Being Mortal By Atul Gawande

Assisted living helps each person value life to its fullest potential. When it comes to making an older individual feel more at home and also be able to focus more on non-stressful activities, they need to be ensured the best care. “Families feel more confident and are less ‘protective’ when there is continuity in staff and they are deemed competent. Staff are more likely to be retained where they feel valued”2 part of the quote which is especially conducive to the argument is, “where they feel valued.” When picking and choosing a nursing home that fits individual the best, and will provide them with the care needed, it is important to make sure that everyone is valued in the process. This quote is important because if the workers are not being taken care of, then they are less enthusiastic and also less likely to give someone’s loved one the care needed and to know what is expected from them. It is assumed that when picking an assisted living home, that the well being of the person and also many other characteristics are taken into

Part One: In the documentary "Being Mortal" by Atul Gawande talks about the death of patients and how it 's a surprise to a large amount of the patients. He also explains the fear in the medical field, and as a doctor your suppose to help people and cure them, that you 're supposed to give them a better shot and if it later doesn 't go they way you expected,the doctors start to tell themselves what went wrong or what happen everything was going so well. Gawande talks about how he wants to learn more about how to communicate with patients and telling them that they have a certain weeks, days or months left. For example, He talks about one of his patients that he had, her name was Sarah and had stage 4 lung cancer was young and just had a

As America continues to be a society of working class people, others retiring and needing help, there will always be the need for elderly care. The trend of the aging drives the facility’s business.

The Census Bureau projects (in Series A) that in 2020, over half (55 percent) of the nation’s 53 million elderly will live in the same nine States with the most elderly in 1993, plus North Carolina. California still would have the nation’s largest elderly population, with 6.6 million persons 65 years and over, a 100-percent increase from 1993 (figure 5-4). Florida would have the second highest elderly population with 5.0 million, a 96-percent increase from 1993.

We find that there are currently staffing shortages and the lack of long-term care facilities to compete with the growing number of senior citizen in our country (Williams, Nowak & Scoby, 2016). With these issues we find that each professional who assist within the field of geriatric care such as advocates and leadership, share a particular part in making a safe environment with adequate accommodations for seniors. There are differences in the leadership and advocacy perspective in senior care, but they both result in the common goal of a meaningful life for seniors daily.

Aging is a natural part of life. However, many people struggle to stay active in their golden years. The attentive staff at National Church Residences is committed to the health and overall well-being of their clients and residents. Their senior living community in Chillicothe, OH, has provided safe, affordable, and comfortable housing to seniors for more than 50 years. As innovative leaders in home and health care for the elderly, they work hard to fulfill the social and human needs of older adults.

According to a 2014 census report, 40.3 million Americans were 65 or over, making up 13 percent of the country's population. That's 12 times the number of 1900, and it shows little sign of slowing down. In fact, the same report projects that by 2050 America's senior population will comprise nearly 21 percent of whole United States. More so, the report found that in 2010 seniors were paying three times more on personal health care in a year than a non-senior. On average, seniors were spending just under $18,500 on their own health care each year.

Approximately 10 million Americans needed long-term care in 2000. The majority of these patients are elderly: "Approximately 63% are persons aged 65 and older (6.3 million); the remaining 37% are 64 years of age and younger (3.7 million)" (What is long-term care, 2012, FCA). Of the long-term care population of elderly "about 30% (1.5 million persons) have substantial long-term care needs (three or more ADL limitations) 地bout 25% are 85 and older and 70% report they are in fair to poor health" (What is long-term care, 2012, FCA). In addition to the problems posed to them by ill health there is also the issue of poverty which can further complicate care and treatment for these patients: "40% of the older population with long-term care needs

Back in 1996, when the article was written the predictions were that by 2025 the proportion of the elderly would be one in five. (Peterson, 2015) While in the past 20 years the proportion of adults over the age 65 climbed from 13 to 19 percent over the overall population, the population ages 20 to 64 has been steadily falling

“There is some evidence that the quality of care for nursing home residents has improved, such as the decreased use of physical restraints and psychotropic medications, serious problems continue for many residents, especially those at the end of their lives.” Some of the issues have been corrected, not abusing or neglecting the elderly patients but the services are not handling the most important part of the patients’ lives. They are still having some issues with handling the patients that are at the end of their lives, they need to focus on the end of their lives in dealing with this they need to know how deal with this part with them and the families.

Americans at the ages of 65 years and older are considered in the “elderly” classification. With advancements of healthcare and life expectancy growing rapidly, it is expected that the average American will grow to live at this age or longer. According to the Population Reference Bureau, the number of Americans at the age of 65 and older is expected to double from roughly 46 million today, to over 98 million by 2060. This means that the elderly’s portion of the total United States population will grow from 15 percent to almost 24 percent. As people obtain older age, they also obtain the health and social problems that accompany it.

Millions of people wish there was a magic pill to stay young and healthy forever, but we all know that’s just an illusion. Many people are being compelled to depend on others for twenty four hour care as their health fails them. Taking care of people should be a privilege to caregivers and they should show the utmost respect to whom they are caring for at the time. Family members may have a hard time placing their love ones in a nursing home due to the fact that they may not receive the proper care they are entitled to. Among different people they have experienced personal problems while staying in different nursing homes. Neglect and abuse are the top problems, some residents face when they have to reside in a nursing home. There

Worldwide demographic change has resulted in an amplified elderly population. The United Nations predict a two fold increase to 22% by 2050 in the proportion of people aged 60 years and over. [1] Similarly it is estimated by 2034 a quarter of the UK population will be 65 years and over. [2] This

The purpose of this paper is to discuss improving the older adults’ quality of care. Aging is a part of life reflected by superficial changes, such as gray hair and wrinkles (Tabloski, 2014). However, other age-related changes such as lung, kidney, and cardiovascular changes increase one’s risk of disease and disability (Tabloski, 2014). There are a number of evidence-based programs to assist nurses in improving an older adult’s quality and quantity of life, such as Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes and Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders.

Vincent, G.K. and V.A. Velkoff, The next four decades: The older population in the United States: 2010 to 2050. 2010: US Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, US Census Bureau.