Older Adult Assessment

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Kristi lives in a large lake home with her husband. There are frequently family and friends that come to visit them in their home. The client has three children, 12 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Her children and grandchildren visit on a frequent basis. Typically, they see family at least once a week. These visits usually involve family staying the weekend. This is a very family oriented group of people. The couple also stays with their children when they go into Fort Wayne for doctors’ visits. Everyone makes an effort to make sure that they are together often, so to maintain everyone’s feeling of closeness. Facilitative Interaction among Members: The family is good with communication. Decisions are often made together or with the advice of other members of the family. The best way to create a healthy environment of family, according to Kristi, is maintain contact and update each other of the happenings of their day-to-day lives. The family works well together as a group, but there are always occurrences that are cause for resistance amongst any group of people. The family does it’s to consider the values of others and come to a happy medium. Enhancement of Individual Development: There is no evidence for any concern in this area. The family makes decisions together as often as possible. There is a constant determination to create the best solution if there is a disagreement. Something that everyone can agree on is the hope that Kristi and her husband maintain their health and have their wishes fulfilled. CDC Check for Safety: A Home Fall Prevention Checklist A copy of this checklist was left with Kristi and her husband. The safety checklist was gone through together on the day of the interview. There was motion... ... middle of paper ... ...side. This continued education helps to prevent further injury. Also, she should be educated to continue to go to doctor’s appointments as recommended. As for secondary prevention, it is suggested that she routinely be screened for cancer and various other chronic conditions. Kristi should continue with her medication compliance and refill her prescriptions as required to prevent harm to her body. Tertiary preventative measures include exercise to maintain her strength. Continued fitness can help Kristi continue to be sure footed and do the activities she enjoys. She maintains a healthy diet, but there is always education to be done in this area. There are foods that are more beneficial to the elderly. It would also be advised to provide teaching on taking a calcium supplement due to her lactose intolerance. This can help to prevent the development of osteoporosis.

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