Essays on Old Age

The USA is currently ranked among the countries with the high number of aging population in the world. However, the presence of aging population comes with consequences and a responsibility to the state and the society in entirety. Principally, the aging population is associated with myriads of limitations ranging from healthcare to the higher dependency level. Thus, the aging population does not command the power and energy to produce positively to the economy of a country. Ideally, the broader societal views have shaped the old age policies in the USA, and this becomes the backbone of the essay. Principally, ...

The world is gradually becoming virtually smaller this is because of the rapid globalization being experienced everywhere. As we experience rapid globalization so is our level of knowledge meaning we can perform so many activities with ease and far much better than we used to before. We have less mortality rate as people are living longer than before. An improved health care service has also promoted people living longer than before. Canada has seen a decrease in fertility rate especially in the twentieth century and when we combine this with a low mortality rate; it means that Canadian population ...

Introduction

Occupational therapy focuses on increasing participation in a client’s daily activities. It involves the identification of environmental barriers that limit the customer’s ability to perform his or her daily activities and eliminating them. This is done by modifying the tasks, educating and teaching the skills to the client to enhance his or her daily activities. More emphasis is placed on the needs and goals of the client. Young@Heart is a film about a chorus composed of senior citizens. They sing contemporary songs as well as pop and classic rock songs. Eighty is the average age of ...

The Impact of the Theory of the Consumer Choice on Demand Curves, Higher Wages and Higher Interest Rates

The theory of consumer behavior shows how the choice is affected by the price of goods, income and preferences, and the way buyers maximize their net gains from the purchase of goods and services. The price change of a good affects the consumer demand structure in two ways. Any change in the price results in the appearance of the income and substitution effects, as it changes the amount of available goods and their relative prices. The above effects are consumer reaction to changes in relative prices and real income (Mankiw, 2014). The substitution effect is the change in the ...

My story is based on the life of my 65-year-old neighbor. For two decades we have lived together in the neighborhood. His charming voice and endless jokes kept me close to him. Being a former marine, he would share the different stories of the missions he attended during his at service. After his retirement in the early 1990s, he relocated to Arizona from California. The only strange thing in his life was the loneliness he was comfortable living alone. I assumed this is because of the side effects he encountered as a soldier, therefore, keeping his life personal and ...

In essence, active aging describes the idea of continuing to work actively during old age and into their retirement. According to the World Health Organization and other international organizations, most Europeans experience active aging because there are extremely low birth rates compared to the number of the elderly. In this concept, an individual can work in old age just like in young age. In essence, some societies believe that remaining active during senior years enables one to have a prolonged life. Apart from that, there is an argument that the conditions that affect one during old age will not ...

Introduction

People always say to themselves that the time has not yet come to save and enjoy life it is necessary at the moment. Having reached retirement age they understand that they were too careless. One of the main reasons for careless attitude to the pension savings is debt. A large number of Americans with great difficulty paying residential mortgages repay payments on credit cards. Some people in the US have at least one of these three types of debt retirement. Today, tens of thousands of Americans living in the country, whose age has long passed for 90 years and ...

Verification and Accuracy

The passport application form filled by Mr. James Doe has several notable mistakes. In essence, a passport application form, and any other form for that matter needs to be correctly filled with all the details correctly indicated. For instance, one is supposed to indicate the full names as they appear in his or her identification documents. However, Mr. Doe has not indicated it like that. He has used initials for one of his other names, which might raise confusion. Apart from that, there are some areas in the form that Mr. Doe has failed to fill. The sex specification, ...

Upon listening to several personal interviews with people suffering from various illnesses, controversial issues regarding misconceptions and unfounded beliefs about patients suffering Alzheimer’s disease came to life. The disease, largely affecting people at their middle or old age, is characterised by loss of memory and a general deterioration of the mental abilities of individuals. The disease is possible to contain through care by qualified professionals. However, the interviews revealed varied misconceptions by the patients that were either totally unfounded or spread by an ignorant portion of the society. Part of the reason was that the disease causes the ...

