Elderly Client Care Overview
Additional oxygen supply for clients needing respiratory support - ✔✔Supplemental Oxygen
Addressing all levels for long-term care residents. - ✔✔Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Age-related decline in vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch due to nervous system slowing. -
✔✔Sensory function changes
Age-related issues like cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and dry eye. - ✔✔Visual
disturbances
Anticoagulant medication, requiring caution during shaving to prevent bleeding - ✔✔Coumadin
Area around genitals and anus, requiring daily cleaning - ✔✔Perineal Area
Assessment to determine if food needs to be pureed for safety - ✔✔Swallowing Safety
Bladder tone decrease, nocturia risk, and incontinence. - ✔✔Genitourinary Changes
Bone and muscle loss, osteoporosis risk. - ✔✔Musculoskeletal Changes
%
Cerebral vascular accident, stroke due to clot or bleeding causing brain tissue death. - ✔✔CVA
Clients aged 100 or older, increasing in number due to better medical care. - ✔✔Elite old
Clients aged 65-75, experiencing physical changes and health decline. - ✔✔Young-old
Clients aged 75-85, retired, facing physical changes and potential depression. - ✔✔Middle-old
Clients aged 85 and older, needing significant assistance with health in decline. - ✔✔Old-old
Clouding of the eye lens causing visual blurring. - ✔✔Cataracts
Common in elderly, affecting communication and necessitating adjustments in speaking. -
✔✔Hearing loss
Complete record of all medications and dosages for client safety - ✔✔Medication List
Comprehensive evaluation of overall health, done regularly - ✔✔Head-to-Toe Assessment
Additional oxygen supply for clients needing respiratory support - ✔✔Supplemental Oxygen
Addressing all levels for long-term care residents. - ✔✔Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Age-related decline in vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch due to nervous system slowing. -
✔✔Sensory function changes
Age-related issues like cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and dry eye. - ✔✔Visual
disturbances
Anticoagulant medication, requiring caution during shaving to prevent bleeding - ✔✔Coumadin
Area around genitals and anus, requiring daily cleaning - ✔✔Perineal Area
Assessment to determine if food needs to be pureed for safety - ✔✔Swallowing Safety
Bladder tone decrease, nocturia risk, and incontinence. - ✔✔Genitourinary Changes
Bone and muscle loss, osteoporosis risk. - ✔✔Musculoskeletal Changes
%
Cerebral vascular accident, stroke due to clot or bleeding causing brain tissue death. - ✔✔CVA
Clients aged 100 or older, increasing in number due to better medical care. - ✔✔Elite old
Clients aged 65-75, experiencing physical changes and health decline. - ✔✔Young-old
Clients aged 75-85, retired, facing physical changes and potential depression. - ✔✔Middle-old
Clients aged 85 and older, needing significant assistance with health in decline. - ✔✔Old-old
Clouding of the eye lens causing visual blurring. - ✔✔Cataracts
Common in elderly, affecting communication and necessitating adjustments in speaking. -
✔✔Hearing loss
Complete record of all medications and dosages for client safety - ✔✔Medication List
Comprehensive evaluation of overall health, done regularly - ✔✔Head-to-Toe Assessment
