...When I was the young age of 17 I had no other choice but to drop out of high school. I was pregnant with my first child and had to find work to help raise him. I began working in a textile mill and remained there for the next 16 years. I always had plans to go back to school, but life got in the way. I married my husband in (1989) and soon later had 2 more children. I wanted to make a better life for myself and my children so I enrolled in a certified nursing assistance program. Upon graduation in 1993 I began working at a local retirement home. In 1994 I was divorced from my husband and was forced to work 2 jobs to be able to support and provide for my 3 children. I was still working in the retirement home when I also began working in the...
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...with the downfall of the economy, many family members are not able to stay at home and take care of their elderly family members because they have to work. In other cases, many of the elderly population may not even have any family members close by who would or could take care of them. The elderly population is often seen as a nuisance and many elders are dropped off at a retirement home and forgotten about. Our elders still deserve respect as anyone else does. They took care of us while we were young and now it is time for us to take care of them. It is a continuous cycle that should not be broken. My grandfather, a strong, independent man came to the age where he started forgetting things and in addition to that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. After his surgery and the successful removal of the cancer, he needed his family members to help him with his daily activities. Even though we were all holding full time jobs, my uncles, aunts, mother, sister and myself made a schedule in which each was assigned to different times, so that he was entertained and taken care of throughout the day and parts of the evening. Once we were not able to manage my grandfather’s care anymore, we decided to go with hiring a visiting nurse who would be able to help him with his ADLs and keep him company. Granted the visiting nurse was not inexpensive; however, we did not want him to have to go to a retirement home or other facility where he would feel forgotten and neglected by his family....
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...We see an opportunity to expand this existent business to have a mobile produce truck a way to get fresh food into kitchens. The mobile store is simply a truck or van that will be converted to have a stand/showcase on the adjacent side of the truck/van, the truck will carry fresh produce and other healthy staples like grain, beans and dairy products that will then be displayed on the stand . The truck will travel to neighboring Old nursing Homes and Retirement Homes on certain days and hours which will be serviced by one to two employees. The prices will be reasonable and affordable to the clients . Many of the existent clients and potential clients will appreciate this unique service that brings the market to their homes. Clients can see, feel, and smell the fruits and vegetables they buy without traveling any distance which is a strategic idea for seniors that are mobility impaired. If the mobile truck expansion plan is too costly we can use another potential alternative which is simply setting up a Mini Market in the retirement home. The mini market will change from location to location on different days of the week so will have a set weekly schedule of the days and times that the Mini market will be open for business. The mini market will display the fruits and vegetables on foldable tables and a tent right above it to give it the market...
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...HOW TO CREATE A BROCHURE To print (and preserve) these brochure instructions, click Print on the File menu. Press ENTER to print the brochure. Using this template, you can create a professional brochure. Here’s how: Insert your words in place of these words, using or re-arranging the preset paragraph styles. Print pages 1 and 2 back-to-back onto sturdy, letter size paper. Fold the paper like a letter to create a three-fold brochure (positioning the panel with the large picture on the front). What Else Should I Know? To change the style of any paragraph, select the text by positioning your cursor anywhere in the paragraph. Then, select a style from the Style list on the Formatting toolbar. To change the picture, click it to select it. Click Picture on the Insert menu, and then click From File. Select a new picture, and then click Insert. Company Name Street Address Address 2 City, ST ZIP Code Phone (704) 555-0125 Fax (704) 555-0145 Web site address Future Solutions Now Customized Turnkey Training Courseware Adventure Works Date of publication Bridge The gap A Temporary Contact Program A Bridge between Alcoholism Treatment and AA Sponsored by: Indiana Area 23 Treatment Facilities Committee Of Alcoholics Anonymous www.area23aa.org WHO CAN I CALL? Area 23 Bridging the Gap Hotline 317-490-8036 Temporary COntact Definition: A temporary contact is a member of Alcoholics Anonymous who works with alcoholics both in and coming out of treatment...
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...Senior living Care Facility 1.Executive Summary Odin is a organization in providing senior living solutions. We do this through our unique set of abilities to meet the changing needs of Chinese aging population, and through our culture of service and caring. Odin’s offerings for Chinese senior population falls into three main categories with increasing levels of care – independent living, assisted living, and memory care (include Alzheimer’s care and Dementia care).We offer the industry’s only seamlessly coordinated ancillary services platform, which includes therapy, skilled nursing and hospice services. Odin is a local company, but we serve people internationally. We are situated at a primitive lowland in the continuous mountains which are part of a 5A domestic scenery spot. The Facility on completion will consist of: 100 independent living units 120 standard assisted living units 128 specialized memory care assisted living units The Facility will combine health care services and housing serving all individuals who are in need of our services. The assisted living will offer housing with services such as 3 meals per day in a central dining room, weekly housekeeping and linen service in each unit, emergency nursing care and emergency call system monitored 24-hours a day, scheduled exercise and fitness classes, daily activities program, and social services. Concierge service will be available to make reservations and appointments, arrange transportation, etc. Residents will be...
