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The aging body and disabling disease april 10 : read ch 14 omit section on dementia

The aging body and disabling disease april 10 : read ch 14 omit section on dementia. An overview From normal aging- ---- chronic disease ----- ADL impairments. A rundown of Chronic Diseases and ADL’s Instrumental vs basic ADLS.

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The aging body and disabling disease april 10 : read ch 14 omit section on dementia

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  1. The aging body and disabling disease april 10: read ch 14 omit section on dementia An overview From normal aging-----chronic disease-----ADL impairments

  2. A rundown of Chronic Diseases and ADL’sInstrumental vs basicADLS

  3. Aging pathways by gender; SES and Cohortwomen=living longer sickerPoor people=dying sooner sickerBaby boomers=dying sooner?

  4. What causes us to age? Random damage theories Programmed aging theories Immune system Hypothalamus

  5. Extending the MAXIMUM LIFESPAN CALORIE restriction as the fountain of youth?????

  6. SENSORY MOTOR SPECIFICS #1VISION Poor dark vision Poor close vision=presbyopia Sensitivity to glare

  7. Focusing on the LENS (pun intended!) and exploring other OA eye issues

  8. Sensory Motor Specifics #2hearingThe problem= can’t hear high pitched tonesThe cause= Hair Cell atrophy

  9. hearing loss causes, consequences and lifeCauses= noiseConsequences=withdrawal from life

  10. Elderspeak and hearing aids= two not- so- good interventions

  11. Sensory motor specifics #3Movingreaction time lossesskeletal problems=osteoporosis,osteoarthritis, and loss in muscle mass

  12. Interventions: changing the world to make it sensory motor friendly

  13. Focus on driving in old age: a critical social policy concern

  14. Examining the issues and the consequenceswhat causes most OA accidents?What can we do about the need to drive?

  15. THE FRAIL ELDERLY #1 (april 17) • A note on who cares for the elderly • A note on who pays for Chronic Care

  16. Their OUTSIDE of NURSING HOME options Continuing care Assisted living TINAS’ DAY CARE • Day care

  17. THE FINAL OPTION: NURSING HOMES Scanning the residents Scanning the places Scanning the staff: CNAs Cutting edge Interventions to improve nursing homes

  18. Worst case scenario: DementiaNOV 14 read: dementia section ch 14 PART 1: SCANNING THE TERRITORYHow is it diagnosed?Mild cognitive impairment vs dementiaWhat are the symptoms and how do they progress?Early middle and later stagesWhen does it happen--- and who is at risk?APOE MARKER

  19. What are its main causes? Alzheimer’s disease (plaques and tangles) Vascular dementia (small strokes)

  20. Can we prevent it?Scanning the research/ medication scene(Amyloid Aracept)Exercise as the new anti Alzheimer’s “pill”

  21. Dealing with Dementia

  22. PRESENTATIONS: Last half of April 17 class A cultural perspective on old age If time permits: Caregiving perspectives on the frail elderly

  23. APRIL 24: VISIT TO ASSISTED LIVING Facility PARK VIEW MEADOWS OF MURFREESBORO 240 MTCS rd. (class meets at 4:45) Go up memorial….pass Northfield…next road is MTCS go right… road winds around to left, Park View Meadows is at right on end Marie Luttrell 907-5800

  24. Death #1: Scanning the territory( NOV 17th: start reading chapter 15)How we died in the past and how we die todaydeath is routine and occurs anytime– death occurs at the end of life (often) in the hospitalThe late 20th century death awareness movement

  25. Cultural variations and a Kubler- Ross Critique Scanning the hmong way of death Scanning the importance of many emotions and hope

  26. Scanning life’s worst tragedy: The death of a childshould you discuss death with a dying child?The importance of keeping continuing bonds alive

  27. Death # 2: options, priorities and new wave interventions Dec 5th LAST CLASS! ALL WRITTEN WORK DUE TODAY

  28. ExploringIN HOSPITAL optionsEnd of life trainingPalliative care

  29. Exploring HOSPICEIts featuresIts exploding popularity

  30. Hospice Plusesand Minuses

  31. Non controversial ways of controlling dying Advance directivesLiving will##durable power of attorney###DNR and DNH orders

  32. Controversial ways of controlling DyingExploring Physician assisted suicideExploring ACTIVE euthanasia

  33. WRAPPING THINGS UP Social policy issues affecting today’s adults and then…… A VISIT FROM MARIA our angelic hospice NURSE

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