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hospital quite naturally is concerned about the cost of continuing to provide care for Andrew, but it can be assured that there is...
The National Crime Victimization Survey reports that the rate of violent crime victimization of persons ages 65 or older was about...
over the age of 60 years in 1995, and that number will probably increase to about 1.2 billion (2002, p.1094) in 2025. Informatio...
Roland, 1996). Langjolois, et al (1998) showed that weight loss was a factor in hip fracture in older men and found that lower men...
chemistry and another in biochemistry. I recognized the wonder of chemistry, but what I failed to recognize at the time was the s...
other words, events such as the many deaths as a result of the Chicago heat wave would not occur if society was more aware of the ...
life requires a recognition that our bodies give to us both our lives and our deaths, so that social and cultural life can, in the...
did play a role in the demise of the innocent bystanders who got in his way during that deadly summer day. Whether age is a fac...
are physically connected to the community center, which is available for use by other older adults living in the neighborhood (Reg...
In a paper of seven pages, the writer looks at technology use by senior citizens. Adoption of technology is examined through the d...
There is not enough affordable housing for independently living senior or for seniors who need some assistance. The federal recomm...
in promoting global or worldwide rights for more than 60 years. On December 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted The Universal Dec...
the United Kingdom. Ultimately, though, she realized that maybe the way to get to England was through her husband. Furthermore, sh...
Nursing homes have changed for the better over the years, but they still carry a negative connotation and generally only those who...
warrants. The hardship that media bias has caused the elderly population is immense and far-reaching, severely impacting everythi...
life as is possible for an 80-year-old with her various health conditions. What is Polypharmacy? McCloskey (2002) quotes Chest...
they need. While everyone hurts with high prescription costs, senior citizens tend to rely more on prescription drugs for their ov...
et al, 1999). It is not uncommon for people to treat their symptoms as a cold, overcome the initial attack and then appear to fal...
osteoarthritis (Alper, 1998). Nicholas DiNubile, an orthopedic consultant to the Philadelphia 76ers and the Pennsylvania Ba...
In six pages this opinion paper features research regarding how views of society, depression, and health issues contribute to the ...
In five pages this paper considers the reasons why elderly individuals play poker in hopes of capturing part of the American Dream...
In six pages this paper presents a service expansion proposal to more adequately meet the needs of the elderly residents of Morris...
In fifteen pages the hemodialysis procedure is described and then the sociological and biological effects that the elderly can exp...
This 5 page report discusses the fact that the majority of the population is aware that there is a serious problem in America wi...
In twelve pages these distinct age groups are discussed in an observational consideration. Ten sources are cited in the bibliogra...
of becoming old for society has imbedded the ideal that youth is where power and desire lay. In Greers article she begins with the...
2002). The state has taken active steps to provide services for the developmentally disabled population. In 1998, Governor George...
heart attacks and strokes (Bartelmes, 2002). These conditions may also lead to slow but progressive disability (Bartelmes, 2002). ...
by Pennsylvania State Representatives Dombrowski, Cappabianca, Bowser, Boyes, Merry and Rudy. It was first referred on January 24...
the difficulties and losses inherent with aging. The assumption is often made that, with age comes transcendental wisdom, but res...