According to the www.huffingtonpost.com online article titled “Going To College At 63: 'You're Never Too Old To Live Your Dream'” Ms. Natale is not too old to complete her degree. In this article a woman tells her life story about hardships that she endured throughout her life that was a big result as to why she wasn’t able to finish high school or attend college at the age she should have done so. The woman states in the article that, and I paraphrase “you’re never too old to go back to school as long as you have breath in your body.” In class we watched a documentary titled Over 90 and loving it and a score of people that ranged from the age of 90 to over 100 years old were being interviewed. There was one woman who was over 90 years old and she was still working. She was able to drive a car and drive herself to work and operate as someone 60 years her junior. Another woman on the documentary went back to college to get her degree as well. Another article on the www.backtolearn.com website talks about a 70 year old woman who went back to college to get her bachelor’s degree and graduated at the top of her class with a 3.95 GPA. Even in the previous article that was stated earlier in this paragraph about the 63 old woman going back to school; she too made the dean’s list every semester until graduation. According to the www.backtolearn.com website, they stated that according to the National Student Clearinghouse; 38 percent of students enrolled between the fall 2009 and 2011 period were over the age of 25 years old. I stated all these things to bring forth why I believe Ms. Natale is not too old to complete her degree. She has the mind to do it, she should go for it. I cannot know why a person in their later years of life would w... ... middle of paper ... ...ww.caregiver.org; some issues that could arise for Sam could be frustration which comes out him trying to change a situation that is uncontrollable. An article on www.helpguide.org states that issues can be emotional. Having to watch memories deplete and function skills deteriorate can take an emotional toll on the caregiver given that the person being cared for is a loved one. In my opinion care giving can be stressful because some patients require 24 hours of care giving. This could consume the entire life of the caregiver not giving them any time for themselves or their families. I believe that there must be a balance and a counting of the cost when doing this job. A caregiver should carefully map out how they would engage themselves in their role as a caregiver as well as how they will still be able to function outside of this role in their own personal lives.
Although most will be pushed to go to college some will choose to go out into the workforce immediately and that cannot be looked down upon because that is their decision and that is what they want to do, but with that in mind they must always consider college because in a lifetime it will more than likely be the wiser decision. One who takes the risk and tries to go to college might find out they want to be a biology teacher and not an astrophysicist and that is all due to college and all the experiences that it can bring along that have absolutely nothing to do with education but of broadening horizons and making one see different points of view. That is where the true value of college lies, not with the education and degree, but with the experiences, meeting new people, learning new ideals and cultures, and the ultimate tool you gain is just finding out who you are as a person. During college you learn what you like and don’t like, what makes you happy and doesn’t, you find yourself during college and that cannot simply be overlooked because of a price tag. That is why I believe everyone should consider college and overlook the price tag all to find themselves and further them along as a human being and a
However, this type of care brings a lot of unconditioned difficulties due to the constant care they have to provide the elderly people with dementia. In a recent study it was discovered that caregivers experience stress differently given the circumstance this was shown by analysis of 234 people with dementia (Robertson, Zarit, Duncan, Rovine, & Femia, 2007). The findings were that caregivers in intense and distressed groups experienced higher behaviora...
...someone will be successful as an adult, college degree or not. Not to mention the obstacles that may get in our way through the course of years in us getting to the point of adulthood or the balls that on must juggle in their adult life. The teaching and learning that helps individuals to succeed, perhaps needs to come from parents and role models, as we are learning values, which begins to happen before we ever enter our years of formal education.
Caregivers for PD tend to face more challengers then other caregivers for other medical issues. PD will make a pers...
...if the caregiver needs a break. Also, talking to the family about friends and family that they have reached out too, or organizations that they are currently using to make everyday tasks easier. In general, the evaluation is going to be based off observation, and the family and patients verbal report of their well being.
Dementia is a difficult disease to understand and handle. A major problem involving these patients are caregivers that are not properly trained and educated to care for people with the disease resulting in issues such as neglect and abuse.
