Essays on Older People

Introduction

The technology is accelerating at a faster rate for the last decades. People that did not experience the early generations of modern technology such as microwaves and cables are now experiencing the latest technologies such as Wi-Fi and the internet access (Mackee et al, 2012). However, it could bring problems to the older generation since they could not keep up advancements of the modern technology (Bean, 2006). Most of the older people in the society do not use the modern communications technology such as the personal computers, tablet, smart phones and the internet because of many barriers. These barriers include ...

Introduction

Since time immemorial, couples aspire to become parents. Parenthood is viewed as many different things to different people, some consider it the happiest time of their lives, some consider it a challenge then there are those couples who consider it a burden placed upon them to teach a lesson or to mature them. The idea that some people who should never be parents actually become parents is very upsetting. Some people become parents way before their time, and their struggle is more than they can handle. There are some couples who want and aspire to become parents, but cannot due to several ...

Older people have complicated health care demands that make the entire medical service unique. Studies show that more than half of the adult population above the age of sixty-five has more than three medical complications. Some of the medical problems affecting the older people include high blood pressure, diabetes, heart diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, as well as arthritis. Geriatrics refers to a special branch of medicine that deals on the health of elderly patients. It is aimed at treating and preventing disability and diseases, as well as ensuring that the general health care of older people is guaranteed (Ebersole & Touhy, ...

Annotated Bibliography Elder Adult Care

Chang, H. J. (2009). Preventive Care for Older Adults. AMA'S Journal of Ethics Vol 302, No. 24, 1.

According to this article, the population of older people in the United States at the age of 65 years is expected to be at 20 percent by 2030. The author stipulates that the risk of mortality will be determined by an individual’s ability to carry out daily chores necessary to accomplish basic needs. The author of the article lists some recommended preventive measures that can be carried out on adults and people over the age of 65 years. For ...

Media portrayals of the elderly

Old age is one of the realities of life that most people dread to accept. Generally family, friends and society give upon elder citizens counting them as frail and unproductive population. This adversely affects the physical and mental wellbeing of even the positive and upbeat older lot. A lot of older people face indifference of all sorts and suffer in silence. Attitudes towards old age are as important as getting old. According to Hatch (2005) “people absorb impressions, ideas, images, dominant values and sounds that reflect society’s attitudes toward aging from media. In addition, media reflect dominant values ...

Social care is defined as a profession wherein the practitioner is closely working with individuals that are disadvantaged or marginalized or those that have special needs. Social care workers are committed to deliver and plan for creating programs geared towards providing quality care for groups or individuals that with identified needs. For example, people with physical disabilities, children, homeless people, victims of abuse and drug and alcohol dependent need specific aid in order to re-integrate themselves to the society to live a normal life. Social work is necessary to alleviate the constraint that hinders the marginalized society in achieving their goals ...

Introduction

People in the developed countries are living longer with advances in medical science. The life expectancy, today, is much longer than it was in the previous generations. With the baby boomer generation now reaching the age of 65 years and people living longer as compared to the olden days, the population worldwide of those aged over 65 years is increasing day by day or is set to increase substantially in the coming decades ahead. With an increased life expectancy, there is also a rise in chronic diseases. Worldwide, over 22 million people die from chronic diseases every year (Free 2). ...

Adequate physical activity has been shown to benefit older adults by reducing the risks for age-related physical degeneration including osteoporosis, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and a higher likelihood of falling (Tiedemann et al., 2011; Ewald et al., 2009). Exercise also helps alleviate depression (Lee et al., 2013). However, a sedentary lifestyle has increasingly become the norm among older adults. Inadequate physical activity is defined as engaging in moderate-intensity exercise for a duration that is less than the recommended 2.5 hours per week or failing to do moderate exercise for 30 minutes on most days of the week (Jancey et al., 2008; ...

Arguably, older age is one of the unavoidable stages in human life. As a matter of fact, there are various classic aging patters that people undergo in their lifetime. As people grow older various things change, this includes physical, social and psychological changes. Certainly, studies show that older people tend to score lower on performance tasks, but can tremendously maintain their verbal reasoning for some time. These classic aging patters and characteristics are caused by various factors. The decrease of performance in the older age is caused by a decline and changes in non-cognitive functions such as psychomotor skills and perceptual ...