Euthanasia: For

Euthanasia has been a heated debate topic for several years. It appears that just recently, people have begun warming up to the idea of ending one’s life before the physical, psychological, and emotional toll of illness and age become too much for one to bear. We should be inclined to agree with these individual for several reasons. We do not get to decide when and if we are born, but perhaps we should have a say in when we die. Moreover, we are the only ones who can decide when life has become unbearable, and should be granted ...

Introduction: For this formative essay, I have chosen the developmental stage: 12-18 years of age. The paper looks into the influence of physical changes, psychological changes and emotional changes on the conscious and subconscious mind of children aged 12-18 years of age. The period is also called adolescence stage. During this stage, the child experiences dramatic emotionally and mentally transformation. Many parents complain about the difficulty of handling the behavior of the child. There are also differences in the way child experience things at this stage. During the beginning of this period, most children achieve puberty. As the child ...

The article “Is working memory Training Effective” is an in-depth piece about the essential elements of working memory with regard to whether or not it can be subject to training. The author asks some very intriguing questions on this matter and towards the conclusion makes a clear-cut judgment on the discrepancy between existing literature on this matter, and what has been empirically proven. In Essence, the working memory has to do with a high mental process of cognition. People are able to remember several moments, events, items and even people. However the working memory has to do with what ...

This proposal is about depression and a research that will be carried out to illuminate the relationship between depression and the elderly, The proposal addresses some information on depression and how it relates to the elderly people, as well as why it’s considered important. The essence of the research is to generate adequate knowledge in this sphere of study. I intend to use a qualitative research design which will make good use of case studies to generate data for analysis in this area. Depression is a mood disorder that affects nearly all ages of people. This mood disorder ...

Derogatory Terms Used as Tools for Maintaining the Privileged Status of Young White Males

In the United States of America, young white males from the middle class occupy a privileged status and therefore enjoy many benefits, such as being able to attain their goals without facing social pressures and barriers. While this group is occupies a position of power, people who fall short of any of the characteristics which would allow them to enter it, are discriminated from one or more points of view. Race, class, ability, gender, age, sexuality and ethnicity are some of the demographic features which are considered when establishing the power relation in the society. Groups which occupy a ...

Introduction

Business leaders across the globe have value statements that guide them throughout their lives. Core values are characterized as things of worth and serve as guideposts for associations on initiative and basic leadership (Browning, 2009). Core values speak to the center needs of a person’s or an organization’s way of life. At its most fundamental, a value statement depicts the general motivation behind the individual or group. It reveals insight into a person’s values and sympathy toward other people and activities for survival. The value statement is a convincing portrayal of the state and capacity of ...

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

CVD includes all ailments of the heart and circulatory system, including angina and heart attack. Other CVD diseases include carditis, cardiomyopathy, and congenital heart disorder. Edmunds (2014), states that CVD develops when there is plaque build-up on vessel walls. The mechanism of CVD differs significantly depending on the disease involved. For instance, coronary artery ailment includes atherosclerosis, and may occur due to hypertension, smoking, overweight, high-fat diet or diabetes. Despite the high deaths caused by CVD, it is approximated that 90 percent of CVDs are preventable (McGill, McMahan, and Gidding, 2008). Atherosclerosis can be decreased by controlling the risk ...

The definition of midlife is literally a point at the middle of a person’s life. ‘The concept of ‘crisis’, in mid-life and at other times, implies a rapid or substantial change in personality, which is dislocating with respect to one’s sense of identity (Freund & Ritter, 2009, p. 583). Thus, the best definition of midlife crisis is a sense of crisis situation that one experiences around middle age driven by a sense of diminishing youth and the loss that accompanies this. The question really arises about the validity and existence of the Midlife Crisis. The essay will delve ...

