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Springhill Groups - Special Care for the Elderly
Elderly are living longer and living well for longer periods of time unlike the older days, it seems like people now have a longer life expectancy. Due to this new and growing area of health care and provider services, known as elder care grows in number because elderly needing assistance with daily living boosts, along with the responsibilities of those who provide care for them. Elderly care, aged care or simply eldercare, is merely special needs and requirements that are unique to senior citizens that can be taken care of the nursing assistants and other health care workers care for old patients and residents all over the world. They also have a lot of challenges and things that they must know about the old adult age group. These needs are best met when nursing assistants, nurses and many other health care providers know about the normal aging process. We must know how aging affects the care we give.
Some adults are not only sickly and ill but can also be sad and depressed. Old adults also have to deal with losses. As they get older and lose their own mental and physical health are at sake, they may not be able to take care of themselves. They may think that they are useless and can make them feel sad or angry.
If planning not to put you elder relatives on a home care you should know the following tips. To ease their sadness we should listen to the older patient when they talk about their losses and their thoughts. They need someone to talk to, to make them feel that they still matter.
Be patient with them because their thinking and learning abilities affect how they communicate, and follow instructions. A short attention span, they may suffer from this, old adults may not be able to understand long and detailed information. They may do better with short instructions. Teach family members to treat them well. Older adults need special care during communication and education, they might be suffering from Alzheimer’s and they could be very stubborn at times. They often have a physical and mental problem that can interfere with learning and thinking.
Elderly may be also suffering from the following; less learning ability. Old people may not be able to learn new things as well as they did in the past. They have less ability to understand. Many older adults are confused and not able to understand. They have an inability to communicate. Older adults may not be able to speak and ask questions. This is common to old people, poor hearing and sight. Provide them with eyeglasses and/or their hearing aid so they can communicate with you and others.
They may not be able to take care of themselves and can sometimes be clumsy and careless, provide a safe environment for them, sometimes they can hardly walk so they might slip or bump their head, be very cautions of this.
They also have special diet depending on their sickness so you better monitor what they eat and their medication. It is better to seek professional help on this one. Consider the following before getting a physician:
Will my insurance pay for office visits and physician services?
Is the physician a solo practitioner, or is he/she part of a practice group?
Does the physician accept Medicare patients? What are the practice's Medicare policies and procedures?
What are the physician's managed care affiliations?
Is the physician's office in a convenient and safe location?
At which hospital does the physician treat patients?
Am I comfortable with the age and gender of the physician?
Are there any language barriers?
Is the physician a good listener and communicator, explaining things clearly, fully and patiently?
What is the physician's policy about continuing to follow patients who move to residential care centers?
Some adults are not only sickly and ill but can also be sad and depressed. Old adults also have to deal with losses. As they get older and lose their own mental and physical health are at sake, they may not be able to take care of themselves. They may think that they are useless and can make them feel sad or angry.
If planning not to put you elder relatives on a home care you should know the following tips. To ease their sadness we should listen to the older patient when they talk about their losses and their thoughts. They need someone to talk to, to make them feel that they still matter.
Be patient with them because their thinking and learning abilities affect how they communicate, and follow instructions. A short attention span, they may suffer from this, old adults may not be able to understand long and detailed information. They may do better with short instructions. Teach family members to treat them well. Older adults need special care during communication and education, they might be suffering from Alzheimer’s and they could be very stubborn at times. They often have a physical and mental problem that can interfere with learning and thinking.
Elderly may be also suffering from the following; less learning ability. Old people may not be able to learn new things as well as they did in the past. They have less ability to understand. Many older adults are confused and not able to understand. They have an inability to communicate. Older adults may not be able to speak and ask questions. This is common to old people, poor hearing and sight. Provide them with eyeglasses and/or their hearing aid so they can communicate with you and others.
They may not be able to take care of themselves and can sometimes be clumsy and careless, provide a safe environment for them, sometimes they can hardly walk so they might slip or bump their head, be very cautions of this.
They also have special diet depending on their sickness so you better monitor what they eat and their medication. It is better to seek professional help on this one. Consider the following before getting a physician:
Will my insurance pay for office visits and physician services?
Is the physician a solo practitioner, or is he/she part of a practice group?
Does the physician accept Medicare patients? What are the practice's Medicare policies and procedures?
What are the physician's managed care affiliations?
Is the physician's office in a convenient and safe location?
At which hospital does the physician treat patients?
Am I comfortable with the age and gender of the physician?
Are there any language barriers?
Is the physician a good listener and communicator, explaining things clearly, fully and patiently?
What is the physician's policy about continuing to follow patients who move to residential care centers?