Depression in Older Persons

Depression is a mental disorder, which distresses mind, body and spirit of the victim. The condition significantly reduces the individual’s quality of life, productivity and own joy. Most people become depressed in their old stages, this is not an ageing process, but it is a common disorder among the older people (Hoek, 2008). At this point, older people experience a sense of loss in their existence, this disorder can be controlled with the assistance of caregivers (Baldwin, 2003). Most elderly who are depressed avoid going through diagnosis for fear of stigmatization. The depressed becomes hot tempered and disturbed; they normally experience ...

Introduction

Sexuality is an important aspect that features prominently in the lives of all individuals. Sexuality is however perceived differently by various people and/or societies. One of the main focuses of change of perception towards this vital subject is involved with the elderly. Sexuality and the chronically ill older adults is an important subject that has been widely discussed. Verna Pangman and Marylyn Seguire in Sexuality and Disability broadly discussed the issue of sexuality and the chronically ill of the older people.

Summary

Though sexuality as a whole has been extensively discussed and researched in this article, the main focus has been ...

Meeting older people’s necessities are met in a number of settings, This includes where they reside, residential care, hospital , nursing home or support housing. At some phase, a big number of older people are prone to depend on scheduled nursing care. consequently, evaluation of older people involves a full set of information regarding the functional aspects physical, psychosocial, biological and psychological aspects of the older individuals. It will look into, occupational pursuits, family relationships, religious beliefs, social networks, growth and development and physiological functioning. It is important that when it comes to health assessment, a comprehensive appraisal of what is normally referred ...

Introduction

Average score in the introduction Poor literature review An excellent theoretical representation A good analysis Average summary Overall mark for the paper (conclusion) Introduction The paper has the objective of thoroughly analysis a paper on the impacts of age stereotypes in the older people in the society. The topic seeks to showcase how older people are constantly discriminated in the society in terms of tasks given, rights, treatment, and financial benefits or recognition. Such discrimination often affects how the society perceives old people. In my perspective, such discrimination affects their quality of life, ...

IntroductionRegular long-term physical activity can provide lasting health benefits. People of all sizes, abilities, and shapes can acquire many benefits from just remaining physically active .Benefits of long term physical activities are not confined to health only. Being physically fit boosts self-esteem and confidence levels. Many people have over the years associated the need for physical activity or exercise with children and the teenagers. When adults hear of physical activity, they think of gym and other strenuous activities within the gym room .However, physical exercise entails less strenuous activities such as taking a walk or cycling. Research has ...

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Analysis of aging workforce 3 Succession Plan 4 Conclusion 5 Introduction Nowadays, HR techniques prefer to hire people of older age (above 50) and this is because older people with their experience and knowledge can manage things in a better way. Various studies have proved that people of older age can put more focus any task constantly than younger people. It is, therefore, considered to have older people in the workforce who can perform tasks with more concentration. When it comes to managing something, older people think from all sides; however, younger people being passionate and ...

Equal Opportunities

Question one (257 words) Equal opportunity for older people framework document contains distinct provisions that help people understand the care they offer. Precisely, it uses unique terminology to explain the various concepts. For instance, "age discrimination" refers to any action that adversely affects an older person because of their chronological age. However, discrimination can also imply a positive discrimination. Fundamentally, positive discrimination would refer to the action taken to uphold the best interests of the beneficiaries, that is, the older people (Department of Health 2001). Negative discrimination occurs in various levels. Primarily, these include age, monetary capability, fame ...

The human development solely depends on the results of the diverse stages that occur in a human being. These stages start from the conception of a newborn until the day of death. Biological and sociological inheritance faced by an individual determines these stages of development. From the child’s conception to the death, the human being undergoes various stages to address and portray clear effects of the aging. The extended childhood, rapid maturity, gradually declining mental function and a post-productive period characterizes the development and growth in human. Various advancements occur that characterize these stages. For example, the proper use human bodies, ...

