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SeniorCity Anti-Abuse Links
Senior Citizen Facts
The phenomenon of aging is fascinating; it has always been an extensive area of study.
All the information contained in DNA is getting altered in time. Most of it because of free radicals (cell poison) accumulated in the cell, in time superoxide dismutase, enzime responsible for their removal, is produced in smaller amount, which leads to cell death.
Also genetic defects as in Wermer disease will accelerate cell death.
Each type of cells has limited cycles of replication, limited genetically or by other internal or external factors, when that limit is removed the growth spurt is unlimited, eventually this type of cells will give up their function in exchange for increasing population becoming tumors.
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Abuse is ugly reality for many people!
All forms of abuse when recognized must be reported to the authorities.
There are many useful links at:
http://www.distxiaaoa.com/legislate.htm
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/
http://www.seniors.gov/legislation/senior-fraud-act.htm
Ohio Department of Aging
Long-term Care Ombudsman/Elder Rights Hotline:
50 W. Broad St./9th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3363
1/800-282-1206
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Health and Life
Gerontology-Studies normal physiological changes of aging.
Geriatrics-Management of sickness and disabilities in elderly.
More than 6 different diseases will affect every individual at one time.
Most likely half of them will be unknown the physician treating them.
Most common: vitamin or mineral deficiencies, anemias, bleeding, and hearth failure,abuse,malnutrition.
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Demografics.
In the USA population 65 years and older is currently about 12% or 33 million.
By the year 2030 estimated 70 million will be 80 years or older.
Maximum life span will be appoximatively 115 years.
Females are likely to live 8 years longer than males.
After 75 years of age for many seniors there will be a decline in health and most likely all physical activities will be limited.
They will become dependent on a third party, most likely family or government.
SeniorCity is your source of information and fine services
How To Recognize Abuse
Primary sign is a recent decline in physical health from malnutrition, dehydration, passive or active neglect.
Elderly abuse is a crime that is extremely likely to go unreported, only 1 out of 14 domestic elder abuse cases are reported to the authorities.
Spousal violence is pervasive in all socioeconomic classes, most common husband battering wife. In senior group this takes a reverse situation where males are more likely to be abused. This might be due to the past abusive character but also lack of physical power, the abused ones in the past could see this situation as a payback occasion; abuse is the least likely occurrence to be forgotten or forgiven.
Factors contributing to continuous abuse:
Spouse being primary caregiver, socialy isolated family, no family, in social settings, incontinence, immobilization, mental illness,
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Mental illness as factor is affecting roughly-2.8% of adult population in USA only:
Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Disease,
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.
Nursing homes will house over 40% of the population over 65 years and 50 % of the habitants will die there; the cost for the federal government was estimated at more than billion for 1990 only.
Poverty will become the most common social disadvantage followed by health decline and emotional trauma.
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John say`s he likes this place. Feels just like being at home!
Forms Of Abuse
Financial abuse is the most common, most likely by the family, caregiver, and legal guardian.
Unreasonable physical constrain, oversedated, over or undermedicated, starved, dehydrated.
Deficient personal hygiene: not groomed, bruises, fractures, bed soars (decubitus), unpleasant smell.
Psychological: lack of communications, isolated to room or restrained to bed, no TV,
Other forms are: assault, rape, ignored and deprived of social contact.
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