...The Elder Project video is about seven diverse older adults that try to accomplish their daily activities while facing the physical and mental decline of aging. The elders have a desire to be independent and have control over their lives. The purpose of this post is to discuss what wellness within chronic illness means to me, the consequences of pain in the older adult, and age-related changes that affect psychological and cognitive functioning. Wellness within chronic illness means that you are able to do your daily activities to the best of your ability while suffering a chronic illness. When you are not able to your daily routines anymore because of an illness, you can become depressed. It is important for the elderly to do as much as they...
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...many components that have to be addressed in order to ensure your safety and fire prevention is one. Make sure all smoke detectors are working properly. When cooking try not to wear loose clothing because it can easily catch on fire. Using appliances that have timers and turn off on their own can spare you from a house fire because sometimes we forget to turn things off. It is also important to have fire extinguishers available. Make sure they are easily accessible and properly working just in case a fire were to break out. When it comes to elder proofing a kitchen, the organization can be a bit tricky. Utilizing lower cabinet space and Storing frequently used items at waist level is the best thing to do. It can be very dangerous for an elderly person to climb up and pull things down. This can cause a serious...
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...The elderly population of the world are a vulnerably population to abuse. Most of the time elderly individuals rely on a caregiver or family member to help with their basic needs and without them, they would be hopeless to themselves. Conditions and circumstances that increase the likelihood of elderly abuse are poor physical and mental health of elderly person, elderly in hospitals, nursing homes, or long-term facilities, and lack of funds to pay for care (2) Those of poor physical and mental health are usually the individuals which are abused more (2). These individuals are unable to protect themselves and are high mistreated because the elderly individual cannot do anything to change the situation. In institutions, abuse of elderly can be...
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...According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, seniors are more likely to be targeted by scams because of their trusting nature, excellent credit and retirement savings. Be aware of these scams to help protect your loved one. Healthcare Scams With the many changes in healthcare, many seniors may become confused when they receive fraudulent phone calls from criminals claiming to represent Medicare or private insurance companies. The caller may urge your loved one to buy additional services or to divulge personal information that can be used to steal their identity or make fraudulent health insurance claims. If your loved one receives a call from an insurance company, they should never divulge any personal information over the phone and should contact their insurance directly for more information. Grandchild or Great-grandchild Scams In this scam, criminals call and pose as grandchildren or great-grandchildren in need of help. They will often tell seniors that they have been in an accident, are stuck in jail or need medical assistance. Because technology allows criminals to find information on the internet about family members names and information, the person posing as the relative often has detailed information that makes them sound credible. Your loved one should verify if their grandchild is actually in need of money through other family members before providing assistance. Utility Scams Your loved one may receive a phone call from their electric, gas or water company...
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...According to our textbook, elder mistreatment is “any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caregiver or other person that harms or causes risk of harm to vulnerable adult,” (Hooyman & Kiyak). Unfortunately, mistreatment to elders does occur whether we want to believe that or not, it’s true. When taking care of an elderly person, there are certain signs to watch out for, and some warning signs of abuse and/or neglect that can help a caregiver identify if one has been mistreated or not. There are many types of elder mistreatments that occur in reality. One type is physical mistreatment. Physical mistreatment is any time of infliction on an individual that causes pain or even injury. Examples of physical mistreatment include hitting/slapping...
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...When Your Elderly Loved One Has Been Abused: How To Put A Personal Injury Case Together Finding out your elderly loved one has been abused in some way, be it neglect or another form of harm, can be completely devastating. The facility or person you put faith in to take care of them caused them harm, rather than looking out for their well-being. You do have options available to you, but it may require a lot of work on your part. Get Your Loved One To A Safer Place Even if you have to make arrangements for your loved one to stay at your house for the time being, do whatever it takes to get them away from the source of abuse. If your loved one requires professional medical care, such as around-the-clock monitoring, contact the primary physician...
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...and easy parking. • Planning your route before you drive. • Leaving a large following distance behind the car in front of you. • Avoiding distractions in your car, such as listening to a loud radio, talking on your cell phone, texting, and eating. • Considering potential alternatives to driving, such as riding with a friend or using public transit, that you can use to get around. This article have many good suggestions. Probably drivers knew most of them, but we keep forgetting and difficult to follow it because we have our own driving habit. car accident would be decrease if older drivers follow all of them. Third article is a research from Healthin Aging.org. They argue about Driving Safety & Older Adults This is the Latest Research from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS). It is included stasticses. They have two studies in the November 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society evaluated driving in older adults. The first study looked at whether the driving setting affects performance in older adults with a range of cognitive function (their thinking, reasoning, understanding, and memory). The second study evaluated the situations in which older drivers with dementia become lost, how they are found, and the role of notification systems. Twenty percent of people with dementia drive. In the first study, researchers from the Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University evaluated driving...