Introduction

Through the years, theorists use a variety of theories in attempts to explain human development socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually. Among the most used theories are those of psychosocial development; the main contributor is Erik Erikson. His theory on psychosocial development is one of the most influential personality theories; he focuses on the belief that a human being develops in stages. The occurrences at every stage develop the person’s psychosocial abilities; Erikson explores the influence of social experiences throughout a person’s lifespan (Cavanaugh & Blanchard-Fields, 2006). The development of ego identity is a significant element in Erikson’s stages; ego identity refers ...

HIV/AIDS prevalence in Southern Africa has remained high in the last decade and it is a very important indicator of the state of the epidemic in the region. There are several demographic factors that play a critical role in the sustaining of this condition in Southern Africa and this paper will explore the correlations between these factors and the epidemics, causes and impacts of demographics on the spread and tackling of the most serious epidemic in the world. It is estimated that 24.5 million of the 34.3 million infections around the world are in Africa and in 2000 8.57% of ...

The life expectancy has increased making the larger proportion of the world’s population to comprise the older people most of them being above the age of 65 years. The sexual health of these old people has not been keenly attended to, for long. The sexual concerns and problems of these people have not been taken good care of. The cultural aspects have led to the perspective that old people are sexually inactive, and that is the reason this issue has been neglected for long. It has been assumed that the old people are not interested with sex, and ...

Introduction

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) usually occurs in the old age and poses significant challenges in front of the older individuals and leads to depression and negative mindset. This research study aims to examine the benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy in reducing the depression of older adults suffering from AD. With the growing age, it becomes all the more challenging for the older adults to manage their life and maintain their outlook positive towards life. The person suffering from Alzheimer’s disease has problem with memory, behavior, cognition which impact every dimension of the individual’s life. The disease leads ...

Since ancient times, the elusive concept of wisdom has figured prominently in philosophical and religious texts. The question remains compelling: What is wisdom, and how does it play out in individual lives? Most psychologists agree that if you define wisdom as maintaining positive well-being and kindness in the face of challenges, it is one of the most important qualities one can possess to age successfully — and to face physical decline and death. Vivian Clayton, a geriatric neuropsychologist in Orinda, Calif., developed a definition of wisdom in the 1970s, when she was a graduate student, that has served as a foundation for research ...

1) Title: Improving the Knowledge and Practice of Resident-Centered Nutrition: Nursing Home Staff and Resident Outcomes 2) What specifically are you looking to find out? I intend to explore the effect of resident-centered nutrition education on the knowledge levels of the staff and actual nutrition practices as well as resident outcomes. My hypothesis is that staff education will improve knowledge and practices that will also translate to better resident outcomes. The independent variable is staff education while the primary dependent variables are staff knowledge of person-centered nutrition and nutrition practices. Secondary dependent variables or outcomes include the ...

How Elderly Persons can be influenced to become Active Users of Smartphones to Communicate with Peers and Younger Aged Groups via the Use of Web 2.0 Technologies (Student’s Email Address)

ABSTRACT

The generational gap between younger age groups and senior persons who use mobile technology has been well documented. It is the purpose of this paper to document the challenges that senior persons face as it relates to the use of mobile technology. In addition, this research paper will reveal how mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, can be used to improve or enhance their social interactions ...

Typically, when we think of privilege, we do not fully realize the extent to which young adults are automatically included in society. Our opinions, buying power, sexuality, and intelligence are all taken for granted. We are seen as technologically savvy, adept in the workforce, innovative and energetic. Because of these assumptions, younger adults enjoy privileges in treatment at the expense of older adults and seniors. The first privilege of youth is (in general) enjoying uncomplicated health. I do not say ‘good’ health, because I think it is a myth that seniors do not enjoy, on average, ‘good’ health. However, ...

Introduction

In the recent past, the trend in human social behavior and temperament has been a critical determining factor of the course of many global systems. The influence of human social behavior to the global systems is unlimited. Elements of social behavior have an effect to the world economy, consumer preferences, politics, religion, education, health, nutrition and a myriad of other utterly significant global structures. The media plays a critical role in engineering the moral response to a given event . The perception and understanding of global social systems is currently greatly dependent on the output of the media. One social element that is of ...

