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Older Adults

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a place where seniors can gather for social, recreational, and educational reasons. This may include plays, lectures, arts and crafts, physical fitness, and meals.
types of assistance provided to people in their own homes which may include assistance to caregivers of older adults or provision of services by formal social service agencies
a program instituted by the 1973 Older Americans Act which provides hot meals for seniors at a variety of community locations.
end of life care to terminally ill people. The intent is to make them as comfortable as possible in their final days.
supervision outside of the home for older adults whose caregivers are unavailable during the daytime, usually because of work.
one of four principles of empowerment in older adults which emphasizes what older adults can do instead of what they can’t do.
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harboring negative images of an attitude toward people simply because they are older. It is a form of prejudice like racism or sexism. It fails to identify individual strengths as means of empowerment.
a primary function of hospital social workers that involves the comprehensive assessment of a patient’s abilities and needs, the development of a plan to facilitate that patient’s transition out of the hospital and back into a community or agency setting, and the implementation of that plan
how the primary aging process can either be hastened or slowed by lifestyle and behavior, such as physical exercise, healthy diet, stree management, and ready access to adequate resources and medical treatment.
physiological variables involving aging will inevitably occur. As people age they become more vulnerable to certain illnesses and diseases.
one of four principles of empowerment in older adults which emphasizes helping older adults live as independently as possible. This can be a difficult thing because it can be hard to determine who decides what kinds of responsibilities the older adult is capable of managing.
one of four principles of empowerment in older adults which emphasizes strengths in order to adapt to new experiences