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Evaluation of Gerontology

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

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...

Senior Citizens and the Principles of Cognitive Behavioral Theory and Psychodynamics

human life. Without its influential element, myriad individuals would not be able to properly function within their world. The p...

Overview of the Foster Grandparents Program

the facility of national service volunteerism. Foster Grandparents -- history, goals and funding Many older Americans are in a po...

Elderly Patients and Pain

In five pages this paper examines senior citizens, pain, and their inability oftentimes to verbally express the pain they are feel...

Elder Justice and King Lear by William Shakespeare

Unburdend crawl toward death", states King Lear in the opening act. Having decided to step down from the throne, King Lear has pos...

Senior Citizens and Incontinence

The vastly different reports of the incidence of urinary incontinence among the older population is the result of the different wa...

American Youth as Crime Victims

for a few days. They engage in many risky behaviors. Further, juveniles are not rational actors who look at the potential results ...

Aging and Joint Stiffness

up and start moving around herself. I remember she would occasionally complain about stiff joints. She was affected every ...

Medical Evaluation Steps Regarding Coexisting Conditions and Chest Pain

professional must carefully evaluate this patient using all that is known about each of these conditions. Pain such as that being...

Senior Citizens and Financial Abuse

view According to experts, financial abuse is when someone uses another persons property or assets -- and in the case of t...

Pets as Therapy

There is no question that animals offer unconditional love and support, which is what most people desperately need when living out...

Female Senior Citizens and Stroke

cerebellum are affected, then hemi/quadriparesis, hemisensory loss and ataxia, and abnormal eye movements will be noted, along wit...

Senior Citizens and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Week, 2005). The etiology of the condition revolves around the inflammation and swelling of the synovial membrane as it is invade...

Senior Citizen Abuse Screening

well taken, because there is still an attitude in society in general that abuse only occurs among "those" people; i.e., the poor, ...

Costs and Responsibility for Senior Citizen Programs

In seven pages this paper discusses why the responsibility for funding and supporting senior citizen programs should be shared by ...

Elderly Patients and Medication for Asthma

medication are adequate, symptoms are controlled and most asthma-related problems are avoided (Francis, 2004). There are two maj...

Aging Society and the Ethical Challenges This Presents

the American population becomes progressively older. This report warns that we are on the threshold of becoming a basically "geria...

65 Year Old Woman Interviewed and Erikson's Eight Stages of Development

Inferiority, 5. Identity verses Role Confusion, 6. Intimacy verses Isolation, 7. Generativity verses Stagnation, and 8. Integr...

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...

Senior Citizens and Economics

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

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...

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 Sex

In five pages this paper considers various issues of sexuality as they pertain to senior citizens and society's portrayal of them....

Elderly Mental Impairment, Illness and Medication Impacts

In ten pages this paper examines how the mental impairment of senior citizens over age 70 can be attributed to the medications pre...

Country Service and Young Adults

This paper presents the argument that young adults should provide some country service either in community organizations for the d...

U.S. Domestic Violence

In five pages U.S. domestic violence is discussed in terms of children, spouses, and senior citizens who are at risk. Six sources...

Cognition, Infancy, and the Elderly

The processes of cognition are compared in this paper consisting of eleven pages between babies and senior citizens. Nine sources...

Group or Individual Programs for Senior Citizens

In five pages this paper examines whether or not government programs for senior citizens should target groups or individuals. Fou...