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Medicare and the Elderly

can no longer follow this model is because medical technology can now greatly prolong life-perhaps make it too long. People now ro...

Impact Of Chronic Illness On The Elderly And Families

medications or they could be a sign of depression (Turner and Kelly, 2000). Turner and Kelly (2000) state strongly that it is e...

The Elderly, Prescription Drug Abuse and Alcoholism

like alcohol. Alcoholism and Prescription Drug Abuse The elderly population is the fastest growing demographic group in the Un...

Senior Citizens in Miami, Florida

to the area (via migration or birth) than those that are dying. The bulk of the increase in Florida is due to people migrating dur...

Problems with Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly

paper properly! While two million older adults are abused in America each year, only 2% of these cases are reported by phy...

Gilded Era/Welfare Reform & The Elderly And Privacy

or people at risk, a handful of businessmen capitalized upon opportunity by what those like Heilbroner et al (1998) believe to be ...

Neuman Systems Theory of Nursing

is three times the average for all other age groups (AOA, 2010). Average doctor visits in a year were 6.5 for ages 65 to 74 and 7....

The Elderly and Anemia

elderly, the most common of which include chronic disease, inflammation and blood loss (Williamson et al, nd). Smith reports there...

Elderly Citizens and Considerations for Community Health Care

the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the economics of elder care. The stakeholders in this...

Elderly Care in a Nursing Home v. At Home

In seven pages caring for the elderly is considered through two options with home health care oftentimes presenting more advantage...

Senior Citizens and Education

In ten pages senior citizens are discussed within the context of health education and the problems that can exist with a considera...

Senior Citizens and Isolation

In six pages this opinion paper features research regarding how views of society, depression, and health issues contribute to the ...

Senior Citizens and Healthy Lifestyles

In five pages this paper examines senior citizens and their extensive use of health services in a thesis that argues healthier lif...

Health Care Policies, the Elderly, and Political Action Committees

In six pages this paper examines how PACs attempt to influence elderly health care policies with strategic recommendations offered...

Senior Citizens and Influenza

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...

Questions on Aggregate Health and Community

more personal, incorporating "personal health behavior change" (Anderson, Palombo and Earl, 1998; p. 205) as well. 2. What...

Senior Citizens Care and the Impact of Local Policies and Global Health Issues

In thirty pages this paper discusses elderly care in a discussion of nursing, holistic care, communications, and local policies, a...

Personal Theory: Integrative

any explanation" (Hunt, 2000, p. 12). II. THEORIES The primary focus of any theory is to empower a sense of freedom in an indivi...

Depression: A Deeper Understanding

have a drastically smaller volume of a section of the left PFC that sits behind the bridge of the nose. In some cases this sectio...

Interviewing an Older Person

is, a high level of "energy and vitality," contributes significantly to quality of life for the elderly (Spirduso, Francis and Mac...

Elderly Sexuality: Gender Differences

way the Social Security Administration does and proclaim that anyone age sixty-two or over will be considered "elderly". It seems...

Elderly and Attachment to Home/Place in Rural Areas

trying to improve this situation. It seems important to spend some time on this aspect of the topic in light of the fact that it d...

Elder Neglect in Nursing Homes

be vulnerable to abuse or neglect for a variety of reasons and in a variety of situations, which range from home care to care in r...

Dependency and Physical Changes of the Elderly

In five pages this research paper takes a nursing perspecitve regarding the elderly's physical changes and increased dependence th...

Suicidal Ideation Not Necessarily Associated With Bipolar Disorder

benefit from the combined benefits of pharmacotherapy and psychosocial therapy. Inherently associated with suicidal tendencies, b...

A Review of Elderly Care Literature

2006, pp. 669-683). Based on this, the researchers found that hip fractures were greatly reduced in the women taking the supplemen...

The Effects of Music on Managing Postoperative Pain Study Proposal

the elderly patient. Significance Careful consideration...

Elderly and Volunteerism

Eastern Europe and Russia assisting entrepreneurs and city economic departments make the transition to a market economy. ...

Aspects of Learning Among the Elderly

This research paper addresses pertinent literature on the topic of elderly learning. The author contends that further education a...

Fear, Residence, Elderly Women, and Crime

In eight pages the relationship between the housing arrangements of elderly women, their fear regarding crime and why they might b...