Introduction

Learning is a continuous process that does not end with age. As such, there occurs an impasse with regard to whether or not old people can learn new lessons. The question that should be asked is what kind of learning is open to the aged, after defining what comprises old age, middle age and youth, then research can be done in this regard. Therefore, learning can be viewed as comprising academic knowledge or the use of certain motor skills that had previously been lying dormant or in other words, had remained underdeveloped due to being unused. In this study, ...

Abstract

The development of an individual involves changes that are both physical and psychological. People encounter numerous challenges as a result of life dynamisms, which make it necessary to seek the assistance of professionals to help them in dealing with life issues. Both the physical and psychological changes that occur throughout the life of an individual are often referred to as transitions. Life transitions can be challenging, and they are usually accompanied by psychological and physical downturns. As such, life coaching becomes an essential part of human development. Different people do not have the same life encounters. Therefore, their transitions ...

Insecure Attachment and Identity Formation Issues

Abstract This paper will seek to examine the effect of forming insecure attachment in leading to unsuccessful identity achievement in human beings. This question is answered by examining the attachment theory and relating it to identity formation. It will also examine how these two issues affect healthy development in each stage of the life span based on Erickson’s psychosocial developmental stages. According to the attachment theory, attachment mainly determines different aspects of human relationships and interaction. This in turn, leads to social and emotional development issues in individuals during different life stages. Some of the problems identified included ...

Old-age pension is income the government gives to people that have retired from active employment. It is also called retirement pension. Currently, individuals qualify for the full retirement benefits at the age of 66. One can also opt for early retirement at the age of 62 but will have to receive partial benefits. There is also an option of waiting till one is 70 years to start receiving the retirement benefits (Patterson and Patterson 34; Thornton and Fleming 56). The older a person is when starting to receive the benefits, the higher the benefits for that individual. Another important ...

The historical perspectives on social work incorporate the idea that it could simply be reduced to common sense of experienced mothers, but the modern understanding of social work moves it far beyond this narrow interpretation. Nowadays, “social workers constantly try to make a positive difference to service users’ lives and support community members in a variety of ways” (Stepney & Ford, 2000, p.xiii). In this process, a balanced combination of theory and practice is required, while practice standards used to protect the individuals in society and enhance social justice are based on the solid body of theoretical perspectives, frameworks and ...

Insecure Attachment and Identity Formation Issues

Abstract: This paper will seek to examine the effect of forming insecure attachment in leading to unsuccessful identity achievement in human beings. This question is answered by examining the attachment theory and relating it to identity formation. It will also examine how these two issues affect healthy development in each stage of the life span based on Erickson’s psychosocial developmental stages. According to the attachment theory, attachment mainly determines different aspects of human relationships and interaction. This in turn, leads to social and emotional development issues in individuals during different life stages. This research paper includes an in-depth ...

After analysing the details of Robert Reid from the case study, it is evident that some of the his risk factors for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and Hypertension include the fact that he is male, old age, has a family history of CHD and he is African-American. The other factors that predispose him to CHD and hypertension that he can control include obesity, long periods of physical inactivity, unhealthy eating habits and the low levels of High Density Lipoproteins (HDL) and high levels of Low density Lipoproteins (LDL) (Pedersen et al. p.1383). Complications that could result from the latter ...

Changing of mental functions (attention, memory, thinking) in late adulthood reflected in a reduction of their strength, volume and activity. One of the main changes is reduced speed of the physical and mental operations. It can be noticed in mental processes, such as reducing processing speed and increased time of reaction. In the aging process many of the functions of the visual system are disrupted, for example: a decrease in visual acuity, increased eye sensitivity threshold, deteriorating in adaptation to darkness, reduced ability of recovering after a bright flash of light, changes in colour perception, reduces of the eyesight. ...

Summary of the Case Study File

introduction Illness and diseases are part and parcel of humanity since time immemorial. In each age, there has always been a way of dealing with the most common disease at that particular time. Trial and error have been the most common methods that were used in the traditional ways. The results also formed the basis in which the doctors could concentrate their studies to come up with better drugs. The trend is not way different from the modern days. The changes are that there have come up sophisticated technologies that have facilitated research and the production of medicinal drugs ...