Introduction

Oral health means having healthy teeth and having no teeth disease. It entails the ability of individuals to carry out important functions like eating and speaking as well as contributing fully to the society. As such Australia’s National Oral Health Plan 2004-2013 is a plan whose main objective was to advance health and wellbeing across the Australian population by civilizing oral health status and reducing the burden of oral disease. With this plan, positive messages like ‘Healthy Mouth Healthy Lives’ are always promoted to the whole population, but most especially, to the vulnerable groups in the society and eases ...

Introduction

Urinary incontinence (UI) is the involuntary loss of urine from the bladder (Keilman, 2010). The International Continence Society (ICS) defines the condition as a complaint of involuntary leakage of urine (Abrams, 2002). The involuntary leakage may range from just a few drops to total emptying of the bladder. It can severely, adversely affect a person’s quality of life (QoL) (McCarthy, 2009).

Prevalence and Impact of UI

UI is a debilitating condition and can be quite distressful. The condition becomes more prevalent as the population ages; therefore, extremely common among the elderly (Abrams, 2002). UI is also twice more common in women than in men and has a prevalence ...

My research involved observing, listening and recording events in a night club. I observed people and events in a club from 8 pm in the evening to 5am in the morning. It involved observing the behavior of people in the club and the social interactions that took place in the club. During the research, I observed several social aspects that took place that night. I also observed the flow of people in and out of the club. I undertook the research as a complete observer. This way, I made no contact with the people I observed. One advantage of this method was ...

Introduction

As a result of better healthcare, people worldwide are actually living longer especially in the developing world. Thus, for the first time in history, people aged over 65years are more than infants aged less than five years. In fact, it is estimated that by the year 2030 (approximately two decades from now), the population of the aged in the human society globally would have hit the one billion figure. This figure represents an eighth of the current global population. More so the increase will be higher in the developing world whereby it is expected that by the year 2030, the ...

Introduction

Pain tolerance has been defined as the maximum level of pain that a person can undergo. For various reasons, pain tolerance is higher in man than in women, and it is speculated that this is because of the traditional need for display of masculinity by men while women tend to be more expressive of their pain and will thus most likely not withstand the same level physical pain as men. This paper seeks to develop an objective psychological test to be used for the measure of pain tolerance among different populations of interest, with particular focus on the pain tolerance ...

Part 1

In April 1999 The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) was built as a Special Health Authority to advocate and further the clinical quality and effectiveness of the resources in the NHS. NICE is an independent organization in charge for stipulating national guidance on the advocacy for good health, prevention and medication of illnesses (Chidgey, Leng, & Lacey, 2010). NICE has given a set of guides for the users of National Health Services to follow. The responsibility of NICE is to improve outcomes for people utilizing NHS and other public health services (NICE, 2013). The coverage of the organizations functions ...

Introduction

Social relationships have become a center of scientific study among scholars who are interested in the understanding of the process of aging. A healthy social relationships are perceived to have an influential and positive effect on an individuals overall well being. However, during the past, there is only a minimal interest given to the study of social relations and only recently has scholars worked on its definition and its effect on an individual's lifespan. The convoy model of social relationships is one among the theoretical structures that aims to study the correlation between individuals and their relationships within and across specific ...

Advantages of a retirement home for Mrs. Willis

Introduction For many years, retirement homes have helped families in caring for their loved ones once they grow old. Today, many people work and spend limited time at home. The absence from home makes it difficult to take care of their old relatives once they become unable to provide for themselves. It creates an additional burden to those responsible. Retirement homes seem to offer a solution to the problem; they offer a conducive and safe environment where senior citizens can spend their last years well. It exposes them to other senior citizens they can interact with; such homes provide a safe ...

Bloch, F., Gautier, V., Noury, N., Lundy, J.E., Poujaud, J., Claessens, Y. E. & Rigaud, A.S. (2011). Evaluation under real-life conditions of a stand-alone fall detector for the elderly subjects (Bloch et al., 2011). Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 54 (2011):391–398. This quantitative study by Bloch et al., evaluates the experience of 10 elderly adults aged 75 and above with the use of the VigiFall. The purpose of the research was to also to assess the participants’ acceptability and tolerance of the device in real-life settings. The accelerometric sensor of VigiFall was attached to the participants’ thorax ...

