Health Challenges Faced by Older Adults
Health Challenges Faced by Older Adults
By: Akua Koranteng
Course: SCI/100
January 11, 2015
University of Phoenix
Instructor: Roxann Leraci
Introduction
• Challenges Between Age and Gender
• Level of Challenges
• Neglect and Abuse
• Prevention
• Resources
Challenges between the genders and at what age.
There are various challenges that affect the elderly in our society and it varies based on gender and also the age. These challenges are broken down in gender and age
Male over 65
Female over 60
Neurological
• Alzheimer
• Parkinson disease
Hormonal
• Menopause
• Thyroid dysfunction
Prostate disease
• Prostate Cancer
Musculoskeletal
• Osteoporosis
Liver Disease
• Cirrhosis of the liver
Cancer
• Breast Cancer
• Ovarian Cancer
Level of Challenges
In the home
Pressure on family:
•
Taking care of an adult with health concerns can put
In the Community
Housing Challenges
•
Most local communities struggle with providing housing for the aged. Lack of long term facilities to
the family under intense pressure. Some of these
in the communities to make sure they are well taken
difficulties could be financial, time consuming and
care of.
stressful.
Federal Level
Local / State Level
Cost of healthcare
Federal Healthcare benefits:
•
•
Caring for the aged with health related issues can
Most of the federal budget is earmarked for federal
put financial burden on the state for the cost of their
healthcare benefit for the aged. The more the aged
health care.
population increases, the higher the cost.
Are older Adults abused? If so how?
Neglect or abandonment
Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Financial Exploitation
Prevention of Abuse
Most of these abuse can be prevented by:
•
Listening to the elderly when they complain about abuse
•
Intervention is a key. We have to intervene whenever there is a abuse •
Education other how to detect and recognize abuse of the aged
Programs to help educate victims of Abuse
Make resources available to educate
By: Akua Koranteng
Course: SCI/100
January 11, 2015
University of Phoenix
Instructor: Roxann Leraci
Introduction
• Challenges Between Age and Gender
• Level of Challenges
• Neglect and Abuse
• Prevention
• Resources
Challenges between the genders and at what age.
There are various challenges that affect the elderly in our society and it varies based on gender and also the age. These challenges are broken down in gender and age
Male over 65
Female over 60
Neurological
• Alzheimer
• Parkinson disease
Hormonal
• Menopause
• Thyroid dysfunction
Prostate disease
• Prostate Cancer
Musculoskeletal
• Osteoporosis
Liver Disease
• Cirrhosis of the liver
Cancer
• Breast Cancer
• Ovarian Cancer
Level of Challenges
In the home
Pressure on family:
•
Taking care of an adult with health concerns can put
In the Community
Housing Challenges
•
Most local communities struggle with providing housing for the aged. Lack of long term facilities to
the family under intense pressure. Some of these
in the communities to make sure they are well taken
difficulties could be financial, time consuming and
care of.
stressful.
Federal Level
Local / State Level
Cost of healthcare
Federal Healthcare benefits:
•
•
Caring for the aged with health related issues can
Most of the federal budget is earmarked for federal
put financial burden on the state for the cost of their
healthcare benefit for the aged. The more the aged
health care.
population increases, the higher the cost.
Are older Adults abused? If so how?
Neglect or abandonment
Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Financial Exploitation
Prevention of Abuse
Most of these abuse can be prevented by:
•
Listening to the elderly when they complain about abuse
•
Intervention is a key. We have to intervene whenever there is a abuse •
Education other how to detect and recognize abuse of the aged
Programs to help educate victims of Abuse
Make resources available to educate