...Literature Review: ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Elderly Care Introduction: Approximately 90% of people who take advantage of the elderly are their own family members. Elder abuse has a negative impact on the victimized elders worldwide. It is defined as intentional actions that cause harm or create a serious risk of harm (whether or not harm is intended) to a vulnerable elder by a caregiver or other person who stands in a trust relationship to the elder. This includes failure by a caregiver to satisfy the elder’s basic needs or to protect the elder from harm (Bonnie, R, & Wallace, R Eds., 2003). Although there is a lack of statistical information of elder abuse, there are sources that provide proof that elder abuse is a bigger issue than people perceive it to be. It can occur in many forms such as physical, emotional, financial and sexual abuse. In this paper, the question being investigated is “How knowledgeable are Barbadians on the effects of elder abuse?” The following literature reviews attempts to answer this question. Review of Findings: Each literature piece that has been reviewed pointed out that elder abuse is a major issue and is a topic that is given little recognition or response. According to Penny Bain and Charmaine Spencer, 2014, about 80% of abuse or neglect of older adults is hidden or goes undetected in Canada. Only about one in five cases of abuse come to the attention...
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...Global Elderly Care Differentiations Different places in the world treat our elderly in a variety of ways. There has never been one way to care for everyone. We’ve been learning about how different countries and cultures care for their elders. In some places, families all live together under one roof until death. In other places, elders are sent to nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Still, some places have a very unique way of doing things for their elderly populations. According to Huffington Post, many Asian countries have a great level of respect for their aging elders. In China, it is a law to honor one’s mother and father. There is a penalty for breaking the law and can result in expensive fines. In Vietnam, elders live with their families and are considered a source of wisdom and honor, as well as being considered the head of the household. They help with child rearing as well as household chores. In Korea, a person’s 60th birthday is celebrated with a large party. Since sixty is considered the end of the Asian Zodiac, it is a large event for them. This shows a high level of respect and courtesy for those who are lucky enough to reach that highly regarded age. In the United States, people tend to be more involved in the life of youth rather than old age. It is commonplace to emphasize individualism rather than community. The elderly community is considered to live lonely lives separated from their kids and friends, according to Jared Diamond, an anthropologist...
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...inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; border: 0px;"> Reflective Writing“Being a caregiver of senior people is a challenge” this is my contemplation after I went to the field visit. I observed a numerous of learning situations in the area of aged care facilities. I explored myself with the permition of my facilitator to look around and have a little time conv ersation to elderly people. As the exploration and observation going trough I found out that communicating with the elderly people is a difficult process and a challenge to the caregiver that may impact to implement the system of care. Communication is one of the barrier that results in difficulty and stress between caregivers and elderly patient. This may vary in different ways such as cultures, languages and lose of some forms of functionality (Edwards & Chapman 2004 and Smith et al., 2010). Base on my knowledge of learning and experienced of visiting nursing home; I will finish by reflecting the significance of this assignments and the suggestion of giving care for elderly people and coping stress of a caregiver. While I’m sitting down beside of 76 years old woman for having a converse, I had a feeling of amusing in her story and a bit of emotional as well when I realised her thorny situation. Recently, the nurse comes for the medication of this old woman that I am talking with. In this situation I learned the communication...
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...Physiotherapy: working hands on for elderly in residential care A perception of good health inevitably lies in the eyes of the beholder (Strain, LA 1993). While some strive to maintain their bodies in peak physical condition, health management for the elderly in residential care is treated otherwise. Years of labour and strain is evident in their physical appearance, however it is beneath all this which is key to the vitality of their lives. Physiotherapists, also referred to as physical therapists, are one profession working with the elderly to maintain a state of wellbeing for everyday activity and participation. Through prevention, strengthening and mobility, these fundamental areas in elderly conditioning have more than superficial benefits. Nurses, as well as doctors, occupational therapists and specialists, are also crucial to this client group, ensuring the best possible health is maintained. Physiotherapists are aptly equipped with the skills and knowledge to assess individual patients and prevent avoidable mishaps from occurring. Elderly people over the age of 65 are more likely to experience incidents such as falls due to arthritis, prescribed medications and general impairment (Tinetti, ME 2003). Exercise prescription programs can specifically target areas to achieve maximum range of movement and reduce these risk factors. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine found that falls among the elderly were reduced by 11 percent when clinicians incorporated management...
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...The form of elder care provided varies greatly among countries and is changing rapidly. Even within the same country, regional differences exist with respect to the care for the elderly. Traditionally elder care has been the responsibility of family members and was provided within the extended family home. Increasingly in modern societies, elder care is now being provided by state or charitable institutions. The reasons for this change include decreasing family size, the greater life expectancy of elderly people, the geographical dispersion of families, and the tendency for women to be educated and work outside the home. Although these changes have affected European and North American countries first, it is now increasingly affecting Asian countries also.[1] According to Family Caregiver Alliance, the majority of family caregivers are women: “Many studies have looked at the role of women and family caregiving. Although not all have addressed gender issues and caregiving specifically, the results are still generalizable [sic] to women because they are the majority of informal care providers in this country. Consider: • Estimates of the percentage of family or informal caregivers who are women range from 59% to 75%. • The average caregiver is age 46, female, married and working outside the home earning an annual income of $35,000. • Although men also provide assistance, female caregivers may spend as much as 50% more time providing care than male caregivers.”” [2] In most western...
