The Elderly Journal Response

Getting old happens to everyone, it’s part of life. What we don’t realize or even think about is the way we treat these people. Some old people are impaired, or have injuries that prevent them from doing the things that we do. In several stories/folktales/poems, they have a universal theme of treating others, specifically elders, fairly, especially if they are impaired. Two very different poems/folk tales share this same theme, but have other different elements of the story. “The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson” (folk tale) and “Abuelito Who” (poem) are the stories that will have their differences compared.

Introduction: People treat and view the elderly members of society in alternate ways depending on the culture they are from and have grown up in; this is shown in Western and Eastern society who regard the elderly very differently. The way children are brought up to perceive the elderly can have a large impact on the way they treat elderly people when the children grow into teenagers and adults, both in everyday situations and in care homes. I shall be discussing how the Western culture views the elderly and how this affects the care they receive by exploring the stereotypical view of how the UK treats their elderly people which involve stories of abuse that takes place in care homes that have been revealed by elderly victim’s families. However I shall also focus on elderly people of a Western culture that receive a very high quality of care by being given above and beyond the minimum standard of care, attention and respect expected in an elderly care home which, for example, can be seen in Hayling Island care home which has been labelled as the best in the UK. I will be talking about another European country, France, who have dramatically improved their treatment and care of the elderly following a heat wave in 2003 and the statistics that say France has the highest elderly suicide rate in Europe.

In this essay, I will be discussing possible reasons and concomitant societal issues as a result of inadequate elderly respect by the younger population globally, currently.

When developing a care plan for an older adult, in addition to the complete nursing assessment, it would, also, be beneficial for the nurse to complete a geriatric assessment by using the Fulmer SPICES tool. This tool will focus the nursing assessment on the most six common conditions that are common in the elderly today, this would include; any sleep problem, difficulties with eating and feeding, assessing for any incontinence, confusion, if there are evidence of falls and to assess for any skin break down. More so, assess these areas in the geriatric population can provided the nurse with an insight on the client of all health condition (Fulmer, 2012). In speaking with Robert in regards to the SPICES assessment, I have found the Fulmer SPICES

The American Society on Aging (ASA) is located at 575 Market St., Suite 2100 San Fransisco, Ca 94105-2869 USA. The purpose of this group is for individuals to come together to help expand upon their knowledge and skills needed to care for the aging population. ASA provides top-notch, nationally recognized training, publications, and education to those who are seeking further knowledge on elderly individuals and caregiving. Every year they host a conference in which people from different professions, including healthcare, philanthropy, and social service come together and expand upon their prior knowledge of aging individuals. Online web seminars are also available and provided by experts from a variety of areas within the study. Becoming a

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In today’s society, the elderly are mistreated even more than before due to the lack of respect the youth have for them. The elderly were the wise and all-knowing ones that help the youth,but our youth have not even tried to help. The mistreatment and neglect that the elderly receive through home care and nursing homes necessitates that action be taken to improve the overall treatment and care of the aging across the world. To ensure the care of elderly, we need to improve on the way we treat them.

We all have people to respect. Most of us has grandparents respect about. The story "The Wise Old Woman" by Yoshiko Uchida and the story "The Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas. They share a common theme. Both stories teach us to respect our elders.

mental health professional, which in turn would benefit the elderly patient. The reader also could further knowledge by seeking to understand the developmental stages of geriatrics. The reader could also delve into discovering and understanding her own personal fears about aging, and death.

aging. The elderly of low socioeconomic status finds it challenging to participate in physical activity. The chronic stressful environment and chronic HPA (Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal) axis contributes to negative coping behaviors. The article Active Aging and Inclusive Communities: Inter-Institutional Intervention in Portugal demonstrated the undeniable need for the elderly to participate in all aspects of the community, which includes politically, and culturally. The social aspect is as much a part of active aging as the physical portion.

Due to medical advances and healthier lifestyles, the geriatric population has grown; in return creating a greater need for music therapist involvement to improve their quality of life, and overall happiness. To help increase the level of enjoyment in geriatric intervention, this study was held to determine the clients’ song preferences. Thirty-six high functioning, healthy, and active elderly were chosen to participate in this study. Each participant was asked to listen to a fifteen second, instrumental music excerpt and answer if they; recognized the song, liked the song, somewhat liked the song, didn’t like the song, would like to sing along. Thirty-two popular songs were turned into a fifteen second excerpt for the purpose of the study.

Exodus 20:12, Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God has given you. This scripture is saying that our parents should be a significant priority in our lives. The family should not ignore them, instead love and take care of their needs. Therefore, family and church members should put the elderly needs into consideration. However, it will please the Lord and increase your life on this earth. The elders deserve respect and recognition for their wisdom. God has blessed them with the knowledge to be a blessing to the younger generation.

Your post was well inclusive. As a registered nurse and future NP, I have always have the interest in the geriatric population, not only because of the changes that occurs with old age but in addition to the physical, emotional and psychological changes they often develop and grown into. Working in a nursing home as a nurse, the significant of being independent and physical wellbeing is very crucial and challenging to this population. They tend to resist help or assistance when offered. They longed to continue doing things they normally do such as ADLs before their health or body mechanism begins to decline. Most of my patients in the nursing homes include patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia and few patients (2-3) with obsessive compulsive

Chronic disease and conditions are usually defined as those diseases which last for more than six months and which have a severe effect on the life of the individuals (Chronic Conditions and Injury, para.1). While chronic diseases can affect people of all ages and demographics, these types of diseases are very often found in the elderly. Chronic disease are also characterized by "…multiple risk factors, long latency periods, a prolonged course of illness and functional impairment or disability" (Key indicators of progress for chronic disease and associated determinants, 2011, p. 1). Chronic disease is also found to be more prevalent in the ageing demographic of most countries.

Being an elderly, some people take advantage of you, some people show no respect for them and many have no one to speak up for them. Senior Citizens are considered ignorant and shun upon in our society. They are looked upon as simple, stupid or slow because of their age.