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cerebellum are affected, then hemi/quadriparesis, hemisensory loss and ataxia, and abnormal eye movements will be noted, along wit...
Week, 2005). The etiology of the condition revolves around the inflammation and swelling of the synovial membrane as it is invade...
There is no question that animals offer unconditional love and support, which is what most people desperately need when living out...
to nonadherence to medication in the mentally ill elderly is attempting to successfully pinpoint a single yet comprehensive connot...
view According to experts, financial abuse is when someone uses another persons property or assets -- and in the case of t...
well taken, because there is still an attitude in society in general that abuse only occurs among "those" people; i.e., the poor, ...
the facility of national service volunteerism. Foster Grandparents -- history, goals and funding Many older Americans are in a po...
human life. Without its influential element, myriad individuals would not be able to properly function within their world. The p...
The vastly different reports of the incidence of urinary incontinence among the older population is the result of the different wa...
Unburdend crawl toward death", states King Lear in the opening act. Having decided to step down from the throne, King Lear has pos...
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...
when they were all expected to be at home, go to church together and then share in a Sunday dinner. Chips absence caused a lot of...
by Pennsylvania State Representatives Dombrowski, Cappabianca, Bowser, Boyes, Merry and Rudy. It was first referred on January 24...
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). ...
that are often incurred as a natural part of the aging process (Wang and Wollin, 2004). These changes include "impaired vision and...
Nursing homes have changed for the better over the years, but they still carry a negative connotation and generally only those who...
the difficulties and losses inherent with aging. The assumption is often made that, with age comes transcendental wisdom, but res...
life as is possible for an 80-year-old with her various health conditions. What is Polypharmacy? McCloskey (2002) quotes Chest...
warrants. The hardship that media bias has caused the elderly population is immense and far-reaching, severely impacting everythi...
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...
"Demographers predict that the numbers of elderly people will double in the next 30 years" (pp. 3). As the population of America ...
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...