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...We chose to introduce our retirement home service in the country of Japan. The Japanese market is very distinct from other markets around the world. There is a large difference in tradition, culture, and marketing capabilities for each generation. Members of the younger generation are influenced by the most recent fads and trends, while the older generations are much more traditional and conservative. This gives our organization an opportunity to develop and market our product with the older generation as well as the younger generation individually. In addition, due to Marie’s personal and business knowledge of Japan and Japanese culture, we have a great deal of resources which can be used throughout the course of this project. The business we have selected is that of an affordable retirement home option for the elderly in Japan. Traditionally, the eldest son has been given the task of taking care of the parents in their old age. More recently, however, this task has fallen to those outside the family due to the rise in small businesses which provide these services. The problem with these services is that the elderly rarely receive care more than once or twice a week for a few hours at a time; the high cost of services discourage people from requesting more time. We believe that we can create an affordable establishment by building the retirement home in the countryside and hiring caretakers from outside Japan through a worker exchange program. Government subsidies may...
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...released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics last fall prompted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on April 5 to announce a new program that targets the high incidence of injuries to employees in the long-term care industry. The referenced data showed a significant increase in injuries to employees in nursing homes and other healthcare facilities, especially as compared to employees in other industries such as manufacturing and mining. According to the data, the number of injuries increased 6 percent in 2010 for healthcare support employees in general, a rate that is nearly 2.5 times the rate for all private and public workers. The injury rate for nursing aides, orderlies and attendants rose 7 percent. Perhaps most notably, the rate of musculoskeletal injuries, which includes back injuries, increased 10 percent for those same workers. OSHAs program, a National Emphasis Program (NEP), is aimed at reducing these injuries. The NEP will have a three-year term and will cover establishments in three North American Industry Classification System categories: nursing homes, residential mental retardation facilities and continuing care retirement communities. Businesses such as assisted living facilities that do not have on-site nursing care will not be affected by the NEP. D SCOPE OF ÍNSPECTION The NEP provides specific instructions as to how OSHA compliance officers are to conduct their inspections. The primary focus of the inspection will be an evaluation of "resident...
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...Felicia Mcdonald Gero 2400 TTH-12:30 Carol Jenkins November 15, 2012 Volunteer Paper I recently had the honor of completing my volunteer hours at Cypress Glen Retirement Community. This facility is located in Greenville, NC off of 100 Hickory Street. Cypress Glen was established in 1987. This facility has several levels of quality care ranging from long term, rehabilitative skilled nursing, assisted living and on-site dementia care. The employees take pride in distinguishing this facility from a nursing home. They immediately highlighted the fact that Cypress glen offers independent living apartments, and cottages, assisted living apartments, and a memory care cottage with 12-rooms for patients suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia related illnesses. The facility is filled with numerous amenities such as an indoor swimming pool, a full library, a hair salon, and a calm room. The residents are a family and depend on one another for support and conversation. Each room is equipped with its own bathroom. Each room comes fully furniture. They are encouraged to decorate their rooms to their liking to reflect their individual personalities. Cypress Glen is a faith-based facility sponsored by United Methodist Retirement Homes Inc. A chapel is provided to enrich their religious practices when needed throughout the day. They are given monthly entertainment options, such as bingo and arts and crafts. They celebrate various holidays throughout the facility as well...
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...living at home, rather than going to a retirement home. •To determine what Life Alert’s customers perceive to be the main benefits of the services offered. Research Design •Methodology:Direct mail survey: 3,000 postcards were sent by mail to Life Alert customers, in order to get a minimum of 800 replies. •- 1,500 postcards sent to New customers - 1,500 postcards sent to Old customers The sample was selected randomly from the Life Alert customer database, in order to ensure representativeness of each group of customers. • Sample size: We received 1026 replies with the following composition: •- 484 New customers (+/- 4.4% of marginal error at the 95% confidence level) - 542 Old customers (+/- 4.1% of marginal error at the 95% confidence level) Due to the structure of the Life Alert’s customers (78% are new customers and 22% are old customers), the data has been weighted in order to replicate this structure in the survey results. •Fieldwork was conducted nationwide, from August 26th to September 27th, 2004. Executive Summary •Over half of all customers who have had Life Alert for over a year (58%) said that their quality of life has improved since becoming a Life Alert customer. • 95% of customers say that Life Alert makes them feel protected when at home. •- 41% say that it makes them feel very protected. For 87% of Life Alert customers, Life Alert’s protection is an important factor in their decision to keep living at home, rather than going to a nursing home. •- 60% say...
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...I work for a local retirement home, or more correctly a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly. I have worked for this community for over ten years and I have become very involved and invested with the community, the staff, management, and, more importantly, the residents, past, current, and future. The industry my community belongs to is essentially healthcare. Albeit a more specific, niche part of healthcare. The building I work for is not a nursing home, and the residents, although some may move in as technically “independent” residents, each is still receiving assistance with a variety of activities of daily living. Such activities include but are certainly not limited to meal preparation, transportation, housekeeping, and laundry. If a resident moves in as one who requires more assistance our community will provide more hands-on assistance with other activities of daily living not listed previously such as medication management, varying level of assistance with bathing, dressing, and, if needed, time and placement orientation. Because of the amount of assistance we are able to provide we are often confused for a nursing home, as mentioned above, and we are also mistaken simply as apartments for senior citizens. Because of these social pressures inadvertently incorrectly defining us, we a are forced to simultaneously market our building to encourage families to have a discussion with their loved one and consider moving into an Assisted Living Community, and to educate...