As people grow older, their need for behavioral and mental health services increases. With old age comes reduced physical and psychological capacity. Senility also sets in as the years further increase. Psychologists play a critical role in meeting these requirements. They cater for old adults, especially those living in impoverished communities. Such people usually have very little support. Old age requires a lot of medical attention and increasing assistance from others. Such services cost a lot of money which proves to be a burden to senior citizens living in poor areas. Geropsychology is a psychological field that focuses on ...

Justice is one of the most complex ethical categories, affecting a wide scope of human relations. The content of this concept reflects the economic, political and legal conditions of social life and their development trends. Particular attention to consideration of justice was paid by Socrates, who called it the subject more precious than all the gold and sought to prove the existence of a single and common notion of justice, linking it with morality and knowledge. Injustice is unnatural, because it is the result of ignorance and delusion. Claiming connection between virtue and wisdom, praising the beauty of the ...

Nutritional Intake of my Chosen Senior

My chosen senior is a widowed 63 year old woman, living alone in an urban setting, doesn’t have any diet related diseases or illness and isn’t under any prescribed medication. Her Carbohydrate intake is high, she consumes carbohydrates four out of seven days a week, her carbohydrate sources are brown rice, whole wheat pasta and potatoes. She consumes vitamin daily, she takes a glass or two of fresh fruit juice. Her calcium intake throughout the week is recommendable since she takes milk and dairy foods such as cheese, ghee and calcium fortified cereals. Generally, she has been ...

It is stated that Budhism was born in Sarnath which is near Varanasi city in the country of India. There were not many followers then and only 5 were present at the time of its birth. From that point, Budhism started spreading far and wide to many lands and as of today, there are over 600 million followers of Budhism. Through the use of universal love and compassion as the only weapon, the dhammadutas spread the dhamma to many parts in India and the world with no disturbance of the religions that already existed. The founder of budhism the ...

Jack London is characterized as a naturalistic writer through most of his literature works, for instance, The Law of Life and To Build a Fire. In the two short stories, Jack incorporates naturalism themes such as nature vs. man, death, and the struggle for survival. The author presents main characters who struggle to survive with the indifference of nature to survive, but they ultimately die as nature wins the war against them. In To Build a Fire, London presents a protagonist who sets out on a journey despite the harsh weather. The man was warned against traveling during the ...

Beth, an 86 year old patient residing in a nursing home shows all signs of alert and with no indication of dementia. Due to her old age and the associated frailties, Beth has had unsteady movement and has a positive history of falls. Despite the many efforts to manage Beth and prevent the occurrence of such falls, the nurses have had a hard time dealing with Beth due to aggression and resistance to utilize the available measures that the care team considers pertinent to her safety. Beth is cognitive and coordination are considered as exposure factors that could lead ...

Abstract

Successful andragogy-based outcomes can be realized by the creation of comfortable professional development opportunities that focus on training applicability to address the concerns, interests, needs and issues pertaining to middle adult workers. Participation in practical activities and role playing enable middle adult learners to relate to novel teaching instructions and, by extension, keep them interested and engaged in their work place activities. The reason to keep middle adult staff engaged is to ensure that they have a positive attitude towards their job and that they are able to sustain their productivity for a considerable period. As such, there is ...

Abstract

For a long time, the medical profession has subscribed to many ethical statements that have been developed primarily for patients’ benefits. As members of the medical profession, physicians should always recognize their actual responsibility of the patients, society, self, and other professionals. Adhering to the set principles of professional conduct is essential in acting ethically in the profession. The topic of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is controversial in the American medial context. Physically assisted suicide and euthanasia are often used interchangeably. The ethics of these issues are squarely placed before the public eye. This paper focuses on the ethics surrounding ...

QUESTION(1)

The article predicting positive well- being in older men and women by Erin Waddell shows the different aspects in older adults’ lives that helps acquire a deep sense of well-being in their old age. Different variables are presented and they interact to act as contributors of a more positive well-being. It has closely looked at how these variables are linked to the affective state and the life satisfaction people aim to acquire in their old age in order for them to experience full positive well-being. The variables that tend to affect the affective states may include socioeconomic factors. These ...