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...Abstract As life expectancy increases the number of older adults requiring long-term care of some kind increases. These adults have varying needs, but most adults have problems with skin integrity, muscle weakness, and emotional issues in long-term care facilities. Interventions to meet these needs focus on preventing skin break down, improving muscle strength to prevent falls, and settings that promote usefulness and a feeling of not being alone. Current options available to older adults may not meet all of their needs, and creativity is needed in devising interventions to meet these needs. Structuring long-term care settings to encourage activity in older adults and connecting with other generations can help prevent feelings of loneliness and uselessness, and help older adults live meaningful and productive lives in long-term care settings. Long-Term Healthcare Needs of the Elderly As adults age many will require long-term health care. The evolving needs of the older adult population will require creative and new ways to meet their health care needs. This paper will look at the needs older adults have, and options that are currently available to meet these long-term care needs. This paper will also present new options that have been proposed for long-term health care settings, how these options compare with current interventions, and what outcomes can be expected if these new options are implemented. The Problem As life expectancies increase the older adult population...
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...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 so that no one person gets over loaded and stressed out. That would keep them from taking it out on the elder family member. In a commentary in the Los Angeles Sentinel Meyer (2004) wrote "Elder Abuse is the mistreatment of an elderly person by...
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...part of everyone’s daily life especially towards the development of robots for the elderly. Frank Tobe, a robotics analyst and publisher of The Robot Reports, explains and describes about the different type of technologies that are beginning to come to the market to help the elderly to live in their homes for as long as possible. Joseph Engelberger, who is a robotics pioneer, created and helped with the invention of the first industrial robot. The need for eldercare technology continues to increase throughout the years. A study from Georgia Tech showed and proved the seniors preferred robotic help for household chores but not for personal needs such as getting help to get dressed up, bathing, and many more. The consequences for having robot-care can vary depending on what type of care the robot is providing to the elders. One consequence would be that robots would be replacing jobs that humans once had. Robots that are used for medical purposes could dramatically change the way we treat the ailments. Many researches are experimenting with robots to perform surgical performances such as a heart surgery. Over the years, robotic engineers are trying to develop nano-robots that could be injected into cancer patients in order to selectively kill cancer cells. For elderly people with impairments such as a spinal cord injury or some sort of paralysis caused by a stroke, robots are able to assist the elderly in a rehabilitation process. Today, there are many problems with organizations trying...
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...Society’s attitude about death is defined with the views of the individual. All of the attitudes can be attributed to how someone is raised and the ideas that impacted their lives. For example, if someone is raised in a church that believes that you are born again, then when our physical bodies die our spirit goes to be in heaven and they will see each other again. This is just one of many examples. Others believe that we are reincarnated and come back in another form or nothing happens at all when you die. Overall it is believed that death is a part of life and ultimately there is no argument for what the final outcome of death. People will often try to make death sound more pleasant by using phrases like passed away or passed on. When you hear about the birth of a baby into a family there is much excitement when the news is spread, however when the idea that a person is about to die there is usually a lot of stress, anxiety and fear. If an individual has a fear of death or thinks they can avoid death then there are seminars and classes that can be taken to try to deal with any anxiety that can be felt because of this. I work in an environment where there can be death every day. I have had a fear of death before and still sometimes still feel scared. It is my hope that as I continue to work I will become less fearful and learns from the others that I am working around. Many of the residents that I work with seem like they are ready to die and they have a plan in place...
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...the perspective of health care are those people who have many health issues that are exposed to more than average risk in terms of, physical, psychological, or social health. The main victims of Vulnerability are the elderly. The elderly are more susceptible to functional deterioration and therefore need special support and medical attention in the health care context. Caring for elderly people, especially those with medical problems can be nerve-racking, and that can combine with other stressors, such as financial or marital problems, and will further cause caregivers to become neglectful .In the long run caregivers become encouraged to send their old folks to medical facilities or senior homes. Elderly people, like many young people prefer to stay at their own home that is made up of treasured memories; they feel a sense of belonging at their own home than a senior home. In my culture caring for elderly people in their most difficult time of their lives is considered an honor and a blessing and an opportunity for great spiritual growth. In my culture it is not enough that we only check up on our elders like parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles, but we act with limitless compassion, are kind, and are patient with them. We always try to remember that when we were helpless children, they were patient with us, gave us their love and preferred us to themselves. As a nurse, there are instances I forget the confines of the elderly and look at them with distrust...
