Elders with disabilities are vulnerable due to their high risk for unfavorable health outcomes. The negative effects of the aging process is further impaired by the disability. The social factors that affect vulnerability of elders with disabilities include the loss of family and friends for social support. With lack of assistance to preform activities of daily living, the disabled elder may change location into an assisted living facility. The cultural factors on vulnerability include predispositions for certain diseases and conditions, possible decreased knowledge of health condition in the minority population, and use of beliefs in practices to treat health problems (Nies & McEwen, 2011). Language barriers may also negatively impact …show more content…
Also, additional community resources should be provided to elders with disabilities that assist with improving their ability to independently function. The three levels of prevention to improve this vulnerability include (primary) preventing health problems before they occur, (secondary) early detection and quick interventions, (tertiary) rehab and reducing disability after diagnosed with the disease (Nies & McEwen, 2011). Primary interventions that assist with improving vulnerability in this population to promote optimal health include encouraging routine screenings and examinations. For example, the nurse would encourage clients to complete annual physicals with blood work, mammograms, rectal exams, and colonoscopies. Furthermore, primary interventions to decrease vulnerability and support independence include providing community education programs and assessing the potential financial hazards and barriers of saving money. Secondary interventions to maintain optimal health in disabled elders include treatments of new health problems before symptoms occur. Treatment may include changing a diet to a low calorie diabetic diet in newly diagnosed diabetic elders. Finally, the tertiary prevention for the elders with disabilities would entail maintaining improved nutrition
Successful Aging Elderly (SAE) Introduction In the elderly population most of the research carried out so far emphasizes on the functional problems and diseases. When it comes to successful aging elderly (SEA), it has been recommended that health status should be used to distinguish between elderly subgroups and disease-free people who can describe successful aging elderly (SAE). The research papers aims to describe a transitory overview of successful aging elderly research, illustrated in their chief sections: cognitive aspects, psychological and social aspects. It is proposed that future studies will unemployment an extensive demonstration of SAE, where the emphasis will be more on biological, health and cognitive perspectives.
Objectively speaking, no one should sympathize with Farquahr. He was about to commit a crime and received punishment (although a bit extreme) for it. Short and simple Sure, he had good intentions to the Southern cause, but that does not excuse the crime itself. The law is there for a reason, to protect and maintain its citizens. Its only acceptable to break the law in times of peril need and as a last resort. However, I'm pretty sure there was no imminent threat to Farquahr's wellbeing or the supposed Union army (actually the Confederate army). The army literally just repaired some railroads and was planning to merely advance their position. With all this mind, Farquahr is not justified in his actions in the slightest. If anything, he appears
Similarly, in an Australian household their family members depend on their social solidarity and mutual obligation to provide both emotional and practical support when older people are unable to care for themselves independently (Yeboah, 2015). Though, when it comes to seeking assistance, both cultures demonstrate great differences. For instance, Puerto Rican families seek outside help when their elders have severe disabilities due to their assimilation to American culture (Delgado & Tennstedt, 1997). Whereas, Australian families tend to keep assistance to a minimum by having care brought from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) approach, which accommodates older adults based on their cultural background (Yeboah, 2015). A point often overlooked is that regardless of the quality of care the older adult receives, they prefer to be located close to family. More importantly, a nursing home produces an environment that shows little consideration for family values, which is the main aspect older adults strive for when considering a nursing home. Therefore, participating in a nursing home can be disputed because it is the defining line between a good or poor quality of life if the older adult fails to make it their home. Quality of life refers to the perceptions people have of their position
There are changes in the demographic as the population grows older, the number of older adult’s increases and thus, there is an increase of proportion of patients that are older adults for nurses to take care of (Wells, Y., Foreman, P., Gething, L., & Petralia, W., 2004). The nurses are there to assist and support the older adults in achieving wellness within their situation through empowering the clients (Touhy, et al (2012). Caring for older adults is important as there is an increase in population with deteriorating health. When caring for a client it is important to incorporate Jean Watson’s caring theories and Carative Factors to help influence and support the care. She encourages nurses to co-participate within the caring process by establishing unity and trust between the nurse and client. First, this paper will explain a situation in where I cared for an older adult and it will then introduce Jean Watson’s lower order needs, specifically the need for activity and how it relates to the older adult I cared for. Lastly, this paper will explain the nursing interventions I implemented to meet the lower order need, with a discussion of Carative Factor #4 relating to the client.
