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The writer looks at a research article by Lach and Chang (2007) entitled Caregiver Perspectives on Safety in Home Dementia Care" p...
to administer the Cornell Scale of Depression in Dementia the first stage is to look at the way that the scale is used. The implem...
of symptoms caused by disorders that affect the brain. It is not a specific disease" (MedlinePlus). When a person has dem...
there is a legal definition laid down by the Mental Health Act 1983 which states that a mental disorder is ""means mental illness,...
protocol. Rosenberg et al (2005) and Larson et al (2006) detail the pursuit toward getting the elderly population in step with be...
rely on "surrogate" decision-makers, family members capable of making treatment decisions on their behalf. As a result, this stud...
This 5 page report discusses the fact that the majority of the population is aware that there is a serious problem in America wi...
active role in adult education by virtue of already having a facility full of eager learners. Some might not be aware of just how...
2002). Already, urban areas gain approximately one million additional residents each week (Meeting the urban challenge, 2002). ...
A large proportion of our elderly take multiple medications for multiple conditions. This has led to a situation known as polyphar...
As people grow older they tend to develop multiple physical illnesses and sometimes, mental illnesses or mental health problems. T...
This paper places the responsibility for caring for the elderly parents on the shoulders of their adult children. There are four ...
This essay discusses a student's observations of elderly adults and the student's interpretation of the observed behaviors, drawin...
proposes a commission that would develop a recommendation for the State Legislature to create such an office. It further describes...
This research paper presents a discussion of prescription, non-prescription and herbal drugs that can be utilized in treating the...
This research paper describes 3 prescription, non-prescriptive and alternative/complementary drugs that can be used to address dep...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at alcoholism diagnostic instruments. An effort is made to find a suitable instrument ...
This research paper presents a case study that illustrates how to properly address an instance of polypharmacy in an elderly patie...
This essay presents a discussion on mental health practice and the elderly, focusing on the biases of the student as a mental heal...
This paper consists of a table that provides details from seven research studies that all describe insulin administration and elde...
This paper reports on the dissemination process for a DNP project, the impact and prevention of psychiatric polypharmacy among the...
This research paper examine the prevalence of suicide among the elderly. Causes and prevention suggestions are described. Three pa...
There are two sociological problems discussed in this essay. The first section discusses aging and focuses on poverty among the el...
This paper pertains to the care of elderly patients in emergency departments (EDs). Three pages in length, four sources are cited....
the family owned a car, the elderly womans family had the opportunity to visit family or friends or even take a Sunday drive. Th...
then developing a quantitative instrument for assessing risk behaviors related to the onset of substance abuse behaviors among the...
the support services that are available vary widely according to location (Seggewiss, 2009, p. E90) The rapidly increasing number...
of falls in elderly chronic patients at that home. 1c. Discuss findings with supervisor/mentor. 1a. The creation of a detailed...
with chronic conditions to live longer, despite the presence of these conditions. However, the pharmaceutical innovations that mak...
As our world continues to evolve we are faced with a greater and greater percentage of...