(Bayer & Harper, 2000). Factors that predict remaining in place among older persons include home equity, financial resources, and strong ties to the community, while moving is predicted by high property taxes and utility costs, changes in family composition, and diminished physical well-being (...
way in which services are provided in the community to older adults by identifying local care needs, maximizing local capacities and allo- cating resources within a community setting in order to create and investigate what constitutes a successful aging in place model (Hunt & Gunter-Hunt, 1986)....
quality of life for older people while simultaneously preventing or delaying the need to relocate to a nursing home or becoming dependent on care [15], as well as to solutions that minimize the use of resources in nursing homes and other forms of formal care, without compromising their quality...
Alterations in metabolism, sleep patterns, body composition and hormone status are all key features of aging. While the hypothalamus is a well-conserved brain region that controls these homeostatic and survival-related behaviors, little is known about th
The "affluent confidents" have the wherewithal to fulfill their aspirations, while the "unaware confidents" share these aspirations but do not have the resources to meet them. 16 Exhibit 7 BOOMERS FALL INTO THREE ATTITUDINAL GR...
One popular comment about this is when they change the layout of the grocery store. Many people agreed, sharing their experiences. For instance, someone said, “Thegrocery store near memoved things around, and suddenly the peanut butter was with the ketchup instead of near the jams and jellies...
Trying to hook a printer up to my laptop—they said to put in the IPP [sic IP] address. Uhh, I can’t find it… you know, and things like that, I don’t know what they are talking about.” 3.2.2. Recommendations for Improving Technology Literacy: Need for Resources The tech ...
During clinic days, we set up in the community rooms and I greeted patients, conducted medical screening questionnaires, fetched any absentees, resolved logistical issues, and promoted community resources, spending most of my days speaking directly with our older adults. In my previous position as ...
in the sense of achieving its intended outcome—to asking a broader range of questions (e.g., identifying what other impact it has, assessing its value relative to the resources required to deliver it, theorizing how it works, taking account of how it interacts with the context in which it...
Globally, about 38 million people continue to live with HIV [1]. Advances in treatment have transformed HIV into a complex chronic condition [2] and more people living with HIV (PLWH) have a near-normal life expectancy [3]. New diagnoses among PLWH over the age of 50 years are on the...