CARE OF THE ELDERLY

GERONTOLOGY: THE STUDY OF THE AGING PROCESS.

GERIATRICS : THE CARE OF THE AGED

THE AGING PROCESS: A NORMAL PROCESS A NORMAL PROCESS CAUSES CHANGES IN THE BODY STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION CAUSES CHANGES IN THE BODY STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION THESE CHANGES CAUSES THE ELDERLY TO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS THESE CHANGES CAUSES THE ELDERLY TO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS PUTS THEM AT A GREATER RISK FOR ILLNESS, CHRONIC DISEASE, AND INJURIES. PUTS THEM AT A GREATER RISK FOR ILLNESS, CHRONIC DISEASE, AND INJURIES.

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL EFFECTS OF AGING

PSYCOLOGICAL CHANGES RETIREMENT RETIREMENT DEATH OF SPOUSE, RELATIVES, AND FRIENDS DEATH OF SPOUSE, RELATIVES, AND FRIENDS SOCIETY VALUES YOUTH AND BEAUTY SOCIETY VALUES YOUTH AND BEAUTY

OUTWARD PHYSICAL CHANGES GRAYING HAIR GRAYING HAIR WRINKLES WRINKLES SLOW MOVEMENTS SLOW MOVEMENTS

CHANGES TO THE BODY SYSTEMS

NERVOUS DECREASE IN VISION AND HEARING DECREASE IN VISION AND HEARING DECREASE SENSE OF TASTE AND SMELL DECREASE SENSE OF TASTE AND SMELL REDUCED BLOOD TO THE BRAIN REDUCED BLOOD TO THE BRAIN LOSS OF BRAIN CELLS LOSS OF BRAIN CELLS

NERVOUS FORGETFULNESS FORGETFULNESS CONFUSION CONFUSION DIZZINESS DIZZINESS CHANGES IN SLEEP PATTERNS CHANGES IN SLEEP PATTERNS

CARDIOVASCULAR HEART LESS FORCEFUL HEART LESS FORCEFUL ARTERIES NARROW AND LESS ELASTIC ARTERIES NARROW AND LESS ELASTIC

DIGESTIVE DECREASED SALIVA PRODUCTION DECREASED SALIVA PRODUCTION DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING DECREASED APPETITE DECREASED APPETITE INDIGESTION INDIGESTION LOSS OF TEETH LOSS OF TEETH DECREASED PERISTALSIS CAUSING FLATULENCE AND CONSTIPATION DECREASED PERISTALSIS CAUSING FLATULENCE AND CONSTIPATION

RESPIRATORY RESP. MUSCLES WEAKER RESP. MUSCLES WEAKER LUNGS LESS ELASTIC LUNGS LESS ELASTIC DIFFICULTY BREATHING DIFFICULTY BREATHING DECREASED STRENGTH OF COUGHING DECREASED STRENGTH OF COUGHING

MUSCULOSKELETAL MUSCLE ATROPHY MUSCLE ATROPHY DECREASE STRENGTH DECREASE STRENGTH BONES BECOME BRITTLE BONES BECOME BRITTLE JOINTS STIFF AND PAINFUL JOINTS STIFF AND PAINFUL GRADUAL LOSS OF HEIGHT GRADUAL LOSS OF HEIGHT DECREASED MOBILITY DECREASED MOBILITY

INTEGUMENTARY SKIN BECOMES LESS ELASTIC SKIN BECOMES LESS ELASTIC FATTY TISSUE IS LOST FATTY TISSUE IS LOST SKIN THIN AND SAGS SKIN THIN AND SAGS SKIN FRAGILE SKIN FRAGILE WRINKLES WRINKLES

INTEGUMENTARY SKIN DRY / ITCHES SKIN DRY / ITCHES SENSITIVE TO COLD SENSITIVE TO COLD NAILS THICK AND TOUGH NAILS THICK AND TOUGH LOSS OF HAIR / THIN LOSS OF HAIR / THIN FACIAL HAIR FOR SOME WOMEN FACIAL HAIR FOR SOME WOMEN

URINARY REDUCED BLOOD FLOW TO THE KIDNEYS REDUCED BLOOD FLOW TO THE KIDNEYS DECREASE KIDNEY FUNCTION DECREASE KIDNEY FUNCTION POISONOUS SUBSTANCES CAN BUILD UP POISONOUS SUBSTANCES CAN BUILD UP URINE BECOMES CONCENTRATED URINE BECOMES CONCENTRATED URINARY URGENCY / FREQUENCY URINARY URGENCY / FREQUENCY POSSIBLE INCONTIENCE POSSIBLE INCONTIENCE NEED TO URINATE AT NIGHT NEED TO URINATE AT NIGHT

HOUSING MOST ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVE IN THEIR OWN HOMES. HOWEVER SOME ARE FORCED TO GIVE UP THEIR HOMES DUE TO REDUCED INCOME, HOME UP-KEEP, AND THE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE.

HOUSING ALTERNATIVES LIVING WITH FAMILY LIVING WITH FAMILY ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS APARTMENTS APARTMENTS RESIDENTIAL HOTELS RESIDENTIAL HOTELS SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING NURSING FACILITIES NURSING FACILITIES

OBRA OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1987 – CONCERNED WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS IN NURSING FACILITIES

OBRA ADDRESSES ISSUES RELATED TO : RESIDENTS RIGHTS RESIDENTS RIGHTS RIGHT TO INFORMATION RIGHT TO INFORMATION REFUSAL OF TREATMENT REFUSAL OF TREATMENT PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY PERSONAL CHOICE PERSONAL CHOICE RIGHT TO GRIEVANCES AND DISPUTES RIGHT TO GRIEVANCES AND DISPUTES

OBRA ADDRESSES ISSUES RELATED TO : WORK WORK PARTICIPATION IN RESIDENT AND FAMILY GROUP ACTIVITIES PARTICIPATION IN RESIDENT AND FAMILY GROUP ACTIVITIES CARE AND SECURITY OF PERSONAL POSSESSIONS CARE AND SECURITY OF PERSONAL POSSESSIONS FREEDOM FROM ABUSE, MISTREATMENT AND NEGLECT FREEDOM FROM ABUSE, MISTREATMENT AND NEGLECT FREEDOM FROM RESTRAINTS FREEDOM FROM RESTRAINTS

ABUSE IS DEFINED AS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: WILLFUL CAUSING OF INJURY WILLFUL CAUSING OF INJURY UNREASONABLE CONFINEMENT UNREASONABLE CONFINEMENT INTIMIDATION INTIMIDATION PUNISHMENT PUNISHMENT DEPRIVATION OF GOODS OR SERVICES FOR PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING DEPRIVATION OF GOODS OR SERVICES FOR PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING

FORMS OF ABUSE: PHYSICAL PHYSICAL VERBAL VERBAL INVOLUNTARY SECLUSION INVOLUNTARY SECLUSION FINANCIAL FINANCIAL MENTAL MENTAL SEXUAL SEXUAL