Introduction:

Pensions are an essential part of a civilized welfare state that rewards hardworking and taxpaying citizens with security in old age. The rationale behind pensions is that citizens who have worked for a living for almost 40 years of their young lives and have paid taxes deserve to have a regular source of passive income after retirement in old age. This is to ensure their basic needs are taken care of and they do not become a burden on society and private individuals. It also ensures higher spending in the market as opposed to a greater part of earnings ...

The region which comprises of what is described as the Western Africa region indicates significant disparities in healthcare as compared to the more developed societies such as Europe and the US. These disparities in healthcare are influenced the widely varying socioeconomic health determinants and they tend to impact more heavily on subpopulations within this general population (Couttolenc, 13). In specific, the most vulnerable groups include the women, the children and the elderly. The high rates of infant mortality and pregnant mothers’ mortalities are a reflection of the vulnerability of these two groups. On the other hand, the low life ...

Most of the black writings have been based on historical circumstances that mainly condition the black’s race consciousness. Many have been focusing mostly on fictional, prose and dramatic genres and less have shown interest in focusing on the post-colonial treatment in modern African poetry. Night of Sine by Leopold Senghor has taken the route of post-colonial literature. Senghor was one of the African port that made major contributions to the Negritude movement that was started by the French-speaking intellectuals who were black. These philosophers accepted the facts that one was black, and this came with its history. Leopold ...

Hypothesis statement

There are many ailments that are often associated with old age. Reduced immunity and other factors lead to the susceptibility to diseases at old age because of increased risk factors. One of the most ailments in people of advanced age is Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer is the most common form of dementia which is a term that denotes sets of symptoms that causes problems in intellectual abilities coupled with memory loss, language, thinking and disorientation, lack of motivation, mood swings, and problem-solving abilities. In some cases, some behavioral issues can be observed in a person who is reporting symptoms ...

INTRODUCTION

Franklin D. Roosevelt won presidential campaign in 1932 because H. Hoover was unable to lead the country out of the economic crisis of 1929-33. The policy of President Roosevelt in 1933-1941, became known under the name “New Deal”. It was an attempt to overcome the crisis and alleviate social tension in society, through deep reforms. In the presidential race, Roosevelt emphasized the need of the help to the millions of disadvantaged citizens; he promised that the American people would get the “New Deal”! Roosevelt did everything to maintain and develop the existing socioeconomic system in the country and strengthen ...

Abstract

This research paper sought to explain the issue of depression in the elderly population in the modern context and to give the grounds that multifactorial depression is primarily a psychological issue. The analysis included a brief summary of the concept of depression among senior citizens as seen by the World Health Organization and researchers. Moreover, the major theoretical perspective to clarify the onset of depression was based on the necessity to consider the risk factors in terms of psychological, biological, social, cultural, economic and family. The observations allowed centering on the major risks of depression in older adults as ...

Prisoners when in jail fall ill regularly and have to be tended to in the prison. The prisoners cannot be taken out of jail so that they can receive the medical attention required for their illness. However, they may at times get terminal illness when in jail. The terminal illnesses may at times restrict their movement to their cells or in the wards of the prison where they do not get any type of moral support (FAMM 53). Every patient in the world needs some form of moral support in his or her bid to get better and overcome ...

Indigenous Language

Introduction Language is a very essential communication tool across the globe. It is defined to be the capability to use and attain different systems of complex communication that people use. There are many different language systems that are used all throughout the numerous races in the world. Linguistics is the scientific study mainly focused on language. Way back in the 20th century, there had been so many arguments about the origin or language. One is that language arose from the logical and rational thought while the other argument would be it arose from emotions; Immanuel Kant is one of ...

