America is a country where everyone is free to live however they like, but it is possible for some people to live a happy life, if no one is around to take care of them. Nearly three hundred million people reside in the America, and out of those three hundred million populations, senior citizens make a 12 percent of the entire population. A senior citizen is commonly known as a person who is over the age of 65 and living on retirement, or known as social security benefits (Census Bureau). Ever since Franklin D. Roosevelt implied the act of Social Security in 1935, seniors are regularly provided a financial help, but seniors, along with financial help, seeks also accompany of someone who can look after them. Because of constantly growing needs of senior citizens, government as well as many non-profit organizations is working on helping seniors. Therefore I decided to research on this particular issue in my community, and I found that 64.5% of seniors are living alone in metropolitan area of Atlanta.
The reason I chose to work on senior citizen issue, because my grandmother is living by herself on social security benefit. While I was talking with her, I found she doesn’t need only money to live, but she needs help on house keeping issues like maintenance, and especially a need of someone who visits her once a while. If my grandmother felt this way, I guess there are many seniors in Atlanta, who might share the same feelings. There are many organizations currently active in and around metro Atlanta to look after seniors, but success is a little. There is a constant need of volunteers who dedicate their time and efforts in helping seniors, doing maintenance work, and delivering foods on festivals like Thanksgiving and Christmas as we...
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...of reasons, may be unable to meet their own nutritional needs. SCS delivers a verity of food according to their clients need based on their diets. Moreover, on the day of Thanksgiving and Christmas, SCS have more volunteer opportunities to gather more volunteers, who make more delivers more foods to more people. Another program, SCS offers, is HOMES, which is Home Owner Maintenance and Enhancement for seniors, and is fro seniors over age of 60, and unable to perform, or obtain and afford home repairs (HOMES).
Thus, with a help of Volunteers, SCS is trying to ensure that seniors have high quality and independent life style. We need more organizations like SCS, who is capable of generating large numbers of volunteers to support large population of seniors in metro Atlanta. Therefore, if and whenever there is chance for volunteering, take it to help our community.
The OAA is generally for older adults aged sixty and above. The persons need to be in real need of the services. The person may be as low as age fifty five; Title V provides support for part-time employment for individuals aged fifty five and over that earn a low income and have poor employment possibilities. Individuals included in the Act are American Indians, Native Alaskan Americans, Native Hawaiian Americans, tribal organizations, and persons with disabilities. The Act focuses on providing services to the individuals of this country who are in the greatest economic need.
Originally passed as the Older Americans Act of 1965, current bill S.1028, also known as, Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013 is a request for the reauthorization of the original act of 1965…with current amendments. Bill S.1028, although not passed, is currently sponsored by Senator Bernard Sanders of the state of Vermont. The bill was introduced on the 23rd of May, 2013, in which there were fourteen cosponsors. Approximately two months later four additional senators signed-on as cosponsors, totaling eighteen. They were all Democrats.
Mrs. Nancy Hamilton (changed name for privacy) is 95 years old female who resides in a local continued care retirement community (CCRC) located in the Los Angeles County. I decided to interview Mrs. Hamilton for her successful aging. I have known her for 9 years and her aging process has not been an easy ride but she always maintained a positive sprit that kept her going even today. Mrs. Hamilton moved in to a CCRC in 2006, two years after her husband passed away. Mrs. Hamilton has one daughter and one son. Daughter Margaret lives nearby and visits frequently and takes care of personally needs such as transportation to medical appointments or shopping for skin care products or clothes as necessary. Son, David lives in the Northern California and visits a few times a year.
The purpose of this paper is to illuminate and discuss healthcare vulnerabilities of the elderly rural population in Baker County, Florida and describe how the nursing profession can address these problems. Rural health has been a complex and multifaceted challenge for government and healthcare practitioners. The elderly who live alone in the county suffer from low socioeconomic status, low health literacy rates, declining cognitive and physical health and lack of healthcare facilities. The health status of this vulnerable group is impacted by rural culture and social values, healthcare policy and funding affecting rural healthcare facilities, distance and lack of transportation, and health literacy.
Caring for the elderly is an activity that requires patience, willingness, due diligence and effective co-ordination of resources in order to optimally benefit the recipients. Community services and programs is one such avenue that caters for the elderly by providing for their mental, physical, social and emotional well-being, and by extension promotes a greater quality of life. Community services help meet the needs of the elderly and attract older people who face barriers to active living. One strong advocate of community based services and a program for the elderly is the American Association of Retired People (AARP) who relentlessly seeks to promote a healthy lifestyle for people 50 years and over.