Bloch, F., Gautier, V., Noury, N., Lundy, J.E., Poujaud, J., Claessens, Y. E. & Rigaud, A.S. (2011). Evaluation under real-life conditions of a stand-alone fall detector for the elderly subjects (Bloch et al., 2011). Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 54 (2011):391–398. This article describes falls as being overly trivialized by both patients and doctors. Falls, however, can be the main cause of older patients’ mortality, morbidity, and being hospitalized. Statistics are included in the report. An example is the average age of elderly (73 years old) found to have fallen, sometimes even dead, and of 51% are ...

Introduction

Network has been in use since 1960s when it was developed by ARPANET to enable them communicate as a group. To date it is widely used and several technologies have been developed to ease communication between people including social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, among others. There are several reasons for network usage which bring about an effect on people’s health. Excessive use of internet among the youth negatively influences their lives leading to dropping out of school, increased family stress, despair, apprehension or low self-esteem and even physical health problems such as sleep deprivation and lack of physical ...

Introduction

France has a broad social security system, which covers injuries at work, healthcare, old age pensions, death benefits and unemployment insurance. The scheme, which was introduced in 1945 was projected to cover the whole population. In the EU, France has been ranked top among other countries in its expenditure on welfare. France spends about E200 billion every year on social security, which is higher than what the country produces. Employee contributions are made by the employee themselves while employers also pay a certain percentage for their employees. However, for the self employed, they pay their contributions in full. The French social ...

The Product Life Cycle

The life cycle of a product is divided into four stage based on the revenue generated by the product or service. The life cycle concept may apply to a category of product or brand with varying duration for different products or brand. The stages that a product goes during the product life cycle include introduction stage, growth stage, maturity stage, and decline stage. During the introduction stage, most companies concentrate their efforts in advertising and promotion to make consumers aware of their product. Because of low sales and high cost, most companies tend to lose money during this stage. During growth stage, ...

When thinking about an elderly person, the first thing that would perhaps come to most people’s mind is someone sitting on a rocking chair or in front of a television set. It is a popular belief that the older generation is not capable of doing much and, therefore, it is very difficult to work with them. The paper attempts to analyse the stereotypes associated with aging and various physical and mental issues associated with aging.

The paper is broadly divided into five sections. The first section discusses the stereotypes about aging. The second section talks about the physical issues associated with ...

Pain: State in which the individual experiences and communicates the presence of severe discomfort or an uncomfortable feeling.

Related factors: Pain resulting from musculoskeletal disorder; in this case, osteoarthritis; immobility

Features: Verbal communication of pain descriptors, level 8-9 pain reported by patient

Evidence: Mrs. Hardy experiences great knee pain when climbing stairs, a symptom associated with her osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis cannot be cured, but pain can be controlled.

The primary client-centred goal for Mrs. Hardy is pain management (Bijlsma, Berenbaum and Lafeber, 2011). Expected measurable outcome is that Mrs. Hardy will experience relief of pain as evidenced by Mrs. Hardy’s ...

Introduction

As people grow older there are certain biological and cognitive changes that take place in the body. The human body experiences decreased capabilities in its respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, neural and urinary functions. Due to the adverse challenges that the elderly face in their later life, it would be great for the various scientists and experts to come together and research more on the theories of aging or the causes of aging. They can come up with more treatments that will increase the immunity system of the old people. This way the older people are able to live their last ...

Think about the concept of poverty. How would a macro-level sociologist study this concept differently than a micro-level sociologist?

There is a variety of differences between macro and micro-level theories. Micro level deals with people and their interactions. The critics of micro level argue that they focus specifically on older people instead of social conditions and policies that force them to act the way such people do (Jones 112). Macro level concentrates more on social processes and problems, social structure and their interrelationships, as well. The best example is the way in which the impact of industrialization on older people’s status plus how income and gender influence older people's wellbeing. Bot micro and macro theories can take the ...

Taking the current meteoric and disturbing rise of lifestyle and chronic diseases into account, the shift from treatment diseases to chronic diseases will be a significant issue in the delivery of healthcare. Diseases and conditions such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, mental disorders, heart disease, pulmonary conditions, and stroke are projected to see a 42% rise by the year 2013. Chronic diseases cause about 60% of deaths worldwide. Most developed countries in the world are facing aging populations, and this will also affect the health delivery system because older people are more likely to be affected by chronic diseases. Older people are ...

