The Residents

expanded in the areas of mental health, the process of socialization and altruism. I will now reflect on this list and on the goals that I hoped to achieve. During my time spent interacting with residents with physical and mental disabilities, I was able to gain a better understanding of what the resident experiences during everyday life. I was able to observe the everyday challenges of living with the different disabilities. I witnessed the profound effect that mental health has on the quality of

day by listening to Daniels presentation on physical activity. The residents seemed to be engaged in the topic and roughly over 13 residents attended the presentation. This is the largest group yet that I’ve witness to attend the presentation. The residents asked questions regarding physical activity and they even participated in various demonstrations of physical activity. One of my favorite moments was when Daniel had the residents punch the air and air I was passing out candy I saw an array of fists

median age of the country has risen from 22 to 35 years and people age 0-14 has decreased from 35.1% in 1901 to 20.7% in 2001 (Mayne Health Research). As this “greying of the nation” continues mirroring global trends, there has been an influx of residents admitted into aged care facilities around the country. The aim of this report is to perform a case study on an elderly member of the community cared for at the St. Paul’s Aged Care Centre in Caboolture, after

as a CNA is to make sure that the residents are as comfortable and as possible. I also followed, Jackie Russell, the Activities Director. She works with the residents to keep their brain and body stimulated and healthy. They both work in the dementia and alzheimer 's, assisted living part of the facility called Legacy. Kylie and other CNAs are in charge of assisting the residents in many different things, such as getting ready for breakfast. After the residents are seated in the dining room they

Unit 3 or 4 and there were two of us that went onto the unit. Unit 5 is the dementia unit, where the residents tend to be in the later stages of the disease. This unit is also known as the “wanderer unit” since there are a number of residents who pace around the unit in a similar pattern for hours a day. This unit is different than any other unit that I have been on because on this unit, every resident has dementia. My first thought was that one of us would be following a nurse around on the unit, completing

A Resident Assistant lives on the same floor as their residents and assists them in any way needed. For example, a resident may be going through some personal struggles and doesn’t know who to talk to, but they can turn to their RA to talk. Another thing on the job description is to make programs specifically for their residents that can be educational and influential. Applying for this position was a very rigorous

numerous deaths and astronomical amounts of damages for the residents of Louisiana and Mississippi. Although her terror only lasted for three taunting days, just like the residue she left behind, she also left residents with emotional, physical, and psychosocial scars. The onset of Hurricane Katrina proved to be the very element that separated the economically challenged residents of New Orleans from financially stable residents. The residents who resided in the suburbs were able to evacuate early because

Since it is exclusively sleep studies, residents of Anderson Hall have just their beds, desks, and TV’s in their rooms. About half of the rooms are shared and have two roommates living together, and the other half are private rooms with solely one student housed per room.

physical services they also offer coffee shop, gift shop, planned outings, activities, social events, and professionally landscaped grounds. All of these services and amenities are to provide residents with the most home like life possible. Making sure all needs are met on each level. Trying to keep the residents lively and moving. The mission of St. Benedict’s Senior Community is to guide their actions by the belief that “All Shall Be Treated as Christ.” Their vision is rooted in Catholic tradition

include assisting with daily activities around the house, managing the medications, helping with activities of daily living such as getting dressed and bathing, and providing support for the person with dementia as the disease progresses. Dementia residents require significantly more assistance with activities of daily living and help around the house in comparison to other older adults (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016). Due to the time consuming responsibilities and the increasing level of care required