Safety and Communication and Placement for the Older Adult

Health management of the elderly is beyond the scope of the traditional medical management of this disease. It is necessary to evaluate several issues including physical, cognitive, emotional, social, economic, environmental, and spiritual elements (Ward & Reuben, 2010). According to the American College of Nurses (ANA), nursing case management is "medical care aimed at providing quality medical care, reducing attention distraction and repetitive treatment, improving the quality of life of customers and managing costs Provision process "(ANA, 1992))

Most companies targeting elderly people focus only on a few basic needs, especially health, safety and finance. Yes, there are many healthcare, pharmaceutical and financial companies that offer services to the elderly, but more than 50 people are not only trying to protect their money and stay alive. Joseph Coughlin is undoubtedly a major expert in the elderly population of the world. He is the founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab and is designed to understand the behavior of more than 50 people, the role of technology and design in their lives, and opportunities for innovation to improve the elderly . Quality of life and its family

Evaluating and optimizing the functional capacity of elderly people is important for maximizing health, safety, and happiness. In the community, studies have consistently shown that the decline in the ability of the elderly to complete ADL and IADL alone is a predictor of worsening health conditions, increased medical expenses, and increased mortality . We will focus on evaluating the patient 's ability to perform these tasks and such evaluations often suggest ways to change the living environment to maximize their independence. For example, simple tools such as special button hooks and hook and loop fasteners can be used to overcome the difficulties of severe arthritis.

It is the professional, ethical and legal responsibility of nurses to communicate in such a way that older people can understand and use health information. Elderly people are the fastest growing area of ​​the US (US) population. By prediction, by 2030, 20% of the US population is expected to reach 65 years of age or older (Federal Inter-Agency Age Related Statistics Forum, 2008). The national adult literacy rate assessment in 2003 showed that only 3% of adults aged 65 years or older are proficient in healthy literacy skills (Kutner, Greenberg, Jin, & Paulsen, 2006). Declining health literacy in the elderly is associated with an increase in hospitalization rate, an uncontrollable and ineffective death of chronic illness (Baker et al., 2007; Gazmarian, Williams, Peel, & Baker, 2003; Sudore et al. 2006). Improving the health condition of the elderly is a necessary condition for public health. Proposals for evaluating understanding are also provided