Senior Fitters Case Study

American senior citizens will account for 20% of the nation’s total population by 2030 (Nelson, 2007). With the growing population of senior living, healthcare facilities are becoming more popular than ever. Brightview is an up in coming healthcare senior living facility that will be opening up 13 more facilities on the east coast. The activities department plays a crucial role in Brightview Senior Living. The department function and how its managed ties into the overall function of the facility. The various activities that are ran and performed are to get the elderly involved. By doing so, this allows them to carry out physical activity and challenge their body and minds. As you get older you lose some cognitive and physical development. Giving

The Fit Stop is a new firm that will be opening in the near future. The founder of the business is Susan Superfit. The company’s business objective is to sell all types of training, fitness, conditioning, and exercise equipment to the general public. The Fit Stop plans to specialize in this equipment and provide customers with personalized advice geared to customer needs. The owner, Susan suffered an injury while engaging in sports activities. She came up with the idea for this business during her recovery. She found that while there were plenty of business that sold fitness and conditioning equipment, they lacked in knowledge. They often gave poor advice on how to use the equipment and what was best to purchase

Husky Seniors are almost at the end of their high school career! So we interviewed them and found out there college choices. The first question that was asked to them was, “Where they are going to school?”, and here are where the twenty four seniors that we got to interview answered. Nicole Bock is going to Cal Baptist and Jessica Maier is going to UC Santa Cruz. Ryan Matthews is going to UC Riverside and Josh Parga is going to Cal Poly Pomona. Alyssa Guzman is going to Birgham Young University and Savannah Bettis is going to San Jose State. Jaime Marquez is going to Cal State San Bernandino and Marc Lim is going to UC Berkley. Austin McCullah is going to New York University and Akshar Patel is going to Stanford University. Ryan Diaz is going

If you’re a caregiver you know that some days are better than others, but when you’re caring for a person who suffers from Alzheimer’s it can feel like things change from minute to minute. The professionals at Senior Care Transition Services provide free resources and senior living advice to people in the Dayton, OH, area who are looking for in home care providers, medical services, senior services, and assisted living communities. They know how trying caring for someone with Alzheimer’s can be and they have 3 valuable tips for all of the dedicated caregivers out there:

42 USCS 3002, The Public Health and Welfare, Chapter 35, lists the programs for older Americans. The Aging and Disability Resource Center is a part of the State’s system of long term care.

Growth and change in any organization can be a difficult time both for executives and for employees. When growth comes at an astounding rate, there are bound to be problems at all levels of the organization. Senior Health Plus (SHP) is a small, non-profit HMO based in Southern California. The company started as a grassroots organization that enjoyed a positive reputation for pioneering new ways to care for the elderly. This success has a price however, as the membership of SHP has grown exponentially in the past several years from 10,000 to 35,000 members. In response to this growth, management went on an expansion frenzy, moving all executives to a

As the population of older adults grows, health care and career opportunities will evolve. (Moody, 2015). Consequently, programming to address the unique needs of individuals in the aging population will be in demand. Senior Reach is a model for senior psychosocial support. The mission and structure of Senior Reach were explored via program resources, staff interviews, and service learning training. Moreover, self reflection determined if the career track merited further pursuit.

Fit Adult Care Home LLC is a residential care home located in the beautiful city of Gresham, Oregon, which is Multnomah County. Our historic community is the fourth largest in the state with wonderful restaurants and shops. Gresham is a wonderful place to live with lots of events and activities for family and friends to enjoy when visiting.

I am a senior at my school and will soon leave for college. My parents have decided to expand their housing ownership to the college district that I will be going to and I will be the one responsible for their new property. As you can imagine I know next to nothing about owning and maintaining a house and, after looking some things up, I realized that I also know very little about how to go about things in the real world. I started this project for myself so I wouldn’t mess up something important for them, but quickly realized that it would make a great senior project. I already know the basics of how to take care of both myself and a house but I realize that I will need more detailed information when I graduate. The main area for my project is English as I will be producing a finished manuscript on the subject of living alone for the first time.

Communication between the volunteer and the program assistant at the Lions Park Senior Center was direct and to the point when requesting to volunteer at the center. Since the program assistant was away for an emergency, the volunteer deal only with the secretary Ms. Janie. Conversing with Ms. Janie was very pleasant, well oral instruction steps were given and rules were explained, even though, no instruction book was read (Janie Vargas, personal communication, September 1, 2017). The members of the center also communicate with the secretary and she makes them feel at ease. Transmission of information with the members at the gymnasium must be done in a way that the new members feel welcome and motivated to utilize the facilities, and with

FitTown is a new apparel and shoe store that will provide clothing and accessories, geared for training, to both genders and all ages. FitTown will become the first store of its kind focused specifically toward training gear.

There may come a time in your loved one's life when they are no longer able to perform all of the tasks they used to without assistance. Despite their need for support, your senior loved one may decide they want to remain at home and enjoy their independence and freedom. While nursing homes and assisted living facilities serve a certain segment of the population quite well, others enjoy the quality of life that comes from living in their own home. For families that are able to provide the necessary care, arrangements can be made to make this work. Others, however, are left wondering how their senior loved one is going to receive the service and support they require to remain safe. Thankfully,

“Blount Senior Care Partners uses a team based approach that focuses on continuity, patient independence, and clinical excellence” (Blount Senior Care Partners, 2014). Blount Senior Care Partners provides care in an outpatient geriatric clinic, several assisted living facilities, rehabilitation and long term facilities within the community and during acute inpatient hospital admissions at Blount Memorial Hospital. Currently, the care of inpatient hospitalizations is exclusively managed by the physicians of Blount Senior Care Partners. However, the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) possesses the knowledge and skills to be a valuable team member of Blount Senior Care Partners in both the

Always Best Care Senior Services is a senior care that has the program for Alzheimer’s diseases. This office mainly covers most of the south bay area including Torrance, Palos Verdes, Lomita, Harbor City, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, San Pedro, Lawndale, and Hawthorne. The address is 21250 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 500, Torrance, CA 90503, and it opens 24 hours. Also, walk-in is welcomed for this senior care organization. It has the services of family support, memory care, in-home care and assisted living finder. For Alzheimer’s disease, there is a specific team called MCT, The Memory Care Team, that provide training to caregivers about how to communicate with patients with memory loss, and how to manage and improve difficult behaviors. Also,

The Nodaway County Senior Center is undergoing changes after their state and federal funding was cut 100 percent.