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Health and Care Strategies for Older Adults: Addressing Challenges and Improving Quality of Life

This chapter focuses on the health and rehabilitation needs of older adults, especially women, who face significant challenges related to chronic conditions and cognitive decline, including dementia. With a high percentage of older adults living with at least one chronic condition, and many residing in family settings, maintaining independence and enhancing quality of life are key objectives. The chapter explores treatments, goals, and the role of various organizations in supporting older adults' health, cognitive function, and social interaction.

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Health and Care Strategies for Older Adults: Addressing Challenges and Improving Quality of Life

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  1. Chapter 9

  2. Older Persons • Striving to maintain their health • Undergoing rehab • Struggling dementia

  3. Client Population • Women outnumber men 19.7 mil to 13.5 mil • 14% of older pop. Is minorities • 68% live in a family setting • 80% of seniors have living children • 50% of older persons live in the south • 78% owners of homes • 3.8 mil are working • 62% completed high school

  4. Health conditions • At least one chronic condition • Activities of daily living • Hospital stays • Long-term care • Nursing homes

  5. Frequent conditions • Arthritis • Hypertension • Heart • Hearing • Orthopedic • Cataracts • Sinusitis • Diabetes • Tinnitus • Visual

  6. Other diseases • Alzheimer’s Disease • Multi-infarct dementia

  7. Treatment Focus for HT • Living and self-care independence • Physical health maintenance and improvement • Cognitive functional level maintenance • Age appropriate leisure skill development • Emotional status improvement • Social interaction with peers

  8. Long Term Patients • Treatment issue • HT goal • Objective goals • Procedures

  9. Key organizations • Administration on aging • Alzheimer’s disease • AARP • American Geriatrics society • American Society on aging • Gerontological Society of America • National Institute on Aging • National Institute of Mental Health

  10. conclusion • Activity • Goals • Timeframe • Population

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