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Abuse of Senior Citizens

to the individual. Slapping, kicking, biting, pinching, and burning, inappropriate use of drugs, and, or, physical restraints; as...

Senior Citizens and Economics

In five pages economics and the concerns of contemporary senior citizens regarding such issues as Social Security are discussed. ...

Elderly Care in a Nursing Home v. At Home

In seven pages caring for the elderly is considered through two options with home health care oftentimes presenting more advantage...

Senior Citizens and Changes in the Senses

In nine pages this paper examines the changes in sensory perceptions as they relate to the senior citizen population. Ten sources...

Carobeth Laird's Limbo A Memoir About Life in a Nursing Home by a Survivor

This book regarding the degrading treatment of senior citizens in nursing homes is reviewed in five pages. There are no other sou...

Addicted Senior Citizens and Group Counseling

Various problems of senior citizens who are also addicts are examined. Solutions and methodologies with attention to group counsel...

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...

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...

Restraints and Education Needs Assessment

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

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 ...

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 ...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Evaluation of Gerontology

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

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...

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...

Chicago Heat Wave in Heat Wave A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago

other words, events such as the many deaths as a result of the Chicago heat wave would not occur if society was more aware of the ...

Senior Citizen Driving Problems

did play a role in the demise of the innocent bystanders who got in his way during that deadly summer day. Whether age is a fac...

Comparative Analysis of As We Are Now and Tuesdays with Morrie

instead into a nursing home which is understaffed, under-funded and where the staff are disinclined to treat their patients with d...

Cultures and Treatment of the Elderly

is well known that in Asian countries, as well as Asian communities in the United States, the elderly are treated with respect. Ye...

Senior Citizens and Public Policy

forgetful. It can be a very serious problem for the elderly who are often on a smorgasbord of necessary pills to treat a variety o...

Baby and Senior Citizen Similarities and Differences

Yet, birth and death are part of life and in some way they are each nearer to the darkness--the before and after life--that people...

Senior Citizens with Chronic Illnesses and Social Deprivation

involved, the elderly can be put aside. Whether living at home or in a skilled nursing facility (SNF), the lives of the elderly w...

Nursing Reflections

biochemistry. I recognized the wonder of chemistry, but what I failed to recognize at the time was the solid practice it gave me ...

Overview of Environmental Health Care

chemicals throughout our lives and some ill effects do not happen until years later (NIEHS, 2003). Most physicians have limited ...