The welcome Senior Centre is an organization established in 1979 in Washington DC to take care of the ever increasing number of older people in the city. The city with a population of 646,449 has over 21% of this population as old people aged 65 years who needs care and protection. Thus, Welcome Centre plays a pivotal role in taking care of this population. However, its efficiency is hampered by factors such as the language barrier between its staff and the service seekers. Many older people of the DC society are Latino, who mainly speaks Spanish. They barely understand English ...

The Effect of Medicare and Medicaid on the Social Work Field

Introduction The American society is at the cusp of transformative change. With Baby Boomers of the sixties now reaching retirement age, the proportion of older people in society is going to increase. A smaller base of working population will have to support a larger slab of older people. As a result, existing frameworks of social security, Medicare and Medicaid would prove inadequate. New ways and means need to be explored to sustain the concept of an equitable and caring society that has been built in the USA. In this context, it is essential to explore the effect of the changing ...

Carleton University

Art therapy treatment has shown a promising effect on the alleviation of psychiatric symptoms in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Many patients with dementia are facing the Alzheimer’s symptoms, such as memory loss and confusion, cognitive impairment, getting lost, difficulties coping with new situations, and also they are having problems in expressing feelings verbally. The use of art therapy helps patients with Alzheimer’s disease to deal with their symptoms in many different ways. It encourages people to express their feelings non-verbally whereas they can no longer do so with words. That will help them to release their negative ...

Introduction

Palliative care focus principally on preventing, anticipating, diagnosing and managing symptoms suffered by patients with a life-threatening illness and assisting families create medically significant decisions (Lynn, 2005). The literature discuses the importance of providing age appropriate palliative care and nursing care using a palliative approach for a patient with neurodegenerative disease.

Importance of providing age appropriate care reflecting a palliative approach

Age appropriate palliative care has benefits to the patient and family members of the patient. As people age, they are prone to various chronic health problems (Weissman, 2011). For example, Parkinson's disease, which is the degenerative diseases, is one of the diseases that mostly affect the older population. Therefore, age palliative ...

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Introduction Definition about Demographic and Epidemiology Demographic trends - Worldwide and regional trends - Oman Population size and growth ( statistics and graphs) - Economic and social changes that impact on elderly.

Epidemiological transition

- Epidemiologic Transition Theory - Epidemiological transition in the worldwide and regional context - Sultanate of Oman ( Life expectancy, fertility, morbidity and mortality) impact of elderly

Chapter Summary

Introduction This document contains a thesis chapter addressing the role of health care in Sultanate of Oman on elderly care. Specifically, definitions of demography and epidemiology will be offered. Subsequently, demographic trends will be discussed ...

Introduction

Regular exercise is known to be a therapeutic lifestyle factor. It is not a drug, but it possesses many traits of a powerful pharmacologic agent. Routinely performing physical activity (PA) stimulates many beneficial physiologic changes in the body (O’Keefe, 2012). Age is associated with increases in body weight, body fat, and abdominal fat. Besides as age advances, many people tend to spend time in sedentary activities. Fifty-five to sixty years is the age when people retire from their services; and this sets a sedentary lifestyle for most. Sedentary lifestyle, as is widely known, is associated with obesity, diabetes, cancer, and/or cardiovascular diseases ( ...

Adequate physical activity has been shown to benefit older adults by reducing the risks for age-related physical degeneration including osteoporosis, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and a higher likelihood of falling (Tiedemann et al., 2011; Ewald et al., 2009). However, a sedentary lifestyle has increasingly become the norm among older adults. Inadequate physical activity is defined as engaging in moderate-intensity exercise for a duration that is less than the recommended 2.5 hours per week or failing to do moderate exercise for 30 minutes on most days of the week (Jancey et al., 2008; Sims et al., 2010). In Australia about 49-63% of ...

