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Homelessness, 2003.
A discussion of the effect of homelessness on life-span.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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This paper examines adult development, life span development theory and homelessness. The paper presents research for male and female homeless individuals. The paper focuses on the effects of homelessness in various developmental stages: middle age (40-60), older mature adults (60-80), and late adulthood (80 and over).
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Financial Abuse of the Elderly, 2003.
Examines the problem of financial abuse and exploitation of the elderly.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 11 sources, APA, £ 43.95
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This paper examines the problem of financial abuse and exploitation of the elderly and discusses various types of financial abuse, including identity theft, telemarketing fraud, mail fraud, Medicare fraud and abuse by relatives. It looks at steps that can be taken to prevent financial exploitation of older adults.
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Financial abuse and exploitation of the elderly population is a rising problem. More than ..."
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Strategic Management, 2005.
Looks at the management of nursing homes and the federal and state regulations.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 21.95
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This paper looks at the management of nursing homes and the federal and state regulations under which they are operated. It looks at the financial problems they are facing, the nursing regulations, and the politics of nursing home management.
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"Nursing homes which receive federal funding must comply with a set of federal regulations which dictate a standard of minimum care to be given ..."
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Staff and Nursing Homes, 2005.
A summary of a research paper on the effects of the staffing mix on patient care in nursing homes.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 21.95
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This is a summary and critique of a research paper about a study of the effect of the staffing mix on patient care and outcomes at nursing homes. The study looked at a range of nursing homes across five states and looked at the effect of having full-time RENs on staff on patient care and outcomes.
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Abuse of the Frail Elderly in Care Environments, 2004.
Develops a proposal for the investigation of the functionally impaired elderly in institutional caregiving environments.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 16 sources, APA, £ 43.95
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This paper develops a preliminary research proposal for the investigation of the functionally impaired elderly in institutional caregiving environments. The introduction provides basic information from studies on abuse of the frail elderly by their caregivers at home and in institutional care homes.
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Ethical Issues in Ageing, 2004.
An analysis of three aspects of aging - feeding tubes, euthanasia and the over-powerful nursing home management.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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This paper looks at three aspects of aging: the use of feeding tubes; euthanasia/physician assisted suicide; and the dangers to the elderly by powerful nursing home executives. It describes the characteristics of patients and nursing homes relative to feeding tube use. It then describes experiences with euthanasia and physician assisted suicide in the Netherlands; and then describes what can happen to the elderly who have no one to stand up for them against unfair nursing home practices.
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"This paper by Curtin discusses a case study of unethical treatment of an elderly woman living in a retirement community. The woman and her husband both were married for years were very close and financially well-off. They were living in the facility when the..."
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Degeneration Stages of Alzheimer's Disease, 2004.
Reviews the progress of Alzheimer's disease through progressive stages.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 54.95
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This paper examines the progress of Alzheimer's disease through its progressive stages. It focuses on changes in the cardiovascular system, the circulatory system, and the muscular system, the three major degenerative stages of the disease. Background and description of the disease are also included.
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"This paper examined the progress of Alzheimer's disease in patients through three degenerative stages of the disease. In the earlier stages of Alzheimer's disease the most observable effects in the..."
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Congestive Heart Failure, 2006.
A research proposal dealing with issues of effective discharge planning for patients that have suffered congestive heart failure.
3,777 words (approx. 15.1 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 71.95
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This paper presents a research proposal for showing how an effective hospital-based discharge planning program can reduce the rates of hospital readmission in elderly patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). The paper shows the need for more effective discharge planning programs that will optimally reduce the rate of hospital readmission for elderly patients (clients aged 65 and older) with CHF. The proposal follows a format in which the narrative is put forth, including the problem statement regarding CHF and readmission, research questions that are relevant to these issues, and the background and significance of the issues. The report also includes a limited literature review on the topic, culled from extensive literature available on both effective discharge planning and CHF incidences. The rationale of the study is also addressed, before the report proposal concludes by stating the research methodology that will be chosen for the conducting of actual research, along the lines of having the ultimate goal of improving community health outcomes.
