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- Dr. William Leahy
Dr. William Leahy } Dr. Leahy reports no disclosure 2000 : The - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Dr. William Leahy } Dr. Leahy reports no disclosure 2000 : The - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Dr. William Leahy } Dr. Leahy reports no disclosure 2000 : The elderly- those 65 65 and older - } 2000 numbered 34. 34.7 7 million 2050 : The number is projected to increase to } 2050 78. 78.9 9 million 1988 : The elderly population
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} 2000
2000: The elderly- those 65 65 and older- numbered 34. 34.7 7 million
} 2050
2050: The number is projected to increase to 78. 78.9 9 million
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} 1988
1988: The elderly population numbered 30 30 mi million
} 2011
2011: It is expected to reach 40 40 million
} 2019
2019: Just eight years later, it is expected to increase to 50 50 million
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} 1994
1994: The “old old” population- those 85 and above- numbered 3. 3.5 5 million
} 2020
2020: It is projected to double to 7 7 million
} 2040
2040: It is expected to double again to 14 14 mi million
} 2050
2050: The oldest old could number as many as 31 31 million
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} De
Deme menti tia, a brain disorder that seriously affects a person’s abilities to carry out daily activities, involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory and language.
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Symptoms of dementia include:
- Repeatedly asking the same question; becoming
lost in familiar places; being unable to follow directions; being disoriented about time, people and places; neglecting safety and nutrition
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} The most common form of dementia is
Al Alzhe heimer’s s Dise sease se
} As many as 4
4 million Americans are believed to suffer from Alzheimer’s
} About 3%
3% of those aged 65 65 and older have the disease
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Nearly half of those aged 85 85 and older have it
} Alzheimer’s patients live from 8-10
10 years after diagnosis on average
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} A Growing Elderly Population and care needs } A Growing Population of students needing } “relevant education” } How to meet the two needs?
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} A High School } A CCRC or medical Complex
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} Program should be “after school” } Recruiting to stress the demands …130
hours
} “In kind” assistance is essential
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} Providing Home Care, A Textbook and
Workbook for Home Care Aides (1999)
} The High School Home Health Educational
Foundation
} A Recruiter } Caregiving at Home (2005)
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} Program meets the State demands for CNA, } Geriatric Nursing and Home health Aid
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} 6
6 on
- ne-se
semest ster classes completed
} Total of 70
70 students enrolled
} 65
65 st stud udent nts s completed the course
- 6 males, 59 females
} 64
64 st stud udent nts s passe assed ex exam ams
- certified as CNA, GN and HHA
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} Certifying Organizations } Immigration
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} The High School } The Elderly and Families } The Profession } The Diverse Community
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} Providing Home Care
- a Textbook for Home health Aides
- 4th edition and Caregiving at Home
- Hartman Publishing,Inc.