people at different points in their life‚ but it is a normal process. Cognitive changes in elderly adults affect the message sent from the brain to the five senses. The messages that five senses receive from the brain can be changed‚ making it harder to recover a name‚ word‚ memory‚ or to perform a task. Some examples of cognitive changes due to aging decrease their reaction time. It will take an elderly adult longer to give an answer when they are asked a question or to move after they have been
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Name: Lucy Klein Assignment 02 TITLE Explain the term “abuse and neglect of the elderly” and fully discuss the nature and extent of elder abuse. Substantiate your discussion with a case study or newspaper/internet article on the topic and discuss it in relation to the theory in your assignment Table of Contents General Information Title Page No. 1. Introduction 4 2. Definition of key concepts 5 2.1 Elder Abuse
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considerable improvements in the lot of the elderly‚ a population conventionally defines as those or older. A 1988 census report indicated that if the elderly did not receive government transfer payments (primarily Social Security benefits)‚ the 1986 poverty rate for the elderly would have been 48.5 percent instead of 12.4 percent. Medicare‚ the nation’s health insurance entitlement for the elderly‚ also provides economic security because protects the elderly against expensive short-term hospitalization
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funding troubles. However‚ the elimination of some of these barriers can be done with the use of proper technology. Providing services to the aging population can be challenging‚ when providing services to this particular group because of the rising elderly population needing help and the decline of mental and physical aging individual. The following sections of this assignment will attempt to identify some of the technological applications that can be of use to overcome these barriers. According
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Community Care Center Plan Precisely‚ even ‘care’ is written in Community Care Center‚ neither professional long-term care nor life care is offered by Community Care Center. Relatively‚ the elderly feel concerned is the core characteristic of Community Care Center‚ bases on the concerned feeling‚ encouraging the elderly out of their closed doors and mind‚ to participate in community-based club activities which offered by Centers. Four official services‚ health promotion‚ food service‚ concern visits‚ and
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Usually if an elderly person is going through the bereavement stage‚ they are likely to disengage themselves from society‚ they may feel isolated and their may be a range of changes in their lifestyle habits‚ such as their diets changing. Some elderly people have the support of their family‚ whereas others may have no support and may feel depressed and abandoned. This can affect their health extremely negatively‚ as they possibly will feel frightened and fearful of coping with life due to the loss
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MSNG 502 – INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY FINAL Requirement A. Ethical and Legal Issues Affecting Elderly Loss of rights‚ victimization‚ and other grave problems face the person who has made no plans for personal and property management in the event of disability or death. The advice and services of a competent attorney regarding financial and personal issues can preserve future autonomy and self-determination. The nurse as an advocate can encourage the older person to prepare advance directives
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the ageing differs. For instance‚ the author stated that in small orthodox civilizations that contain illiterate people‚ individuals look up to the elderly for perception‚ capabilities and knowledge‚ whereas in the modern society‚ the youth comprises the broader abilities and understanding in parts of life than individuals older than them and the elderly receive a lower status. Since third world countries are not developed‚ they are not open to the sources of knowledge
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Plan Appendix A. Biographical Sketches of Key Personnel Appendix B. Detailed Financial Projections 1. Executive Summary 2. Company Description King’s Journey‚ Inc.‚ is a 24 hour‚ seven day a week transportation service‚ adult elderly
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believed the charges in Florida for aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult were too lenient. Because of these concerns there was a change in Florida law to solve this problem. On July 1‚ 2008 Florida law was changed to ease the worries of those seeking justice for their loved ones. Bill 825.102 redefined the severity of first and second degree charges. The changed bill states that “A person who commits aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult commits a felony of the first
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