Needs of the elderly population
System of Care for the Elderly
The key policies directly targeting at the elderly started in 1980 with the first long term plan for the elderly which took into account both the health and social needs of the elderly.
[DOC File]Case study –Ageing population East Devon
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An elderly population is a major challenge for the health service. Old people suffer more problems such as needing eye operations and hip replacements, they have more heart problems. This puts more pressure on doctors, chemists and hospitals.. Dispersed settlement pattern – the elderly live in spread out communities.
[DOCX File]Section III. Community Needs Assessment
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Dealing with these problems will require a coordinated delivery system approach that takes into account the unique physical and behavioral health needs and limitations of the elderly population and a community-wide effort to develop cost effective, long term solutions.
[DOC File]Teaching Plan for High Blood Pressure Management
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Furthermore, elderly experience HTN at (65%) than younger adults (40-59; at 29.1%). (Fernandez, Scales, Pineiro, Scoenthaler, Ogedegbe, 2008). The fact that the study showed that 65% of the elderly population experience hypertension reveals a great need for promoting health prevention measures for hypertension in the elderly.
Part V: Specific Special Needs Objectives (91
Special Needs Priorities. The objective of the City is to continue to assist the private sector and nonprofit providers of housing and related services for individuals with special needs, such as frail elderly, victims of domestic violence, and physically or mentally disabled, to assure provisions of adequate supply to meet population increase and/or fluctuations in the number of special …
[DOC File]WHO Definition of Elderly:
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Little is known about the health needs of elderly population. (9) Assessment of the morbidity profile will help in the application of interventions, to improve the health status and the quality of life of the elderly. The objective of this study was to evaluate the morbidity profile and predictors of increased number of morbidities among the ...
[DOC File]The elderly population is growing at a faster rate than ...
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The elderly population is growing at a faster rate than the overall U.S. population. In addition, the elderly immigrant population is also growing at a fast rate in the U.S. Both population groups face various challenges concerning their needs and in receiving assistance from healthcare and human services.
[DOC File]Chapter Thirteen: The Elderly
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As we enter the twenty-first century, society will need to make adjustments in determining how to best deal with the increase in its elderly population. The elderly will also be faced with meeting their own special needs, some individually and others through collective effort.
[DOC File]Special Needs Population:
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Special needs populations have differing capabilities, opinions, needs and circumstances and no one individual or agency can speak for all groups. It is illogical to think that the elderly with special needs can be adequately cared for in hastily prepared shelters, randomly located and with untrained personnel in the aftermath of a disaster.
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