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This essay discusses osteoporosis - what it is, risks, and incidence. It does so in the context of a film entitled Fire in the Dar...
The writer looks at the best practice strategies to reduce fall rates in elderly community based patients. The research based bet ...
A gerontological issue that is relevant in today's society involves driving. This paper examines studies on driving as it respect...
attitudes and motivation. However, in a criticism of the educational program, it has become apparent that certain aspects of these...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at alcoholism diagnostic instruments. An effort is made to find a suitable instrument ...
This research paper presents a case study that illustrates how to properly address an instance of polypharmacy in an elderly patie...
This essay presents a discussion on mental health practice and the elderly, focusing on the biases of the student as a mental heal...
This paper places the responsibility for caring for the elderly parents on the shoulders of their adult children. There are four ...
This essay discusses a student's observations of elderly adults and the student's interpretation of the observed behaviors, drawin...
the family owned a car, the elderly womans family had the opportunity to visit family or friends or even take a Sunday drive. Th...
rates per 100,000 by ethnicity in San Francisco are reported as: African-American, 1,302; Asian/Pacific Islander, 446; Latino, 535...
with chronic conditions to live longer, despite the presence of these conditions. However, the pharmaceutical innovations that mak...
client who is the focus of this case study is an 86-year-old woman who has been living at home with her husband. Her medical histo...
then developing a quantitative instrument for assessing risk behaviors related to the onset of substance abuse behaviors among the...
proposes a commission that would develop a recommendation for the State Legislature to create such an office. It further describes...
viewed demonstrated variables in relation to the methods for disseminating information and best-practice approaches to reducing fa...
percent of that total population lose their ability to walk (Tonarelli, 2010). Hip injuries and falls of any kind can reduce the ...
the largest of all of the programs funded through the Older Americans Act and that in 2010, the program funded approximately $819....
the support services that are available vary widely according to location (Seggewiss, 2009, p. E90) The rapidly increasing number...
of falls in elderly chronic patients at that home. 1c. Discuss findings with supervisor/mentor. 1a. The creation of a detailed...
Every day, people seek medical treatments, surgery and extensive and costly procedures to reduce the physical impacts of aging and...
the cracks of indigent health care. The hospital quite naturally is concerned about the cost of continuing to provide care for Mr...
("Developmental," 2005). Sometimes there is a sensitivity to medications, dementia, communication problems, deformities and cereb...
(CVA) (Heart Center Online, n.d.) but it is also called a brain attack (Cornforth , 2002). A stroke happens when oxygen and other ...
runs $127 on average (Cummings, 2002). The goal of the ALF is to help senior citizens maintain as much independence as possible wi...
medication are adequate, symptoms are controlled and most asthma-related problems are avoided (Francis, 2004). There are two maj...
like alcohol. Alcoholism and Prescription Drug Abuse The elderly population is the fastest growing demographic group in the Un...
individual, this woman does reflect on the past and has some regrets, but some optimistic comments are made as well. In evaluat...
the difficulties and losses inherent with aging. The assumption is often made that, with age comes transcendental wisdom, but res...
increase from 5.6 percent of the GDP in 2000 to over 7.4 percent in 2040 (Investment Advisor, 2002). This reflects a considerabl...