Upon growing older there are many decisions to be made. Among one of the most difficult and perhaps most important decisions is where the elder person will live and how long-term care needs will be met when he/she is no longer capable of doing so independently due to the incapacity that accompanies many with old age. Nursing homes seem to be the popular choice for people no matter the race, gender, or socioeconomic status with 1.5 million Americans being admitted to them yearly.[3] Because nursing homes are in such a high demand and are not cheap, $77.9 billion was spent for nursing home care in the United States in 2010 alone, they are under criticism of many professions including the legal profession, which is in the process of establishing elder law as a defense to issues with in the elder community. Nursing homes have a duty to provide many things to the elderly including medical, social, pharmaceutical, and dietary services so that the individual may maintain the highest well-being possible.[4] Stated another way 'a nursing facility must care for its residents in such a manner and in such an environment as will promote maintenance or enhancement of the q...
Senior isolation is a growing problem in America. The US Census Bureau reports tens of millions of American seniors living alone, and many of these seniors do not have anybody checking in on them or engaging with them socially. While some seniors choose this lifestyle, others have it dropped upon them through the death of a loved one or other situation beyond their control.
There are changes in the demographic as the population grows older, the number of older adult’s increases and thus, there is an increase of proportion of patients that are older adults for nurses to take care of (Wells, Y., Foreman, P., Gething, L., & Petralia, W., 2004). The nurses are there to assist and support the older adults in achieving wellness within their situation through empowering the clients (Touhy, et al (2012). Caring for older adults is important as there is an increase in population with deteriorating health. When caring for a client it is important to incorporate Jean Watson’s caring theories and Carative Factors to help influence and support the care. She encourages nurses to co-participate within the caring process by establishing unity and trust between the nurse and client. First, this paper will explain a situation in where I cared for an older adult and it will then introduce Jean Watson’s lower order needs, specifically the need for activity and how it relates to the older adult I cared for. Lastly, this paper will explain the nursing interventions I implemented to meet the lower order need, with a discussion of Carative Factor #4 relating to the client.
Providing companionship is the top priority here 20% of the elderly population here in America suffers from depression. Now add in those who have lost loved ones, or whose relatives live out of state. Those poor souls are the ones stranded in retirement homes with no possible way to leave the building. The best possible way of any of them communicating with anyone outside of the retirement home are caring volunteers. Setting a program where volunteers with kind hearts to provide elderly with companionship will fill these prison like communities with life and returning souls. The v...
The two states that I have chosen to study is New York and Texas for the demographic of aging project. The reason that I was interested in these two states is because I have lived in both states and I wanted to learn more about the aging demographics. Another reason I thought it would be interesting is because both states are different regarding culture, and cost of living. I really love living in both states and I will live in one of the two when I am done with school. Moreover, I expect Texas to have a greater population of elderly because Texas is one of the largest states in the United States. I have experience the life of living in these two states and they are completely diverse. Some of the main factors that we must take into considering
The basis of this essay was to state the reasons why I think the aging
The Wetumpka Senior Center is a place where the elderly socialize and participate in many activities and games. There are about 15 seniors that attend the center, who are fifty years and older, that would be great candidates for me to work with. Most of them suffer from health issues such as, congestive heart failure, renal issues, high blood pressure, and many more, which are related to food insecurities. Some of the elderly are living in poverty without any contact with family members.
One would believe that elderly inmates receive special treatment, but this is not always the case. According to Human Rights Watch (2012), the prison system does not give favoritism to housing an elderly inmate due to his or her age but keep older inmates with the general population. The only time in which the correctional system gives an elderly prisoner special treatment, depends on the elder’s health. Also, Human Rights Watch (2012) went on to state that the reason as to why elderly inmates cost more to house is due to having to care for elderly inmates failing health which is greater than the overall prison population. “Space permitting, aging inmates who have serious physical or mental conditions or limitations on their ability to
The senior population are at greater risk for disease and depression, and gardening could be the answer to improving their overall health. Gardening is a therapeutic hobby that can benefit a senior's well-being in the following ways:
Every year my employer office volunteer services to several organizations such as Meals on Wheels in which is the site that I decided to volunteer at. Several of my co-workers and I, volunteered our services in helping to package and deliver meals for senior citizens. Meals on wheels association of America was founded by CEO Ellie Hollanderer, is the oldest and largest national organization that supports more than 5,000 community-based senior nutrition programs across the country. My experience as a volunteer at Meals on wheels was very enjoyable and will be remember able because, I was able to prepare hot healthy meals for senior citizens. Everybody either have or will have aging parents including myself. I hope that my experience