Aging term papers, pg.8

"Gardner's article was written 15 years ago when retirement pregnancies were still shocking. As Gardner (1994) points out, society must control and set standards for technology which is being used irresponsibly. I will argue that society is filled ...

The patient, Mr. M, is a 68 year old white male whose overall health is good for his age. He has been married for twenty seven years until his wife died in 1996 of lung cancer. He has one 50 year-old son who has no kids and is not married. Patient ...

In order to meet the future demand, there will need to be a substantial increase in the number of newly educated nurses dispatched into the workforce. As a result, the increased supply will make an expansion in the nursing faculty and other ...

Compared with many other nations, the U.S. is very remiss in its elder care. While assisted living has turned into a major industry, it merely means warehousing the elderly and infirm with minimum-wage employees oftern taking out their frustrations ...

The article by Desrosiers, Bourbonnais, Noreau, Rochette, Bravo and Bourget (2005) is a report on a study of reduced participation among people who have had stroke in daily activities and social roles. People who had stroke were compared to healthy ...

The transition to a nursing home is usually traumatic for the patient whose level of anxiety can become intolerable as the time nears. The family experiences many conflicting emotions during the transition and they may need long-term teaching to cope ...

An example of a cognitive assessment of a nursing home patient.

A look at the research on elder abuse and its perceptions.

An interview using the Brief Hearing Loss Screener.

An exploration of the pathophysiology of age-associated dementia.