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Bereavement, Death, and Senior Citizens

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...

Florida's 113th District Representation

on Health Services ("Rep. Manuel," 2004). While some are semi-related, he has done little in respect to the questions at hand. Gra...

Retirement Home Visit and Senior Citizen Pastoral Care

of the center is spacious and is similar in style to large living room. A fire crackled cheerfully n the fireplace at the far end ...

Overview of the Foster Grandparents Program

the facility of national service volunteerism. Foster Grandparents -- history, goals and funding Many older Americans are in a po...

Nursing Homes and Abuse of the Elderly

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...

Evaluation of Gerontology

be expected to become even more top-heavy in the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the econo...

Case Study on Making Ethical Decisions

hospital quite naturally is concerned about the cost of continuing to provide care for Andrew, but it can be assured that there is...

Understanding How Crime is Experienced by Senior Citizens Research Proposal

The National Crime Victimization Survey reports that the rate of violent crime victimization of persons ages 65 or older was about...

Reduction of Elderly Depression Through Reminiscence Therapy Intervention

chemistry and another in biochemistry. I recognized the wonder of chemistry, but what I failed to recognize at the time was the s...

Senior Citizens, Cognition, and Hip Fractures

Roland, 1996). Langjolois, et al (1998) showed that weight loss was a factor in hip fracture in older men and found that lower men...

Older Adults Status Assessment

an assessment done on a younger and presumably more healthy person. For example, an older persons greater likelihood toward cardia...

Case Study on Social Workers, Socioemotional Issues, and Senior Citizens

emphasis upon a mandate for social and economic justice. According to Harry Specht and Mark E. Courtneys Unfaithful Angels : How ...

FRAT and its Uses

higher, at 60% (Dowswell, 1999). It is not only the incidence that increases, but also the rate of resulting hospitalisation, and ...

Story About a Senior Citizen Couple and Their Gradual Memory Loss

I left it on the hall table for you. It had a map from Christine. Where is it? Ill check." "No. I thought you had it. There was n...

HIV and the Senior Citizen Population

In all honesty it seems to be a problem with the poor as well as the middle class, white and black, male and female, straight and ...

Controversy Regarding the Elderly and Prescription Drug Coverage

Security system and others had begun to focus on the idea of a program aimed at insuring Social Security beneficiaries" (Anonymous...

Pain Management and Long Term Care Residents' Rights

old signs of questionable care still apply, however. Unexplained injury or falls, the occurrence of pressure sores, and evidence ...

Senior Citizens and Short Term Care as Opposed to Long Term Care

older our bodies begin to simply wear out. The modern marvels of medicine can patch up many of our creaks and groans, it can even...

Overview of the Latino Family's Life Cycle

use of "Latino" and "Latina," which are Spanish words, have been viewed as more inclusive and politically correct (Delgado-Romero,...

Senior Citizens and Health Care Legislation

time will tell if these bills will eventually be passed into national law. The purpose of this paper is to introduce five...

Restraints and Education Needs Assessment

and arranging transportation; and ensuring that physician orders for residents are met and followed. Beyond these duties ar...

Community Concept

by any number of characteristics used for grouping individuals. These characteristics can include geography, relationships, cultu...

Senior Citizens and Substance Abuse

the prevalence of substance abuse among the elderly as it often goes unrecognized (Irons and Rosen, 2002). However, alcoholism do...

The Adoption of Technology by Senior Citizens

In a paper of seven pages, the writer looks at technology use by senior citizens. Adoption of technology is examined through the d...

Community Activity Rooms for Seniors/Space Utilization

are physically connected to the community center, which is available for use by other older adults living in the neighborhood (Reg...

Speech Pathology 3 Scenarios

bloomer from a child with expressive language disorder at an early age. There are, however, many speech pathology assessment ins...

Pain Management and Nursing Involvement Increases

a long period, have the opportunity to build relationships with them and are able to come to know the individual patients response...

Independence Loss and Senior Citizens

patients presenting delirium symptoms (Rathier and McElhaney, 2005). These patients may be hyperactive, hypoactive, or present a m...

Home Care Senior Citizen Patients and Chronic Undertreatment

2. constant monitoring for potential complications 3. the willingness to utilize both pharmacological and nonpharmacologi...

Senior Citizens and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Week, 2005). The etiology of the condition revolves around the inflammation and swelling of the synovial membrane as it is invade...