Geriatrics

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Even though senior homes are extremely popular, they are not everyone’s cup of tea. Some seniors and their family prefer home care options. Home care allows seniors to receive the care they need without having to relocate from their home to a new facility. With all the convenience that senior home care offers, it can be costly. People tend to save for years in advance in order to afford these services. However, a sudden emergency may require the immediate need for senior home care. Paying for…

Residents placed in a long term care facility is a hardship alone on the resident and families. Some families are in need of a little more assistance with their family member. This help may be required for many of the activities of daily living or needs that healthy, active people take for granted and may include such things as walking, bathing, dressing, and using the bathroom. Being a consultant and reviewing the long term care survey which receive several deficiencies notation for…

Retirement homes are supposed to be the second alternative home for the elderly. The place where one will feel at ease and be cared for as if one’s family was doing so. But, does that really happen in all retirement homes? The mask that they want media seeing verses what happens behind closed doors. It is so unbearable with the lack of staffing in these homes that it needs to rise again so accidents, neglect and, abuse can come to an end. In the year 2000 when the U.S recommended strict…

Introduction Nursing homes are considered a safe haven for older adults that may not have family to take care of them. They have nurses working around the clock to provide the utmost care. Having individuals within the same age group can help ease such a difficult transition from living with family to living with assisted care. Leaving them in the care of a stranger is never easy. The family will never truly know if the care promised, is actually being provided. America’s burgeoning elder…

Delving deeper into the staff issues I asked my grandmother to describe if she has experienced any issues with response to call lights as my mother described earlier. My grandmother began her response to this question by stating that within this facility most problems are related to one another. As a result of this cycle, since the facility is so understaffed the response to calls is awful. The maximum time that is allotted to the staff to respond to a call is 8-10 minutes however, my…

Elderly Care in Nursing Homes There is much in life to reflect on especially for the elderly and different aspects of the care they either do or don’t receive in nursing facilities. According to the UN’s(United Nations) report elder abuse is, “A single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person.”(UN, Elder Abuse Article) Almost 70% of elderly suffer neglect from their…

Residential Care Homes Residential care homes are referred to by a variety of different names, including adult care homes, residential care facilities or communities, personal care homes and care homes. But what they all share in common is the service of providing senior citizens care and support in a homelike setting. What is a residential care home? Care homes are residential facilities that provide individualized service to small groups of older adults. These adult care homes provide…

1. How are geriatric clients not served in your community? Explore the resources available and explain what is needed based on population. 50 points My community geriatric clients get the services that are provided to the whole county. While the county provides a variety of services for elders (e.g. case management services: home delivered meals, housekeeping, shopping and laundry service, personal care, visiting nurse, home health aid, and workshops for caregivers), I did not see any…

As the geriatric population continues to increase, there is a greater need for management of conditions commonly found in the population. One challenging health problem in the geriatric population is dementia. Dementia is a debilitating condition that affects many people worldwide, and the number of people suffering from dementia is expected to increase in coming years. According to Alzheimer’s Disease International, “over 35 million people worldwide currently live with the condition and this…