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...coordinate an Ageing Society and eHealth Richard Hobbs r.j.hobbs@umail.leidenuniv.nl Abstract— Scientists have done a tremendous amount of research on the subject of eHealth related to our ageing society. The main causes behind the slow adoption from ageing society to new technologies, such as smart phones and e-commerce, have been researched. There is not a main common cause amongst scientists for this slow adaptation. What are the possible main causes behind the slow adaptation for the elderly to new technology? The aim of this research was to analyse and come to the most common cause indicated by several researchers as to why the ageing society is slow to adapt to new technologies. The results were quite surprising and differed from our original argument. It was assumed that the ageing society was slow to use technology because they were complacent. A literature review of a number of mainly scientific articles on the topic of the ageing society and their slow adaptation to eHealth has been done, from this we were able to conclude that ergonomics and interface problems were the most common causes. It is important to figure out the causes of the slow adaptation to find possible market opportunities and to adjust the upcoming technologies for the ageing society. Keywords— eHealth, ageing, adaptation, elderly people, ergonomics Introduction Presently Information Technology is becoming a more dominant part of our daily routines; nearly all of what...
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...The 2011 Barcelona European Academic Conference Barcelona, Spain 2011 A Study Of Consumer Behavior Of Elderly Consumers With Special Reference To Green Products S.D.Singh, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, India ABSTRACT This paper focuses on studying the consumer behavior of elderly customers for green products, the so called ‘environmental friendly products.’ The researcher also highlights the emerging awareness of elderly consumers about the green products. This concern has started showing the trends in their purchasing patterns. This paper also identifies the factors affecting their buying behavior. Keywords: Green marketing; Green Products; Consumer behavior INTRODUCTION According to American Marketing Association (AMA), Green marketing is the marketing of products that are presumed to be environmentally safe. Thus, Green marketing incorporates a broad range of activities, including product modification, changes to the packaging as well as modifying advertizing. Hence, green marketing refers to holistic marketing concept wherein the production, marketing, consumption and disposal of products and services happen in a manner that is less detrimental to the environment. Over the years, a majority of consumers have realized that their behavior had a direct impact on environment. There is a growing amount of evidence indicating that consumers are choosing products or avoiding others based on their impact on the natural environment. Consumer behavior is the study of how...
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...combination that is associated with distress and/or impaired functioning” (p. 2333). Mental health has become an increase concern in the vulnerable elderly population across the nation. Two of the major mental diseases that are prevalence in the elderly population are Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Alzheimer and Dementia are both diseases that affect the elderly population across the nation by declining loss of intellectual functioning. Not much is known about these disease processes but what is known is both these diseases are similar in signs and symptoms (Fisher Center For Alzheimer‘s Research Foundation, 2011). To explore and understand more about Alzheimer and Dementia disease process, it is important to understand what epidemiology is. Then this paper will show how the steps and methods the epidemiology uses to help determine the cause and effect of a disease. The paper continues to review how the epidemiological triangle is used. It is important to tie it altogether by explaining how epidemiology is used to help explore and understanding in how the disease process develops, any identifying causes and how to either slow the effects or prevent the disease process of Alzheimer from developing. Then next, the paper will provide an overview of the disease process and the effects it has on the elderly population. Last, the paper will review the relationship of the disease to various levels of prevention. Epidemiology According to Stanhope and Lancaster (2008), "Epidemiology...
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...life under specific circumstances. According to de Chesnay (2008), “Vulnerable populations are those at risk for poor physical, psychological, or social health. Anyone can be vulnerable at any given point in time as a result of life circumstances or response to illness or events” (p. 3). In order to render good healthcare, healthcare providers need to be aware of their own vulnerability. This paper will discuss the vulnerable population of the elderly; demographics of the elderly; personal awareness of the elderly including attitudes, biases, and stereotyping prior to studying the elderly; the impact of research on personal attitudes after gathering information, and how knowledge might affect the delivery of healthcare to the elderly. The amount of aging people in the United States continues to increase, in We the American Elderly (1993) it states that: From 1990 to 2020, the elderly population is projected to increase to 54 million persons. In 2020, about 1 in 6 Americans would be elderly and more children would know their great grandparents (p.3). According to previous research in 2011 the poverty rate in the U.S. was increased by 2.6 million people resulting in a total of 46.2 million people living below the poverty line. Usually the reasons that were suspected for the increase were poor working conditions and high rates of...
