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| Number one cause of death for adults over 60 is? |
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| Difficulty performing tasks that require use of hands, unlocking doors, writing, weakness in legs, fatigue, arm and leg jerking, paralysis. |
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| ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) |
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Progressive Neuromuscular
30,000 people living with disease.
6000 Americans diagnosed each year
Prognosis is 2-5 years
Mostly in Men |
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Disturbance in vision
difficulty controlling movements
lack of balance
Numbness
sensitivity to heat and cold
bladder problems
mood swings
fatigue and weakness |
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Autoimmune Disorder
Onset 20-40
Women twice as likely to develop
Caused by inflammation of the white matter of the brain and spinal cord. |
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Most common mental disorder in adults, especially in the aging.
Bereavement can manifest as depression
Depression can be an early sign of dementia |
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| Degenerative, gradually irreversible disease that begins by causing a person to forget events or familiar tasks. |
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Disease of the CNS
Incurable, degenerative, progressive
Mostly in 60 and above, sometimes signs before 40 |
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A term to describe loss of cognition or intellectual functioning.
Not a disease. |
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| Medical Concerns in the Aging |
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Osteoporosis
Responsible for over 5 million spontaneous a year
Mostly in elderly white women |
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| Changes in basic necessities for Aging |
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Housing-handicap accessible or need for house keeper or care
Food-restricted diets
Transportation-difficult due to sight
Employment-less opportunities
Medical Care-may need more
Clothes |
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| Sociological aspects of Aging |
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| Reminiscing (coping in aging adults)(three categories) |
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Identity-retelling a story "this is how I was before I became old"
self-assessment-giving advice or providing wisdom reinforces self esteem
Grieving-by sharing, can better come to terms with it. |
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| Psychological Aspects of Aging |
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Memory-short term declines, long term improves
Resistant to change
Reminiscing-a method of coping with change
Intelligence does not change, but scores lower on timed tests than tests with no limits |
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| Biological Aspects of Aging |
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Structural-muscles, bones, skin
Sensory-taste, smell, hearing, speech
Systems-circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary |
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| Second leading cause of deaths in seniors is? |
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| The nations third leading killer? |
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| Numbness, difficulty speaking, sever headaches with sudden onset, weakness, blurred vision, paralysis of face, arm or leg, especially on one side of body. |
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| On average elderly individuals take how many pills per day? |
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| Name financial programs designed for the elderly. |
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Social Security
Suplemental Security Income
Food Stamps
Elderly Nutrition Program
Medicare
Medicade |
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The largest source of income for elderly.
Is funded through a person's working life and paid at retirement.
Full retirement-age 65, partial 62. |
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| Suplemental Security Income (SSI)? |
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| Public assistance program that give minimum wage to eligible people, including the elderly and those with disabilities. |
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| Can you get SSI if you dont qualify for SS |
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| Food assistance program for low income families |
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| Elderly Nutrition Program |
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| Federally funded food assistance for needy people over 60 at local community centers and churches. |
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| Federal health insurance for those over age 65 or those with disabilities. |
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| How do you qualify for Medicare? |
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| Person must have worked a minimum of 10 years in a medicare covered employment. |
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| A program authorized under the Social Security Act that provides health care to eligible people with low income. |
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| Does the State or the Federal government administer Medicaid? |
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| The state, and each state has its own eligibility requirments. |
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| What does a guardian do for an elderly person? |
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| A person who has temporary or ongoing legal responsibilty to care for another person. Including managing their property and money. |
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| Guardians are appointed by the court to protect the intersts of legally incompetent adults. |
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Not understanding questions
Responding inappropriately
Unreasonable actions
Forgetfulness
Confusion
Repeating themselves
Lack of personal hygiene |
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| One of the biggest signs that a person needs assistance of a guardian is? |
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| Self Neglect, either unwilling to or unable to care for oneself. |
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| Indicators of Self-Neglect |
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Not eating well
Wearing dirty torn or not suited for weather clothing
Living in filty, unsanitary, or hazadous conditions
Not seeking medical care. |
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| Some Common Characteristics of adults who neglect themselves. |
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| Live alone, be female, be depressed or increasingly confused, be frail and elderly, have drug or alcohol problems, history of poor personal hygiene. |
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| Principles of Adult Protective Services |
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Self-Determination
Client's should be treated with honesty, care and respect.
Least restrictive alternative
Goal is to provide as little disruption to client's life as possible. |
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| It is reviewed by the courts to determine if a person can make decisions for his or herself. |
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| It is a medical determination of whether a person can make health related decisions for him or hersef |
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| Assessment tools to determine Capacity |
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ADL AND IADL
Mental Status Exam
Capacity Screening Assessment |
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| Feelings of exhaustion, frustration, resentful and guilty as the stress of caring for a loved one. |
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| Are abuse, neglect and expoitation of elderly adults a felony? |
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| Yes, most states consider them a felony and the abuse should be remorted to local authorities if suspected. |
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| Failure to take care of or meet the needs of a vulnerable person. |
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| Describe the types of Neglect. |
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Active-intentionally fails to meet obligations for the elderly person.
Passive-Unintentional, most likely a result of caregiver overload. |
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| What is the definition of Exploitation? |
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| The act of taking advantage of a person by using hi or her income for ones own benifit. |
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| Men are more likely to suffer elder abuse (True or False). |
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| False, women are more likely |
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| Individuals over 80 are abused 2 to 3 times more than those under 80 (True or False). |
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| Family members make up what percentage of those who perpetrate elder abuse? |
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| Most common forms of abuse in order are? |
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Neglect
Emotional abuse
Financial abuse
Physical abuse |
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