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...Interview-- The benefits of science and technology learning for the elderly Many old people think that computers are young and professional patents, their own and computer missed. In fact, a few years ago, my grandfather learned through the study of the family commonly used computer operation, at home can enjoy the use of computers, enjoy the computer, enrich the spiritual life of old age. Looking back three years of computer learning, his feeling got a lot of positive help and influence. In order to pay more attention to the Internet era, China 60 years old and above the elderly digital survival status, with social care to help the elderly to keep up with the times. My interview is from my grandfather. He is a 75-year-old man. At the time...
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...robots are being available for everyone. Furthermore, they are being used for child care, helping the elderly, and they are being used as self-sufficient war machines which has given a raise to some problems that affects us greatly. I totally agree with the points that Sharkey made and looking at it this way will change the perspective of people too. After all machines are machines and humans are humans there is a huge range of emotions that a robot don’t possess. It’s true that I’m a little bit shocked of the issues that are presented by the author but after reading it more than once I agree with it. The first thing is the Idea of robots taking care of children with observation through mobile phones by their parents. Through researches with robots that take care of children it has shown that the child grows a really strong attachment towards them, children might get so attached that they would prefer the robots over a stuffed animal or a small toy. Parents might keep their kids busy with TV but only for a short while. However the TV doesn’t provide a child with his personal needs. However, what will happen if children are left alone with the care of robots for a long period of time? Sadly it’s still unknown how the young kids will be affected due to the fact that we can’t do experiments on humans. But an experiment has been conducted on monkeys and they showed that being left with the exclusive care of an independent machine would lead to social dysfunctionality in the long term...
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...Introduction: On March 1, 2012, I along with my partner visited an Old Age Home in Gazipur. It was perhaps first time for us visiting an old age home. The moment we entered inside the home we got wrapped in the tranquility surrounding the home. Everybody was inside. Soon, we met a lady – care taker of the home, she led us to an office where we were made to sit. Next to our room, we saw some 15-16 people all old aged; all were engaged in their daily activity. This centre started its activities in Dhaka in 1987 with the initiatives of a rich industrialist of the country. Later the centre was shifted to the outskirts of Dhaka city in a large area at Gazipur District in 1994 and Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa laid the founder stone of its planned rehabilitation centre of 5000 elderly people. At present it has two branches in two districts and a total number of 1500 elderly have full board accommodation with socio-cultural and geriatric facilities. It has large agricultural activities where the elderly participate in gardening, farming, pisi-culture and other related agricultural activities. It has representatives in all 460 sub-districts of the country who disseminate the information and collect poor, helpless elderly people for this centre. It has a different abandoned child and older prostitute rehabilitation activity. The center has future plan to establish ten old home in the Dhaka City with legal aids, geriatric, recreational and...
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...Design for Elderly Friendly Nurul Hidayah Ahmad Alemi SYS 705 Advanced Interaction Design Universiti Teknologi MARA nurul0903@yahoo.com Abstract—A number of senior citizen population or elderly people increased every year. There are many difficulties and weaknesses involve as we get older such as cognitive disabilities, memory decline, poor vision, thus the assistive technology nowadays should follows some design specification that suitable for an elderly to satisfy and simplify their everyday life needs. Hence, this paper attempts to discuss about the issues, concept, applications and design for elderly friendly in details. Keywords—Elderly: Assistive Technology: Design for Elderly. II. ISSUES In the past few years, people assume elderly pathetic, poor and unfortunate also useless. They have been national development and nation. On the other hand, designer should follow some design guidelines on how to design the assistive technology or application that suitable for the elderly depending on their type of impairment or disabilities. considered not so important in the community. Nowadays, community realize that the elderly should involve or participate in the social and community activities as they had a lot of knowledge, experience and I. INTRODUCTION Elderly is defined as aged 60 years and above. The number of older people is rapidly increasing in Malaysia and also in developing countries [1],[2]. The rapid wisdom that can be shared to give some ideas in the requirement...
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...out activities of daily living however she is the primary caregiver for her husband who suffered a stroke 12 years ago. Moving in with her daughter is providing her with some help as she is finding it more tiring to take care of herself and her husband alone. Mrs. R.B. starts each morning by getting herself up and dressed, including doing her hair and makeup before she gets her husband ready for the day. She says this is one of things she makes sure she does most days in order to feel like she has done something for herself. After getting herself ready for the day she assists her husband with getting dressed and ready for the day. Mrs. R.B appears to keep herself fairly well put together for a woman of her age with so much responsibility. Mrs. R.B. appeared to enjoy the time to talk about herself and her life as from time to time she rambled on about when she was young and how challenging it can be taking care of a disabled husband. She is happy when talking about the present and is looking forward to being in her new home with more space than her apartment and able to have her family over for holidays. When talking about the future; Mrs. R.B. tends to look away from me with some anxiety and fear about what the future holds, mainly in her ability to care for her husband alone given her increasing age. During the week Mrs. R.B gets herself and her husband ready for the day. Around 10 am the community bus picks up Mr. G.B. and takes him to adult daycare so that Mrs....
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