their loved ones at home. Financial factors and health factors are two of the most significant issues that determine how the elderly are cared for. Other factors hinge on whether or not the family member providing care has space in their own home, is able to arrange their schedule to provide that care, or already their own health issues that would prevent them from providing care to an elderly family member. Due to those circumstances, the...
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...minimum-wage and overtime pays to nearly two million workers in the home health-care industry that will take effect January 1, 2015. In an industry that is known for working lengthy hours to satisfy the needs of our elderly population, this is finally a step in the right direction. In this country, home health-care has been lumped into the same category as teenage babysitters when it comes to how much they make and before this movement for overtime rates, these workers could work more than 40 hours a week and never qualify to get paid time-and-a-half for their extra hours. According to the president of the Service Employees, Mary Kay Henry, “The Obama administration has made good on its promise” to extend wage and overtime benefits to health care work; this is a promise that seems to be very much overdue in the United States. Caring for the elderly and making it possible for them to stay in their homes as long as they are able should be more of a priority in this country; however, to be able to do this we need to have an adequate amount of staff to be able to accomplish this. Not only do we need ample staff members, we need these people to be properly trained. I feel it is a shame that we are attaching such a low price tag on the people that are taking care of our elderly and aging population. Labor Secretary Tom Perez is in complete approval with this bill, stating that it is wrong and unfair that these workers have been excluded for nearly 40 years because of an exemption in the...
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...care. However, these two jobs have very significant differences with the individuals being taken care of and the job description of each job. One difference between babysitting and home health involves the individuals being catered for. While there is no particular name use to address kids on the babysitting job, but the use of their names, people taken care of at a home health care job are referred to as clients. Usually, babysitting involves caring for children who are mostly between zero and 13 years of age, while, home health care mostly involves people within any age limit but most often, they are older adults who are trying to recover from and illness and cannot do for themselves the things they usually did while they were healthy. At my babysitting job, I had to take care of three children aged 5, 7, and 9 while their parents were out or away from home, but all the home health cases I have dealt with, involved people over 50 years of age. Usually, kids love to...
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...Chesney, 2012). There are many vulnerable populations and this paper will concentrate on the elderly. According to Walsh (2009), the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), states the elderly are considered anyone 65 years old or older. With the increased lifespan of elderly, there have become new demographics of young old (65-74), old (75-84), and oldest old (85 & over), and the frail old (anyone over 65 with physical or cognitive disabilities). The US census bureau estimated in 2011, the population of elderly persons 65 and over living in the U.S. to be 311,501,917. Between 2000 and 2010, the population 65 and over grew at a faster rate than any other population in the United States, 15.1% compared to 9.7% of the rest of the US population. Thirteen percent of the population is elderly; 55.2% are married, 32% live with family members, 51.7% are female, 48.3% are male, 60% are white, 17% are black, 18% are Hispanic, and 5% are other races. Education wise, 10.9% have less than a 9th grade , 10.3% have attended between 9th and 12th grade but did not receive a diploma, 36.4% are high school graduates, 20.6% have some college, and 22.5% have Bachelor’s degree or greater. It is estimated that elderly between the ages of 65-84 are doubling as the baby boomers age, with 85 and over being the fastest growing group due to elderly people living longer (US Census Bureau, 2012). As one ages, there are often cognitive changes and physical disabilities, especially with vision and...
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...Phoenix 7 The aging population continues to grown as the baby boomers reach retirement age and this affects the healthcare industry tremendously. The need for specialists, more testing, medications, and skilled healthcare is rising along with this population. This causes the cost of healthcare to increase as well as the demand on healthcare workers. This summary will discuss how the aging population affects the area in which I live including: healthcare related challenges, the impact on the healthcare market, marketing needs and services needed by this population, and how these challenges can be addressed. Healthcare in Ohio is being impacted by the aging population. According to Strunk, Ginsburg & Banker (2006), “ As a result of the baby-boom generation—the leading edge of which is now turning age sixty—the proportion of the U.S population older than age sixty-five is projected to grow from 12.4 percent in 2005 to 14.5 percent in 2015 and 18.2 percent in 2025. Although the aging of the baby-boom generation is a key factor in the aging of the population as a whole, increasing life expectancy is also important” (para. 2). To be more specific the aging population in Ohio is expected to go from 13 percent to 20 percent over the next thirty years (ohio.gov, 2010). The increased amount of people that are age 65 and older will lead to increased healthcare costs. A person's life expectancy is longer and that also increases the incidents...
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... Elder Abuse Elder abuse is a very serious issue in America today. The baby boomer generation has hit their elder years and drastically changed the numbers for this age group. Because the number has gone up so quickly we have limited people willing to take care of the elderly. The cost for care has gone up also, making more families opt to keep their loved ones at home instead of sending them to the nursing homes. The fear of elder abuse is higher now because of the cost rise in elder care. Nursing homes are being frowned upon because they do not have enough staff to properly take care of the patients they have. This presents a big problem for society because either choice, nursing homes or in home care can have a negative outcome for our elderly. Abuse is happening more often because we were not prepared in advance to take care of this jump in patients. This paper will look at this issue from a utilitarianism point of view as well as an emotivism point of view. From a utilitarianism point of view the best way to fix this problem would be for more people to pay attention to the elderly. Everyone working together to fix this issue would be the best route. Leaving it to only a few people is not going to work. Laws have been passed and yet we still have elder abuse going on. For the elderly that are being taken care of in their homes there should be more than one family member taking care of the person when at all possible. Each family member could take turns...
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