Geriatrics

Brunette Brenda Montoya was the best doctor in Los Angeles. Any patient that came into her office, she could heal. She had perfect fair skin, a short stature, and eyes the color of chocolate. She always wore a beautifully elegant outfit to work. Brenda Montoya always believed her mother’s words that you should always dress up for any occasion; even casual friday. She lived in the nicest apartment building in all of Los Angeles; all of the celebrities lived there. Brenda lived in the grandest…

The Springfield Department of Elder Affairs/Council on Aging as well as Greater Springfield Senior Services are also a key stakeholders in this concern. Their mission is to improve and enhance the quality of life for elder residents in Springfield. They advocate, plan, develop, coordinate and provide social services as well as information and referral services for Springfield's elder citizens. (Department of Elder Affairs, 2015) Therefore this issue and its solutions are a key concern that they…

Volunteering at Facility for the Aged and Infirm This semester, which is spring 2017, I have a course called “Global Awareness seminar: migration “ as a part of my student schedule. In this course, I am required to do a service activity. I was given a list with activities that have a related with Global awareness or migration. I had to choose one of those activities. Then, I chose to volunteer at a facility for the aged and infirm. On Monday 13 of March, I visited a facility for the aged and…

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Long term care facilities are mainly comprised of the elderly population. Most of the patients in long term nursing facilities suffer from chronic illnesses, progressive diseases, or need some type of rehabilitation. The people in this group are more susceptible to illnesses, because as a person gets older their body system does not function as it once did. Existing health conditions also put them at risk for infections and health problems. The registered nurse assumes many roles in long…

Why Seniors Should Avoid Remaining in Their Homes for Years Over the next 25 years, the population of seniors will nearly double. With a growing population and reduced income, it’s natural for seniors to want to remain in their homes for years. Unfortunately, doing so could be to their detriment. Remaining in Their Homes Threaten Their Health One of the most obvious reasons seniors shouldn’t remain in their home is because they won’t have access to the care they need. In medical facilities,…

Long term care includes medical and social services to support the needs of people living with chronic health problems that affect their ability to perform daily activities. There are various types of facilities today for someone who needs long term care. For instance, nursing homes are a place of residence for people who need continuous nursing care and have deficiencies with activities of daily living. They offer the most substantial care a person can get outside a hospital. Although some…

Geriatric Nursing: Developing a Dedicated Education Unit in Long-Term Care: A Pilot Project The purpose of this article to find a way to establish a way for nurses to teach nursing students in the clinic setting. Nursing programs constantly have to turn away qualified students because of the shortage of faculty. This research is appropriate in obtaining enough faculty in order to stop turning away future nursing students. The main point of this model is to create a way were the nursing staff…

Health South is an inpatient rehabilitation clinic, which typically houses close to a 100 patients. The patients range from all ages, but most are geriatrics. The usual patient stay is 10-14 days, however some stay longer or shorter depending on their progress. At Health South there are physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapist, nurses and medical doctors. They all work together to provide the care that is needed for the patients. I will be spending most my time observing…

The movie brought back some spectacular memories of my grandpa, great grandma, and great aunt who lived into the late 90’s and early 100’s. I have seen firsthand that people are living longer than before. Since my family members have lived longer, I was able to spend time with them and heard amazing stories of about my heritage. I think that this video brought some fantastic points about the elderly population. One positive point that Leon Kass MD stated was “it is in many respects really a…