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The Adoption of Technology by Senior Citizens

In a paper of seven pages, the writer looks at technology use by senior citizens. Adoption of technology is examined through the d...

Senior Citizen's Psychological Assessment

In twelve pages this paper examines socialization and self perception, patterns of learned behavior, informal systems of support, ...

Lesson Plan : Seniors And Smoking

[There will be a variety of responses, like taking medication, calling and e-mailing loved ones, etc.] Short discussion about the ...

Senior Citizens in Miami, Florida

to the area (via migration or birth) than those that are dying. The bulk of the increase in Florida is due to people migrating dur...

Senior Citizens and Healthcare Issues

In eight pages such healthcare issues as managed care, health rationing, improved medical technology, and increased life expectanc...

Mixed Economy of Care Improves Quality of Life For the Elderly

there were no caregiver present to assist the elderly individual during the day and evening, the frail older person frequently fou...

Senior Citizen Surgery Patients and Risk Assessment

planning for postoperative care (Dunn 36). For example, if a patient suffers from poor lung function, that patient is at greater r...

Article 'Power to the Patient' by Mattie Tolley, RN, MS

This paper consists of five pages and discusses long term health care facilities and senior citizens' loss of autonomy. One sourc...

Senior Citizens and Resistance Training

In nine pages this literature review focuses upon senior citizens' resistance training and its benefits. Ten sources are cited in...

Local Policies and Global Health Issues

In thirty pages senior citizens' care is examined in this Canadian geriatric case study of various global health issues and local ...

Senior Citizens and Health Care Needs

struggled with the shift to maintain services and provide support for this population. There is little dispute that the aggrega...

Sorting Out the Advantages verses the Disadvantages of Various Adoption Types

Adoption offers hope to many children and adults who are seeking alternatives either to traditional child birth and child rearing ...

The Adoption of IFRS in Australia

many in the accounting profession in Australia that there was a need for renewal of standards, which had become outdated. There wa...

Against Same Sex Marriages

is what distinguishes us and allows us to distinguish ourselves from other animals and, in the future, from intelligent machines" ...

Individual, Organizational and Technological Influences on the Adoption Rate of Technology in the Workplace

type and a personal cost benefit assessment. In all the categories many of the influences may be complex, often there are ...

Analysis of Alan Lightman's “The Diagnosis”

has a serious neurological breakdown of his own. Bill has a sudden and disturbing memory loss - he is unable to remember the name...

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...

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 ...

Restraints and Education Needs Assessment

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

Community Concept

by any number of characteristics used for grouping individuals. These characteristics can include geography, relationships, cultu...

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...

Older Adults Status Assessment

an assessment done on a younger and presumably more healthy person. For example, an older persons greater likelihood toward cardia...

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 ...

Controversy Regarding the Elderly and Prescription Drug Coverage

Security system and others had begun to focus on the idea of a program aimed at insuring Social Security beneficiaries" (Anonymous...

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...

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...