Table of Content
Problem Statement
Research Questions
Background
Literature Review
Rationale
Proposed Methods
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"At the same time, from this cost-effectiveness standpoint, hospitals must also realize that cutting corners in regards to effective discharge planning, particularly for CHF patients, can mean short-term gains bringing vastly increased future costs. "Hospital admissions among patients with CHF are a major contributor to health care costs...The program's aims were to make up deficits in health care delivery, improve quality of life, and reduce costs for the health insurance companies (e.g., by reducing the hospitalization rate [Stewart, Marley, and Horowitz, 1999; Whellan et al., 2001; Cline et al., 1998])" (Kottmair et al., 2005). Therefore, from either perspective externally, the importance of effective discharge planning for elderly patients with CHF is underscored in the current healthcare environment, to ensure the continued provision of quality care across the lifespan."
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Alzheimer?s Disease, 2006.
This paper discusses extensively Alzheimer's Disease and its legal implications.
6,350 words (approx. 25.4 pages), 57 sources, MLA, £ 100.95
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This paper explains that once a patient is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, an attorney, especially one specializing in elder law, should be retained to help with planning for the patient before his or her capacity is further diminished thus limiting the input of the patient. The author points out that the American Bar Association defines "incapacity" (1) as being partial or complete, (2) as a legal not a medical standard, (3) which is supported by evidence of functional impairment over time, (4) in which the respondent is likely to suffer substantial harm as a result of his or her specified inability to manage his or her personal or financial affairs and (5) identifying a person by age, eccentricities, poverty or medical diagnosis should not be used instead of a legal finding of incapacity. The author examines, using court cases, issues effected by this diminished capacity such as creating wills, entering into marriage, entering into contracts, crime conviction and civil liability.
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Introduction
Alzheimer's Disease
Diagnosis
Epidemiology
Treatment
Effects On Patient's Legal Capacity
Executing a Will
Entering into Marriage
Entering into a Contract
Criminal Responsibility
Civil Responsibility
Legal Implications Thereof
Assessment
Guardianship
Powers of Attorney
Conclusion
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"Another common tort of Alzheimer's patients is injury to another through physical battery. In Colman, the defendant was liable for her tort although he suffered from senile dementia. The defendant was a resident a home that employed the plaintiff as a recreational therapist. The plaintiff was attacked twice by the defendant and claimed damages for her injuries While the court did mention that in most circumstances it is a matter of public policy to hold the mentally disabled liable for their torts, this is not always the case. The court concluded that the plaintiff was in the best position to protect against harms and dangers that may result from her job."
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Presbyacusis, 2006.
This paper reviews scientific and psychosocial research on the prevention and effects of presbyacusis.
1,320 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 30.95
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This paper explains that presbyacusis, hearing loss of older people, which is the most common cause for hearing loss in people over 55, is experienced by a majority of the people because the nerve cells eventually begin to degenerate as people age. The author reviews research projects (1) to stop or reverse this process, (2) to find further methods of curing or preventing presbyacusis and (3) to understand the traumatic psychological experience of presbyacusis not only for the victim but for all his or her family and associates. The paper concludes that, at present, aging persons will continue loosing their hearings, and the only correction they have is a hearing aid.
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"The study conducted by Karlson-Espmark, Rosenhall, Erlandson and Steel in 2000 was aimed in describing the psychosocial consequences of hearing loss. The study, conducted in Sweden, used 154 persons ages 70 to 91 with uncontaminated presbyacusis. The study used self-assessment questionnaire plus a 26 item inventory which tested the normality, communication, quality of life and environment. The assessment of normalcy showed that men are less likely to report having hearing loss up to the moment that it had significantly declined. Majority of people showed minor to severe problem with communication which increased hearing loss. Majority of the people did not report many quality of life distractions besides the inability to listen to the music."
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Presbyacusis, 4.
This paper examines scientific and psychosocial research about the prevention and effect of presbyacusis, old age onset hearing loss.