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The Social Security Act of 1935 was established in order to help Americans receive benefits when they retire or in the event that they are not able to work anymore. All Americans who work pay taxes, which in turn are put into the Social Security system. When this act was passed, it was meant to supplement a person's income, when reaching the age of retirement. This money would add to their pensions or savings. Many retirees now depend on it as their only source of income. In the past, the majority of jobs had pensions and the employee contributed to it. In modern society, pensions are no longer the norm in jobs as they were 50 years ago. Blue collar jobs are more than likely to not have any sort of pension plan as opposed to white collar jobs. Not all people receive the same amount of money when they retire. Depending on the salary you earned when working, that will determine how much you will receive in your monthly Social Security check. A person who has worked at low paying jobs in their lifetime will barely receive enough in Social Security. Many of our elderly in the United States barely receive enough money that many elderly live below or just barely above the poverty level.
Additionally, there is also a reduced level of independency among the elderly, which diminishes access to services. The increased number of retirement homes, hostels and nursing homes for the elderly helps to enhance the access to these services as often as these areas provide services on a regular basis, or at least transport to health centers.
According to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, there will be a need for assistance with activities of daily living (ADL's) increases dramatically with age. Only 2.6 percent of person’s age 65-74 need assistance with personal care compared with 31.6
Mr. Folkes’ need for cultural competence relates to his disability. His issues are dissimilar to the other two patients in that his diversity is related to his disability and not to his ethnicity or race. Disabled individuals are receiving better specialized care than in the past and often require multiple adjustments to their education and treatment plan to accommodate their disability.
In my first article, “Barriers to Physical Activity in the Elderly” it stated its purpose was to identify some of the personal, behavioral, and environmental barriers that prevent older adults from being active. When looking for the hypothesis it was a little more difficult because there was no set assumption about why. It only stated that although the elderly are aware of the consequences when not being physical active they still choose to not exercise. The methods of this study was quite simple, it took 19 elders of all genders from age 60-80 and presented them with a questionnaire that was 22 questions and grouped into 5 groups of barriers; physical, psycho-personal, beliefs, psycho-motivational, and external. After analyzing the data it was shown that the biggest barrier to physical exercise was psycho-motivational. This group consisted of things like I am lazy/unmotivated, I could not continue/ or would give up soon, I don’t have any company, I don’t have enough money for that, and I don’t have enough free time. The least important barrier was the psycho-personal group that consisted of, I don’t like exercise, I am to fat/skinny, and I am already active enough. Although these were the overall group answers the individual answers were a little different, the top answer to barriers was “ I am already active enough” falling in the psycho-personal group. The second most answer barrier was “ could not continue or would give up soon” this fell into the psycho-motivational group. The third popular barrier was “ I have no energy” which was in the physical group. In the conclusion is states that where they took these surveys the elderly has access to many programs, so they came to the c...
The elderly in America have many needs that can range from transportation, a little more money, and even just a little companionship but one of their major needs is advocacy. They need someone to stand up and fight with them for what the need. The elderly of today did so much for this country such things as fight both world wars and the Korean Conflict, they fought for equality, and the escalated this country to the greatness we have today.
As the life expectancy in the United States rises, the number of elderly in the population has also expanded. These increases have led to the oldest-old (people aged 90 and older) to become the fastest growing age group in the country. The oldest-old face many unique challenges because of their age, one of which is disability. Disability in the elderly has major impact upon society 1 and will continue will be a growing burden in years to come.
Disparity of The Elderly: Reflection of Overall Neglect and Abuse in 2015 A recent healthcare issue that has come to my attention is one that faces the elderly in this country who are no longer able to live alone and care for themselves alone and require the assistance of a nursing facility or reliance on a family member as their caretaker. I have decided to focus on this topic because I am in shock at how horribly some of the elderly in our communities are treated, these are people who were once vibrant and full of life and they each have their individual stories. We are all going to get old some day, and I for one do not want to be disregarded as someone who is just taking up space.
America is a country where everyone is free to live however they like, but it is possible for some people to live a happy life, if no one is around to take care of them. Nearly three hundred million people reside in the America, and out of those three hundred million populations, senior citizens make a 12 percent of the entire population. A senior citizen is commonly known as a person who is over the age of 65 and living on retirement, or known as social security benefits (Census Bureau). Ever since Franklin D. Roosevelt implied the act of Social Security in 1935, seniors are regularly provided a financial help, but seniors, along with financial help, seeks also accompany of someone who can look after them. Because of constantly growing needs of senior citizens, government as well as many non-profit organizations is working on helping seniors. Therefore I decided to research on this particular issue in my community, and I found that 64.5% of seniors are living alone in metropolitan area of Atlanta.
This new tool indicated that 45% of the adults age 65 years and older were living in poverty (Cubanski et al., 2015). This particular statistics should be of concern especially as the population continues to age, as poverty increases with age. Socioeconomic status influences many different factors in the quality of life of the elderly including healthcare, nutrition, and an increased burden to caregivers, which mostly include family. These are just some of the factors influenced by poverty. Healthcare is one of the most important factors in the quality of life for the elderly.