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...Life Stages Interviews and Reports Unexpected Loneliness: Bobbi Hoskins Loneliness is a common issue in any stage of life, however the elderly are more susceptible to it for several reasons; the sudden loss of a spouse, retirement, moving to a new location, and health problems. Loneliness is defined as an unbearable feeling of separateness (Mind infoline, 2012). Loneliness can cause feelings of anxiety, depression, being unloved, and insecurity. There are three basic degrees of loneliness which are, circumstantial, developmental, and internal. Circumstantial loneliness is caused from retiring, moving, losing a loved one; the list goes on and on. Some people retire and they want to be on their own, this is the case for Bonnie. She has always considered herself a loner and she is happy being by herself for several reasons. She likes her freedom, she does not like people telling her what to do, and she does not agree with how some people handle getting old. “They do not like to do stuff.. they just sit on their butts and wait to die.(Appendix B)” These are the people that loneliness takes a hold of and they just want to die, because they feel there is nothing left to do. Developmental loneliness is caused from being in a state of constant despair, and not fully being active in daily affairs. Some people develop loneliness because they do not have anything better to do. As long as the person is doing something they stand a better chance of not getting lonely. In some assisted...
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...Campbell Regnier English Dual Credit December 7, 2015 Retired Life for Senior Citizens What every seniors strives make real is the perfect retirement option. Senior housing options has become a controversial topic. Figuring out where grandparents and even great grandparents should reside could very well determine the rest of their lives. Options such as NORC societies, retirement homes, assisted living, and nursing homes can change. In most situations the elderly that would be in need of options like assisted living would be unable to take care of themselves. Still every option has its own set of flaws as well as its own set of benefits. The first option is living in a home owned by the senior. Most elderly...
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...Later Adulthood Development Report Porshalett Burney BSHS/325 January 13, 2014 Luanne Mauro Atkinson Late Adulthood Development Report The stage of late adulthood starts, by the time an adult reaches 65. The phase of retirement becomes a reality; during the stage of late of adulthood people are very firm, in their beliefs about life. Many adults will think gracefully about their journey of life, yet many will look back, wondering if they have made the right decisions with their lives. Reaching the late adulthood can be hard for some adults, especially when there hasn’t been any planning for, health care coverage, housing, and financial support. Because all of these things come into effect to help, determine healthy living for later adults. Adults, who haven’t arranged for their senior years, tend to have regrets wishing they can rewind life’s time clock. Although later adults fear the talk of death, it is important for them to make arrangements. The fear of death is normal for later adults; it can cause a sense of despairing, which can precipitate later adults into having regrets, about how they conducted their life. During the years of late adulthood, many adults can develop a sense of depression due to the fact; usually by the time of retirement, there’s a reduction in activity. This is why it’s very important, for late adults to stay productive, during this stage of life. Staying productive can reduces the feelings, that the choices seniors have made in their lives...
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...someone I wanted that person not to be uninteresting and willing to answer personal questions. The interview took three hours not because it was difficult interviewing her or because she had problems understanding the survey questions but because she is a talkative person. As a result, I found that we would start discussing topics unrelated to this assignment. During the interview I asked her questions regarding her beliefs, family and social life, and concerns about aging and entering retirement. Interview Questions 1. How did you meet your spouse? 2. Where do you work and how long have you worked there? 3. What are your recreational activities? 4. How do you want to spend your retirement? 5. Do you have any other means of income? 6. Do you have medical insurance? 7. What are your views on dying and the common health problems of aging? 8. Have you considered where you well live when you retire? 9. Do you have any religious beliefs and do you think they will affect your retirement? 10. Would you like to participate in volunteer activities? 11. Is your...
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...Social Security as a Form of Retirement It has been argued that there is no need for a separate retirement plan because when we reach the retirement age Social Security will cover our needs. The truth is American’s don’t know that the Social Security System is failing. To meet your own personal needs when their needs when they retire, all American’s are in need of a retirement plan. Millions of the country’s citizens depend on Social Security, yet the program is unsustainable. . “But Social Security was never meant to be the only source of income for people when they retire. Social Security replaces about 40 percent of an average wage earners income after retiring and most financial advisors say retirees will need 70 percent or more of pre-retirement earnings to live comfortably” (Social Security Online, 2011 para. 4). Continual changes in the Social Security System make it almost impossible to count on Social Security as a sole source as a retirement plan Social Security is a fixed income that increases marginally. Retirement is something that should be planned for carefully. The Social Security Program was created to provide benefits to retirees, the disabled, survivors of workers who have died, and dependents of beneficiaries. ”A one-time payment of $255 is payable to the surviving spouse if he or she was living with the beneficiary at the time of death, OR if living apart, was eligible for Social Security benefits on the beneficiary's earnings record for the month of...
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