Unit 3 Exercise

I am confident that my creativity, communication, and organization skills will benefit Towson’s residential community. Being creative breaks monotony and can make things interesting for everyone involved. Communications skills are important to have for this position since I will be working with residents and other RAs on a daily basis. Having transferred from two other schools, I have met many people and experienced many different things, which I believe makes me more relatable than just your average person. Being organized and detail-oriented makes working with me simple and reduces stress for everyone. Due to my positive and empathetic personality, I am an easy person to talk to and get along with.

Hearing loss is one of the most common ailments faced by American seniors. In fact, nearly 36 million seniors have at least some hearing loss, with the majority of those individuals being more than 65 years of age. On the surface, the consequences of hearing loss may seem to be about the loss of a physical sense. In reality, the actual loss of hearing is the least of a senior's concerns.

Arthritis is manageable. Arthritis is not just diagnosed for a certain age group it could affect people of all ages. It is very common. There are many ways to relieve it and to make it less painful. There are medicines, therapy, exercise, and healthier eating habits. The healthy eating habits does not include changing a whole eating diet. The habits just includes getting the right food balance and taking vitamins. There is small evidence that some nutrients ease arthritis. There are also ways to avoid things that will later cause the arthritis to flare up. Physical therapy helps to restore mobility and function in the body. It is good to help with arthritis. The physical therapist will examine then suggest the right procedure. They will be able to further therapist session and can visit at their home. Having physical therapy for arthritis will help reduce joint pain and disability. Keeping the joints constantly on the move when loosen them so they will not ache. Muscles become weak and people tend to become stiff when they are inactive. Therapy keeps the bones from becoming stiff. Walking is a part of the therapy but something that can be done alone. Regularly walking a comfortable pace can keep the leg joints moving and in shape. The therapy lessens the pain of

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In addition to heat, ice, massage, and a number of range-of-motion exercises; reducing body weight is the number one way to combat arthritic distress. To help your senior loved one accomplish these goals, elderly care services can provide the support needed to build an appropriate and safe exercise regimen.

Seniors who have hearing issues should have them addressed right away. Older individuals who experience hearing loss are at an increased risk for depression and social isolation. Seniors who have trouble hearing often feel embarrassed since they cannot follow a conversation or understand what is being said. Further, they don't find enjoyment in the music, movies, or gatherings they used to.

As an older individual there are many physical changes that occurs during this stage of life. Older individuals live independently and maintain close relationships with family and friends. Most individual’s personalities remain relatively stable throughout their lives. Depression is less prevalent than depression in younger adults. Becoming older can cause hearing impairment. 37 percent of women and 48 percent of men over the age of 75 have impaired hearing. Also there is a decline in vision. It will start to become difficult to read small print, seeing in sim light, or even finding objects. Some aging adults may even need

In order to ensure that we develop these diversity skills we have to be willing to work together as a team. We all want to see this organization thrive, so it is important that we communicate well with each other. First, I think we should have weekly or monthly meetings where employees are free to discuss any issues they see within the company. We can also use this time to develop new ideas and work on our means of communication. I think it is important that we get every single employee involved in this so that no one feels left out, and so everyone can express their own opinions. Because we have limited phone reception at the resort, we should also set up a radio system where we can stay in contact with everyone throughout the day. It is also important that we place employees that are fluent in English with those who are not, so they don’t feel pressured and rushed.

Taste and smell: Loss of taste and smell is quite common among the elderly and can be made worse by diseases and drugs, which usually alter taste and smell. Taste and smell influence food choices, portion, satiety, and the pleasure of eating. This leads to malnutrition in the elderly as it suppresses their appetite.

The impact of hearing loss can be momentous, with effects to the psychological and functional well-being of the individual. Our current lack of understanding of the hearing loss process and our incapacity to slow or stop its progression are important parts of the problem. At current, health professionals can only use results of audiometric testing, family history, and history of progression and onset to prescribe and recommend prevention mechanisms.21 The increasing percentage and number of senior population and the increasing life expectancy, stress the importance of managing hearing loss in the geriatric

With aging in particular, the lost of senses is common. According to the article " Effects of ageing on smell and taste " The sense of smell is often taken for granted, that is until it deteriorates. As we get older, our olfactory function declines.Not only do we lose our sense of smell, we lose our ability to discriminate between smells.Old people often lose their sights, sense of smell, taste, and earring as well as their body is not able to function as well as it should. As people grow old, the brain itself no longer works the same. Normally, Sensory information is converted into nerve signals that are carried to the brain; there, the signals are turned into meaningful sensations. The article " Aging changes the senses" states that a certain amount of stimulation is required before you become aware of a sensation. This minimum level of sensation is called the threshold. As people age, they need more stimulation to be aware of the sensation. Without such stimulation to bring about the sense of smell and taste, eating might even be forgotten until real hunger

Arthritis is a terrible malady impacting a person's ability to move without pain. While there is no cure, most people with osteoarthritis, the most common arthritis form among seniors, can be managed. Arthritis impacts more than half of seniors age 65 and older. Elder care services play a key role in managing this disability.

Age: As we get older, nerve cells inside the ear either get damaged or die, diminishing our ability to hear. About a third of people ages 65-74 suffer from age-related hearing loss. The ratio becomes one in every two seniors once they are 75 or older. It’s also

Around one of every three individuals between the ages of 65 and 74 has hearing impairment and almost 50% of those more established than 75 experience issues hearing. Hearing impairment is a sudden or steady reduction in how well you can hear.

We might not understand , what an elderly patient with impairing hearing loss goes to everyday but for us to have such a patient we much have patience and speak in a clear voice .There are over Twenty million people in the united states that have auditory impairment in other terms having trouble hearing . Many women, children men experience hearing loss, but the largest groups that consist are individuals over the age of 65. first thing ,when communicating with the patient ,ask them what you can do to help them be more comfortable so they can understand you .Also change position talk to them face to face look directly at them, this gives them a clear view of your lips when your speaking at them. Touch the sense of touch; you can give them a light touch shoulder to grab their attention when you speak to them.