Older Adult Assessment

This essay will use a case study to explore the role and contribution that social work brings to an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT). The case study chosen involves Joe: a man in his 80s who has recently been diagnosed with two chronic illnesses; suffered a fall at home and has a weakened social support system. By exploring the knowledge and skills that a social worker would draw upon to help a man like Joe, it will become evident that while social workers are unique members of an ACAT they are often restricted in their work by the limited nature of the ACAT role.

I vision myself 5 to ten years from now working with seniors at an assisted living community. I want to be able to help families find the right living environment for their loved ones. There is a lot that goes into consideration when searching for the right assisted living. I was happy to come across an job offer as an executive director at Brookdale Senior Living. Some specific job tasks that appeals to me is that I get to oversee the community staff and making sure that the tasks are being done every day. I will hold the key to making the community that I will be working for a place that senior residents can call home. I have a passion for making people happy, and seeing their smiles is my goal in any job. Some strengths that

At today’s visit she is accompanied by her husband and private aide. Her husband reports that she is doing much better. He states that her pain has improved and she has not taken her pain medication since last visit. He states that her anxiety had improved extremely with the recent change in her Xanax. He states that he has hired 24 help for the patient and since she has not fallen. She reports that she is feeling well. The caregiver reports that the patient continue to suffers from hypotension and hypertension with variation in blood pressure. The patient also continues to suffer from chronic tremors as a result of her Parkinson.

The CDC (2013) defines aging in place as “the ability to live in one’s own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level” (Healthy places terminology). The idea of aging in place has received growing attention from many entities over the past decade. According to AARP (2014), one in three Americans is now 50 or older, and by 2030, one in five Americans will be 65 and older. Moreover, evidence exists that home evaluation and home modification interventions are effective in promoting home safety, positively influencing task performance, and reducing falls in the older adult population. Regarding health care practitioners and older adults, a variety of major public health problems exist

This was the second time coming back to the nursing home visit. I was excited that I get to chat with the resident again. My resident was eating breakfast when I walked into the room and she had no idea that I was coming back that day. I got very anxious because she might not want to be bothered, but I was wrong. She was very welcoming and happy that I came back to visit. We had long conversations about her life and new things that came up since the last time we met. I also did an assessment on my resident this time around since I was not able to during our last visit. I explained the whole process to her while doing the assessment and make sure she knows everything that I am doing. Compared to the first visit, I was much more comfortable.

Older adults need the list to be presented at a slower speed in order to improve recall. This is because older adults experience a slowing down in the speed of processing. This is mostly due to the fact older adults also experience a decrease in the amount of dopamine, serotonin, and acetylcholine. These three are all important in high cognitive functioning.

The goal of this paper is to bring to light the issues regarding elderly care in

Many factors influence the well-being of the older adult population. As people advance through life, memory problems develop sometimes. Getting up and down out of a chair, and walking becomes difficult. At times assistance is needed for shopping or preparing meals. Cognitive impairments, nutrition, and falls are a few items I will be addressing in this paper.

Thank you very much for referring Ms. Choi for geriatric assessment. The main concern is that of decreased cognition.

M.Lang has worked with older adults in a variety of positions for 7 years. Her educational and professional experiences include working as a physical therapy assistant, assisted living activities director, and activities specialist (M.Lang, personal communication, March 5, 2017). Depending on either her role as director or specialist, the number of clientele served at a time ranged from 20 to 40 individuals from the young old to the oldest of old (M. Lang, personal communication, March 5, 2017). M. Lang advice for someone entering the field is two-fold. “First you must be the best version of yourself in order to care for others. Self-care is paramount- to keep your body and mind optimal.” She also

The geriatric populace is said to be the largest growing section in our country. According to the U.S Census Bureau in 2010 there were 40.3 million people aged 65 and older, which is roughly 13 percent of our population and as the baby boomer generation started to turn 65 in 2011, our society is expecting a major boom in its geriatric population (census.gov June 2014). My neighbor Mr. C.T, who at 72 years of age falls within that age bracket, is a prime example of individuals of retirement age that are residing at home and living with health problems affecting their level of adaptation. Their health problems in addition to their social needs will need to be addressed and using our nursing

The purpose of this paper is to complete a comprehensive evaluation on an elderly client. This comprehensive evaluation will give a brief history of the elderly client, along with a detailed evaluation of the client’s health status and maintenance. The elderly client of choice for this paper is Adejumoke Adewunmi. Ms. Adewunmi is a 63 year old, African female who lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Adewunmi was born on January 21, 1951, is a widow, and has four adult children who reside in the state of Maryland. She is employed as a Nurse at Mercy Hospital and is the main source of income in her household. Ms. Adewunmi experiences normal age related changes such as deteriorating eye sight; she however, has bowel and urinary continence, and normal hearing in both ears. Ms. Adewunmi wears glasses for day and night time vision, she drives, and remains healthy and active through proper nutrition and exercise. She has never had surgery, has no known allergies, does not smoke, and consumes wine occasionally. Ms. Adewunmi’s medical history consist of hypertension, fatigue, and anxiety. In order to maintain her health, Ms. Adewunmi takes Lotensin for hypertension, and multivitamins. Ms. Adewunmi has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and has been employed as a nurse for 35 years, she states that nursing is her “passion and what keeps her striving every day to go to work despite her age is her patients and the need to supply for her family.” Ms. Adewunmi is the main source

In “My Experience with Older Adults” paper is different from my perspective on the elderly now. Taking this course has broadened my understanding of the senior citizen generation. I had experience on my cultures definition of what it means to be an elderly. All I knew, was giving the outmost respect to the elders. In addition, being anti nursing homes due to my upbringing and culture. However, this course exposed me to many practices, cultures, beliefs, traditions, rituals, and concepts in the older adult communities. In this paper, I will discuss a few concepts and practices I’ve learned in the course.

This paper comprises of an interview with an older adult on certain areas regarding her life, including: demographics, health, self-concept, social support, home environment, interpersonal and life satisfaction. In this paper also, I compare and contrast a particular lifestyle of my patient with that of a recent research article. Mrs N is a 86 year old woman born in 1931. She is Nigerian and currently lives in Nigeria. The education system is different in Nigeria, but if converted to the US system, her highest level of education is a high school diploma. She hasn’t been professionally employed, but she mentioned that in her younger days, she was an “all-round business woman.” She was an international trader that sold foodstuffs and Nigerian

at the time of your visit. We have divided the DGA in two parts, each with three