Introduction

Old age marks the end of the human life cycle and involves surpassing or nearing the set life expectancy of people. Most states have set the life expectancy of persons to be between 60 and 65 years, and this marks the termination of many life cycles. At this particular stage, we have reduced regenerative abilities as opposed to young people. Our bodies have the capacity to dispose and destroy worn out cells at a faster rate, but this is not the case in the old age where all life processes have ultimately slowed down. Bronfenbrenner, suggests that our environment ...

Depression is a mental medical condition that is characterized by a persistent and pervasive low mood, loss of enjoyment in normally pleasurable activities accompanied by a low self-esteem (Howell 2). Depression is a disabling medical condition that can affect negatively an individual’s work, family, eating habits, school life, the general health and social interactions. In the United States, for example, 3.3% of the total deaths are caused by suicide and other mood related disorders (Howell 2). An increase in the cases of deaths and other criminal activities due to depression in the US has caused a lot of ...

1) Brief summary: The article focuses on research that was done regarding the effects of aging of the brain and its relationship with interactions of the brain's network. The researchers believed that there would be a positive correlation between the increased interactions among these brain networks and the healthy aging of cognitive functions. Generative models were used in order to overcome the challenges related to natural changes in the brain related to aging as well as the flexibility of neural activity. The study found that aging does in fact influence the cognitive capacities of adults. As people grow older, ...

Final Assignment

Final Assignment

Question 1: 10 Tips for Changing Health Behavior in Older Adults (Haber, 2013)

One of the challenges regarding this tip is the lack of motivation by the older adult to adopt the new behavior. Overcoming this challenge will require enhanced understanding of the positive implications or outputs of the new behavior, thus, motivation to adopt the new behavior by the target audience. For example, in case of weight loss behavior, I would consider highlighting diseases, which associate with obesity to motivate the older adults on the need to overcome or prevent such diseases.

Modest

One of the challenges regarding this tip is overstating ambitious goals, which might be beyond capabilities of ...

Introduction

At an old age, multiple medical medicals are almost unavoidable. The wellness of the body reduces and several elements may contribute to the ill condition of the individual. The elderly need special care with proper medical interventions. Geriatrics is a specialty aiming at resolving medical issues for old people. It is significant in promoting prevention as well as treatment of diseases in older adults. The medical wellness for the elderly is affected by some factors. One of the most sensitive factors influencing the participation of older individuals in medication regimen is the irresponsiveness of the body to the drugs. ...

The New Deal

Social Security Act is the first welfare law planned to ensure security of old age, unemployment, disability and poor people in America. The act resulted after second deal in 1935. The Social Security was a continuous process which started after 1932 under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s rule, throughout 1933-1939. The thesis of this essay is anchored in providing the historical background of the social security act, and how subsequent amendments manifested in shaping up this social scheme. Before the acknowledgement of the new Bill into the American Social institutions, some benchmark processes had begun in earnest, and prepared the ...

In our modern, sophisticated and highly secular world, the concept of witchcraft might seem ridiculous and anachronistic. Yet, even today there are many people in the world who believe strongly in the supernatural, including the power of witchcraft to influence the world around them. Despite 19th century mysticism and Romantic period interest in the Druids, Europe has largely abandoned any such traditions. However, belief in witchcraft is still quite common in much of Africa. However, even in Africa witchcraft has changed significantly from what it was in the distant past. The following essay will examine both European and African ...

I have been brought up in family of fitness freaks. I remember my parents playing different sports with me; giving me chance to select the sport of my interest. I am passionate about basket ball and swimming. I was taught that participating and playing with team spirit was more important than wining. The farsightedness of my family helped me in becoming a balanced person. I offered many voluntary services in our community association. It would include activities like preparing lemonade and snacks for orphanages and old age homes. I would get a chance to visit old age homes and spend time ...

Impulsive Behavior Among Teenagers

Teenagers behave erratically when a massive transformation triggered by the sudden bout of hormonal changes takes place in their body and minds. They often contradict their actions. A teenager may secure top scores in school and be the best at whatever she or he does, but the same teenager might show a complete irresponsible behavior by taking things like not driving while drunk or not texting while driving casually and ends up in an accident. It often makes adults wonder how come teenagers who apparently seem to be responsible, smart and accomplished in their behavior could be so irresponsible and reckless ...