1,320 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 2005 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper explains that the majority of people will experience hearing loss to greater or lesser extent as they get older because, with aging, the inner ear (cochlea) containing nerve cells, which convert sound into nervous impulses that are sent to the brain, don't work as well and eventually begin to degenerate. The author points out that most people do not go completely deaf and the severity of the hearing loss varies from person to person of the same age. The paper examines some research projects, whose apparent success might provide hope that one day hearing loss will no longer be associated with old age and can be reversed; another study describes the psychosocial consequences of hearing loss, which indicated that the majority of the people with presbyacusis did not report many quality of life distractions besides the inability to listen to the music. Glossary.
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"Research was conducted by using senescence-accelerated mice (SAM) that develop progressive hearing loss at an early age. Mice were irradiated with 9Gy and later injected with 4x10 bone marrow cells from 2-month-old mice. After three months, the auditory brainstem response (ABR) was measured in order to evaluate the progress of hearing loss. It was noted that mice showed age-related hearing impairment above 2000Hz. After ABR and splenectomy five mice from experimental and control group were subject to further procedures, involving "intracardiac perfusion with saline followed by periodate-lysin-paraform aldehyde fixation and decalcification at 4 degrees C .in 5% buffered ethylene diaminetetra-acetate for seven days." The results showed that the immune system in mice was reconstituted by the donor cells and the age-related impairment of T-cell function is corrected. The age-related auditory response is also ameliorated after the manipulations."
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Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, 2005.
A comprehensive scientific description of postmenopausal osteoporosis, its physiological causes and current available treatments.
1,807 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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This paper includes a description about the effects of postmenopausal osteoporosis on the American public. It compares normal bone function to the changes that happen during post-menopause in women that cause osteoporosis. It outlines current treatment methods, urging for more research into therapy treatment methods.
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"Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by decreased bone mass and bone quality. In the United States, 26% of women over the age of 65, and 50% of women over the age of 85, have osteoporosis. Osteoporosis causes over 1.5 million fractures a year and is responsible for billions of dollars in healthcare costs. The U.S. Surgeon General reported that calcium, vitamin D supplementation and physical activity are among the first steps in fracture prevention from osteoporosis. Pharmacotherapy has also been shown to provide substantial reduction in fracture risk over only a treatment program of calcium and vitamin D supplementation."
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Carers and the Elderly, 2003.
A look at the interactional dynamics between professional healthcare providers and the receivers of the care.
1,737 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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A great deal of research has been done into the way the younger generation addresses the elderly. This paper looks into the range of tactics used as well as how the way that a carer communicates with their elderly patient says a great deal about their own personal views and opinions. In particular, it examines how Coupland, N et al (1991) investigate this issue through presenting the theories of Ryan et al.
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"The first of Ryan et al's (cited in Coupland, N et al 1991) strategies which is often chosen by younger people is overaccomodation due to physical or sensory handicaps (Coupland, Coupland and Giles 1991). In this instance the speaker adapts their speech beyond the optimal level, thus showing that they assume the receiver is handicapped in some way. A common example of this is where people speak especially loud to an elderly person. This shows how a majority of the elderly are perceived as having impaired hearing. The main aim of such a strategy is to ensure an effective, interpretable form of communication, however from another perspective such an approach may be seen as patronising and unnecessary."
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The Rapid Population Debate, 2006.
This essay summarizes in the debates between population "pessimists" and "optimists" over the last 200 years, including the main causes and consequences of population growth in Asia and Africa over the last 500 years.
1,031 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 24.95
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This paper details the steady increase in the world's population in the last 100 years and explains how the advancement of modern medicine has allowed people to survive longer with cheaper, effective treatment. It explains that it is not just the West who can enjoy these benefits, many poorer countries have improved and more accessible healthcare, resulting in longer lifespan and improved reproduction.
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"This steady population growth has dramatic consequences on the world, some good, and some bad. The benefits of having more people on the planet means that there is a greater pool of labour, and we can see that it benefits big companies such as Nike who set up sweat shops in countries in Asia and Africa and who exploit the large number of unemployed people. But one of the biggest criticisms of having a large population is the environmental impact it has on the planet, having more people in the world leads to more demand of resources, some of which are depleting rapidly."
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