|
Did You Know?
Learn about Hospice here
At Easy
Living Care Home, we believe that education is the key
to providing information about long-term care and about
what to expect as a loved one ages. Our mission is
taking care of people who cannot take care of
themselves, and it is a mission we take very seriously.
Although
this list certainly is not all-inclusive, here are a few
effects and risk factors involved in aging:
Nutrition
Dehydration
is one of the most frequent causes of hospitalization
for the elderly.
One-third
of people over age 65 are affected by nutritional
deficiencies. The incidence of protein-calorie
malnutrition is higher among the elderly than any other
segment of the population. (Source: Columbia University
Medical Center)
Wound
Care/Healing/Pain
About 9
perfect of residents in healthcare centers have pressure
sores.
An
estimated 50 million Americans live with chronic pain
caused by disease, disorder or accident. An additional
25 million people suffer acute pain resulting from
surgery or accident. (Source: U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services)
Bone
Density
Osteoporosis is a condition that causes thinning and
weakening of normal bone. More than half of all
Americans 50 and older have low bone mass, which puts
them at increased risk of developing osteoporosis and
related fractures. The percentage increases
drastically, especially among women, as people age.
(Source: National Osteoporosis Foundation)
Falls/Safety Awareness
In 2001,
more than 1.6 million seniors were treated in emergency
departments for fall-related injuries and 373,000 were
hospitalized. The chance that a fall will cause a
severe injury requiring hospitalization greatly
increases with age. (Source: Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention)
Alzheimer’s/Dementia/Depression
Scientists
think that up to 4 million Americans suffer from
Alzheimer’s disease. The disease usually begins after
age 60, and risk goes up with age. About 3 percent of
men and women ages 65 to 74 have Alzheimer’s disease,
and nearly half of those age 85 and older may have the
disease. (Source: Alzheimer’s Disease Education and
Referral Center)
|