‘Time Goes By’ is an appealing read that gives a perspective of ageing from the that are experiencing it at this very moment in time. Topics like ‘medical issues’, ‘wisdom’ and ‘the generation gap’ have many positive and negative qualities for older people. These three themes also provide a greater understanding of the complex issues facing the elderly from an everyday perspective throughout the blog. The web page has a simple format and features a number of blog entries by the elderly commenting about real life experiences and perspectives of ageing in media reports, you tube, movies, news websites and other sources. ...

Introduction

Santa Rita Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is arguably among the most effective agency in delivery of elderly care in Green Valley, Arizona. During my two hour visit, I learnt a lot about the organization, ranging from the administration to the clients. My study covered the activities that take place within the organization, the services provided to the clients, the unique needs of the older patients as well as the challenges faced by the staff in delivery of services. The services offered to the clients are related to the health status of such older people. Santa Rita Nursing and Rehabilitation Center ...

Introduction

In some ways, we all develop in almost the same ways, yet in other ways, we all seem to develop rather uniquely. We all have a lifespan during which a pattern of changes occurs from birth until death. In the field of study known as lifespan development, these patterns of development that takes place during the whole lifespan of a human being are examined. Human development is what lifespan development emphasizes on. Most life development studies emphasize on comprehending how principles of development vary around the world, and how the process of development is influenced by cultural, ethnic, and racial factors. Moreover, ...

Entry One: When I Am Old, I Shall Wear Purple

The first thing I thought of when I considered the idea of aging issues was a poem by Jenny Joseph, who wrote Warning, the first lines of which are, “When I am an old woman I shall wear purple/ With a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me” (Sachteleben 2009). Joseph was born in 1932 in England composed this ode to being elderly in 1961. Although she grew up in a different generation, Joseph’s poem still resonates. In some ways, there is a certain freedom for the elderly. Many people spend their younger lives trying to do the right thing, ...

Insurance refers to contract entered between two parties where one party obligates to compensate the other for a particular loss or damage. The agreement put forward usually has considerations which are in the form of regular payments. Parties involved in the contract process include insurer and insured. Insurer, usually a company, is a party that provides insurance cover to another party and provides protection for any loss that may occur in the future. Alternatively, the insured is the party that seeks protection from the insurer. Therefore, the insured agrees to pay a certain amount of money for protection against risks. This amount paid ...

Introduction

Dr. Robert butler coined himself to the term aging and kept a keen focus on it on the context that led him to specialize in that field. This is because the stereoscope has been used to discriminate the individuals with old ripen ages. This led to Robert describing the concept of discrimination against the seniors in the context based on sexism and racial, lines in the society. Butler defines it as a combination of the three elements that are interconnected in a sequential manner that depicts the relationship. The explained concepts by Robert depicts the relationship of the prejudicial attitudes that , ...

Depression is a universal problem that is not only present in old people but is also in young and middle age people. With a world-wide presence, depression is a dangerous problem that is oftentimes fatal. As Hasche & Morrow-Howell (2007) document, depression is a cause of several negative outcomes for older adults, rendering it neither an unacceptable nor normal component of the aging process. Recalling vividly, Mr. B, aged between 65 and 70, was one of our neighbors back in India and belonged to a rich family though his family was not supporting him in any way. Whenever I saw him he always looked ...

Mental Health in Late Adulthood

Introduction

Good mental health is fundamental to an individual, their family and society. In Australia, mental health issues and mental illnesses among adults aged 55 years and above have been one of the greatest causes of diminished productivity, deteriorated quality of lives and disability. People with mental health issues are associated with higher rates of mortality and morbidity. Death of these people arises from a wide range of causes, including suicide. Inadequate mental health for the people in their late adulthood causes a burden on the family of the victim, friends and other stakeholders of the society (Scheurer, 2006). In modern ...

Integration model: used to provide seamless and effective healthcare for the elderly population in Singapore

Currently Singapore has no model in place that it uses for providing seamless healthcare for the elderly. This paper therefore suggests for the introduction of integration model in Singapore to be used to provide seamless healthcare for its ageing population. The reason why this model is highly recommended in Singapore is because if primarily focuses on geriatric care and as a trained geriatric nurse it is my passion to see that medical care and treatment of old people is done in the best way. The current system being used for geriatric care in Singapore is in service for the elderly. ...