Aging And Eldercare: A Case Study

A patient is admitted to your surgical center for minor surgery that involves a breast biopsy under local anesthesia. The surgeon has previously informed the patient of the surgery risks, options, desired outcomes, and possible complications. A staff member brings the surgical permit form to the patient for her signature. The patient readily states that she knows about the surgery and has no additional questions. She signs the form with no hesitation.

How does one decide where to put a loved one, once they realize that they cannot provide care anymore? For anyone, deciding to put their loved one or themselves into a long-term care facility, it can be difficult and resources can be hard to understand. In March of 2016, I personally went to three nursing homes in Northwest Ohio region. These nursing homes were; Concord Care Center of Toledo, Swan Creek Care Center and Lakes of Monclova Health Campus. Two of these nursing homes; Concord Care Center of Toledo and Swan Creek Care Center were in urban settings while Lakes of Monclova Health Campus was in a rural setting. All three of these facilities welcomed me, were happy to answer my questions and provided me with residents to interview as well.

Mason Pointe is a senior living community of Lutheran Senior Services, LSS is an organization that provides a network of communities and programs for older adults. Mason Pointe is a nursing facility that has a combined acute-skilled short stay rehab, assistant living, and long-term care assistance. The prospects of study, are those residents that are residing in the facility long-term. Long-term is dissimilar from acute healthcare. It encompasses services related to maintaining quality of life, preserving individual dignity, and satisfying preferences in lifestyle for someone with a disability severe enough to require the assistance of others in everyday activities (Tabloski 2006). The residents in the long-term care facility rely on the nursing

Humanity is living longer these days creating the need for long-term care facilities. Today’s families need to work outside the home forcing their loved ones to enter the dependency of the extended care and long-term care facilities. More and more of the retirees are seeking better facilities for themselves because there are more options. There are more than meets the eyes in the nursing and long-term care that involves families and personnel in the decision making for their loved ones.

This week I took care of a 40-year-old man who came into the hospital after having multiple seizures at his assisted living facility. The patient had a history of cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, diabetes type two, and chronic hypothermia. The patient has both a foley catheter and stoma. He has been placed on contact precautions due to Klebsiella Pneumoniae in his urine. Safety precautions, such as, wrist restraints, gloves, and side rails upright are in place.

If it has reached a point in time where a family member is considering moving to a senior care center, there are options to work with. Some of the most important factors to consider are the quality of service offered, amenities available, and how much one can pays each month. The monthly expenses are determined by the services that a senior needs, the size of the home, and the type of community. The following tips will help in budgeting for long-term care in Chesterfield.

Mr. Johnny Boggs (69-year-old Caucasian divorced male) reported living in Louisa at the current residence (381 Greenbriar Rd, Louisa, KY, 41230) for the last 50 years. The number on the mailbox outside the house has a different number. Mr. Boggs’s daughter, Wanda Boggs Ferguson (20-year-old Caucasian female) is married to Charles Ferguson (21-year-old Caucasian male) and they both live in the same house along with their two sons – Charles Ferguson Jr (3 years 10 months old) and Liam Ferguson (13 months old). Randel is the youngest child, 17-year-old Caucasian male, who was placed out of home for drug use, aggression (hitting, pushing, and cursing) towards his father, non-compliance, defiance, running away from the home with whereabouts unknown,

The new eldercare service model must be one of inclusion. We can no longer afford to marginalize any group of seniors. –Author

In addition, eldercare has also become a more complex institution that involves six key stakeholder groups, which are care recipients, community-based service agencies, employers, government programs, healthcare providers, informal caregivers, and nongovernmental programs (Bookman & Kimbrel, 2011). Unfortunately, there are times they each appear to operate as separate entities, which leads to occasional overlaps in care, that interferes with their objectives of ensuring that older adults can age with dignity and that informal caregivers receive their appropriate assistance and attention according to Bookman and Kimbrel (2011). There is a mounting body of literature that proposes that in addition to providing an array of instrumental and emotional

P3: Explain ways in which health and social care workers support the independence and wellbeing of older people. M2: Assess ways in which health and social care workers support the independence and wellbeing of older people. D1: Evaluate ways in which the sectors work together to support the independence and wellbeing of older people. Doris has stayed connected with her friend Frieda who lives on her own independently but recently she has had a fall and she has been referred to the local authorities. P1& M2 When promoting independence and wellbeing in older people it has to be done in a way where the person feels that they are able to do what they are being asked to do and if they say that they don’t

Long term care (LTC) is holistic method of treatment of the person who suffer from physical, mental or emotional chronic problems which impacts their routine independent work (Spruit, M., Vroon, R., & Batenburg, R., 2014). The long-term care helps to improve quality of life and help the patient fulfill various needs (Shi & Singh, 2015).

Age Well is a nonprofit with a goal of providing care and influence independence to the elderly population of south orange county. They do a variety of beneficial programs for the elderly community. Age Well delivers meals, and also provide three meals a day Monday- Friday, provide support in home, promote health and wellness with programs, and provide transportation to and from the adult day health care and Alzheimer social day care center. The employees that worked in the main office there were extremely friendly, almost to the point of being scary. But I loved it they were so kind and everyone was focused on the wellbeing of everyone. Many of them

When trying to find a way to reduce cost of long-term care it can be challenging, therefore, finding two alternative solutions is necessary for just in case the primary solution doesn’t work. One such potential solution would be a cooperative home between college students and the elderly patients. This could help resolve the cost problem because a spilt cost between college students and the patients would dramatically reduce costs and it would help the college students find a more affordable living space in comparison to sharing an apartment with other roommates. We would, of course, interview the candidates for the living spaces to ensure that both parties are not only compatible but also reliable. The situation would be like a roommate because both parties must pay their rent on time and be responsible for their costs. Obviously, the elderly patients would most

During my practicum and work experience there has been a population that has stood out to me and has become the area in which I would like to focus my attention on. This is the ever growing population of older adults in our country. First, I will define why I am so interested in this area of practice: the strengths older adults posses as well as some general issues experienced by older adults. After that, I will discuss the strengths perspective and how it relates to in home service provision of older adults. Finally, I will discuss state and national advocacy that is taking place to keep older adults living in the community.

The senior population continues to grow much faster than it has in any generation in the history of the United States. According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census (2008), the anticipated growth of the population 60 and over in the U.S. is expected to grow from just under 55 million in the 2010 census to 72 million in the 2020 census. This represents a 13% increase in the aging population in just a 10-year period. To add to this, we are currently experiencing what the National Institute on Aging (2015) characterizes as a dramatic increase in life expectancy. This means that there are more seniors than ever – and more older seniors than