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...Elderly and Vulnerability Vulnerability is an idea which means susceptibility and its relationship to health care delivery system. This paper will indentify a vulnerable population; describe the population demographics based on research of professional literature and websites including locals, state or national levels. It will also describe a personal awareness of the population, attitudes, biases, and serotypes; it will state the effect of research on personal attitudes and how it might affect health care delivery. Finally, it will use self reflection to evaluate our perception before after learning about the population. Background of Focal Point Gil Martin in the ‘neighborhood’ is a fifty two year old Hispanic male married to Helen. They have been married for eighteen years. He had a son Mark from the previous marriage and a step daughter Tracy. Gil’s father recently passed away and he has been helping his elderly mother manage her home. While at the mother’s house, Gil suggested to his mother (Mary) to consider moving in with them. Mary accepted the suggestion with happiness but to Gil’s surprise. When Gil got home, he told his wife and was met with a negative reaction. Vulnerable Population The elderly in America are considered to be a vulnerable population in regards to health, wellness and provision of healthcare. While this consideration may sometimes be based on assumptions related to age and wellness, there are increased risk factors that do place a...
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...Fundamentals of Research Paper In this paper I will discuss scientific method and its relation to the human service field. I will explain the steps in the scientific method and the process of scientific inquiry, as well as define quantitative research and qualitative research. I will explain how they differ and relate each to the human services field and the scientific method. The scientific method is a method for research and study that is applied to investigate, observations and to get to the root cause of the problem/situation/s and is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions. Scientists use the scientific method to search for cause and effect relationships in nature. Information is collected by asking open-ended questions during in-depth interviews. Research is increasingly essential to the delivery of human services and to the professionals who are mandated with the responsibility of making the delivery of these services effective, efficient, and responsive to human needs (Monette, Sullivan, & DeJong, 2010, p. 2). When dealing with special need population the elderly, the scientific method can be applied by finding answers to questions. The steps the process of scientific inquiry would be to make an observation, collect all data, analyze what your data means, Plan out the experiment to test your hypothesis, and take notes, draw coclusion.Each of these steps must be included because it helps to minimize...
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...Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Paper NUR/440 – Health Assessment and Promotion For Vulnerable Population 12 December 2011 Vulnerable Populations and Self Awareness Introduction This paper is a study of the vulnerable population of the elderly in the United States and will discuss the mindfulness of this author’s personal biases, attitudes, and conceived stereotypes regarding this population. The patient chosen as an example for this paper is Norma James from the University of Phoenix “neighborhood”. Mrs James is a widow who’s vulnerability relating to health care will be compared with information gathered through research and applied to the elderly population and those with chronic illness. The vulnerabilities faced by Norma will be a realistic representation of the challenges associated with this population. Elderly Patients with Chronic Illness Despite the efforts of healthcare providers and various organizations across the United States to reduce or eliminate disparities within vulnerable healthcare populations, significant disparities continue to cause limited access to healthcare. This limitation poses risk to populations such as elderly and those living in poverty. The health domains of vulnerable populations can be divided into 3 categories: physical, psychological, and social. Those with physical needs include the elderly, chronically ill and disabled, chronic medical conditions include respiratory diseases, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia...
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...our growing older population. This paper will describe some of the challenges nursing is facing and how to make the changes needed to improve the field of nursing. The research will show that investing in future education of nurses is the base that change will be built upon. Will you or a loved one fall into the geriatric population that is expected to explode? How will nurses care for this population and are they prepared to do so? Modern technology, research and advanced training have assisted the elderly population to live longer. Baby boomers are approaching their elderly years. This presents an ongoing challenge for the nursing industry. As reported by Kinsella & Velkoff, “the population of older adults {is} expected to double by the year 2030” (as cited by Shellman, 2012, para. 2). “Of today’s United States population 12.6% is at least 65 years old, and 20% of the population is expected to be at least 65 years by 2030; thus it is accurate to say a large portion of the healthcare business is and will continue to be caring for older adults . . . (CIA World Factbook 2007) as referenced by Grossman and Valiga (2009). There are many challenges that impede how the nursing industry will improve and respond to improving geriatric nursing care. As the population grows older, there are more challenges in how the nursing industry will care for these patients. These challenges include: encouraging more nurses to pursue nursing research, convincing seasoned/working nurses...
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