Introduction

Mama, as the people around commonly call her is an elderly person in her mid seventies. I met her at an elderly home where she frequently visits to chat and pass time with her fellow age mates as they share memories. At the home, they also get some medical checkups and treatment and receive counseling where necessary. I was quite interested in knowing more about her and how she has managed it through the years. In my inclusive interview with mama, I sought to find out more about her youthful life and how it felt when she ...

An investigation into whether polypharmacy in hospice and palliative care patient population can be reduced, thereby affecting quality of life

Introduction Polypharmacy simply refers to the use of several medications by patients. Sometime patients are prescribed several medications than what is clinically allowed or a patient may be given too many pills of drugs despite being clinically indicated. In addition, sometimes the drugs given to patients may not be evidence based but their use is only based on the speculations. Polypharmacy has been described to have a lot adverse effect on patients despite the patients being on medication. Instead of improving the quality of life, polypharmacy may sometimes prove to be adverse on patients. Common consequences of polypharmacy include negative ...

Introduction

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the lung epithelium. Asthma is a major health risk in childhood, not just in Australia, but also in various developed and developing countries across the world (Calogero et al., 2009). As per the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS 2004), as the most chronic disease among Australian children aged between 0–14 years, asthma has been identified as a common reason for hospitalization. There is thus need for the local council to initiate a public health campaign to raise social awareness about the causes of asthma and the methods for protecting children in Australia from ...

The integumentary system consists largely of the skin and other body components that occupy the three layers of the dermis. The skin is the largest organ in the body and thus the healthiness of the integumantary system is crucial to the normal body functionalities. Older adults usually develop several complications with regard to the integumentary system. Thus it is important to have a defined, modularized and standardized approach towards addressing those integumentary issues to avert further complications that could arise in other body organs as s result of the integumentary complications. There are several characteristics that the skin exhibits as a ...

Clinical judgment is exceedingly indispensable and paramount in the provision of care among the aged. The care is provided by qualified nurses, and its essence is to maintain excellent health, prevent diseases, recover health, and attain the best quality of life. In line with this, the nurses also play significant purpose in minimizing distress, maintain a healthful and a well responsive physiological, social, psychological and cultural state in the old population (Mauk, 2010). Further, the care is particularly essential among the aged, since they have complex health and body system characterized by frequent infection with chronic diseases, reiterated diagnosis, generation of ...

Introduction

Regarded as the icon of German militarism, Paul von Hindenburg was one of the most popular field marshals, politicians and the second president of Germany. Hindenburg, a man of discipline and fortitude, served gloriously in the Prussian army retiring from the military in 1911. However, during the World War I, he was called back in service to serve the nation and he, with the help of his deputy, Erich Ludendorff, fought the Russian army victoriously bringing glorious victories in the eastern front of Germany.

Because of his immense popularity as a war hero, he was nominated to run for the German ...

The elderly population, beyond the age of 65 has tremendously increased, and current projections indicate that this population will continually increase in the coming years. The healthcare settings have not gone free of these changing demographics, and there has been a need to develop policies that cut across all healthcare settings to facilitate quality care for the aging population (Bennett & Flaherty-Robb, 2003). Different literatures have addressed the issue of care for the elderly population in various ways. While many recommendations exist at technical level, the primary idea is that the healthcare sector needs to adopt policies that facilitate quality ...

Introduction

Home Health Plus is a new service based company. Till date the service offerings available in the retired and old age service market are limited. There are very few healthcare providers offering quality services, and there are very few products catering to the needs of the retired people. Home Health Plus plans to offer some unique products in this market. Currently, the services available for old age people are mainly provided if a person stays in an old age home or community.

Services like light housekeeping, laundry services, preparation of meals and snacks are offered at reasonable price only at old ...