Furthermore, assessment of the caregiver’s perception of the health and functional status of the patient, the preparedness of the caregiver for the job of caregiving is assessed.
(Caregiver) The role of a caregiver is vitally important to those that are in need. It requires constant, special care that is specific to those that need it. With dementia, the care giver need to make a proper and trusting relationship with the client. Dementia may cause the client to be fully dependent to the caregiver. (Lindolpho, M., Oliveira, J., Sá, S., Brum, A. K., Valente, G., & Cruz, T, 2014) This special care can include communication, handling troubling behavior, wandering, incontinence, agitation, paranoia, sleeplessness, and bathing. Eating, nutrition, and medication are vitally important to those with Dementia. Those three things can ultimately slow down the progression of Dementia but there is no cure. The consequences of poor nutrition are many, including weight loss, irritability, sleeplessness, bladder or bowel problems and disorientation. (Caregiver 's Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors, 2016) Caregivers of persons with dementia are at a negative triad of burden, depression, and grief. (Strong, J. V., & Mast, B. T, 2013) The burden comes from the complete care needed for these clients or family members. Greif has been known to cause depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, increased risk of physical illness, sleep disturbances, difficulty with daily living, relationships or work activities, post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol or substance
Family caregivers are sometimes referred to as “secondary patients,” who deserve and require sanctuary and direction (Reinhard, Given, Petlick, & Bemis, 2008). Margaret’s husband Edward and daughter Sally, Despite giving primary care to the age care facility are very much part caregivers themselves and perform an indispensable role in Margaret’s health. Despite this, research on interventions to increase support for family caregivers have lagged far behind those provided for patients (Reinhard et al., 2008). The fami...
...e unknown. It is also meant to meet the psychosocial needs of the caregiver and provide levels of rehabilitation from caregiver strain and burden.
How important is a college education? High school seniors should consider going to college because students who gain a college education often have higher lifetime earnings and a great quantity of other benefits. There are more employers who choose to hire applicants with college degrees. People who lack college degrees are more likely to be limited to basic jobs. Those with a high school education may obtain jobs with good benefits, but college graduates often earn better. Although going to college costs a lot, it is actually true that high school seniors should go to college because they’ll learn more skills that can be applied to their jobs and they’ll have much more benefits while having a career.
Primary caregivers are given an opportunity to take care of their loved ones; however, this job comes with a lot of stress and its consequences (Tsai, 2003). Primary caregivers take care of those with a chronic illness such as a family member or friend, are given a task that is so immense that it induces a lot of stress. In the previous decades, many research articles have developed studies which focused on stressors that were associated with the task of being the primary caregiver; yet, a theory surrounding this topic has not been developed until the early 2000s. Tsai (2003) developed the Theory of Caregiver Stress based on the Roy Adaptation Model to identify the caregiver’s response, perceptions, and adaptations to the stress and burden that primary caregiver’s experience.
...ronic conditions (diabetes, arthritis, ulcers, and anemia).” It was also reported that caregivers would have worse conditions such as little to no exercise, problems with addictions to alcohol. Not only were there physical but also negative psychological consequences to being a caregiver.
What are your plans for the future? I think that most people do need a college degree. A college degree ensures you success. Having a college degree can guarantee you a job. The benefits of a college degree can’t compare to the cost of tuition. The benefits of a college degree are so good that if you think about it, they outweigh tuition cost. College can help you prepare and learn what it’s like living in the real world. College is a great experience worth having. It can also be used as a opportunity for production and growth. I believe that the road to a college degree is painful, but necessary to make a better living.
Finding myself a college junior at age 56, I have often thought about why one might want an education in the first place. When asked why it's taken me so long to complete college, well almost complete, my reasons are both simple and complex. I never real ly liked high school that much and my family moved around a lot. As a result, I attended several high schools. In retrospect, I now understand that high school is difficult even if one never moves. But I digress. Why get a college education? Would I be sm arter? More importantly, would people around me think of me as smarter? In fact, did it really matter at all what people around me thought? Was it money then, or pride? Perhaps it was respect.