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  2. 3 signs your aging loved one may be ready for assisted living

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    Gerontologist Dr. Macie P. Smith points out some telltale signs that it might be time to set your loved one up with an at-home aide or in a senior living facility. 3 signs your aging loved one may ...

  3. Elderly care - Wikipedia

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    Many elderly people gradually lose functioning ability and require either additional assistance in the home or a move to an eldercare facility. [37] Their adult children often find it challenging to help their elderly parents make the right choices. [38] Assisted living is one option for the elderly who need assistance with everyday tasks.

  4. Social isolation - Wikipedia

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    Social isolation impacts approximately 24% of older adults in the United States, approximately 9 million people. [53] The elderly have a unique set of isolating dynamics that often perpetuate one another and can drive the individual into deeper isolation.

  5. Wandering (dementia) - Wikipedia

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    Elopement, or unattended wandering that goes out of bounds, is a special concern for caregivers and search and rescue responders. Wandering (especially if combined with sundowning) can result in the person being lost outdoors at night, dressed inappropriately, and unable to take many ordinarily routine steps to ensure his or her personal safety and security.

  6. Activities of daily living - Wikipedia

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    Personal care assistants are required to adhere to established standards of care. Personal assistance is defined as wagered support of 20 or more hours a week for people with impairments. [18] A 2008 review suggested that personal assistance may offer benefits to some elderly individuals and their informal caretakers. [18]

  7. Normalization (people with disabilities) - Wikipedia

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    Most people who find normalization to be a useful principle would hope to find a middle way - in this case, an adult's interest in dolls being valued, but with them being actively encouraged to express it in an age-appropriate way (e.g., viewing museums and doll collections), with awareness of gender in toy selection (e.g., see cars and ...

  8. Independent living - Wikipedia

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    Independent living remains difficult for many people and institutionalisation is offered as an ongoing practical solution to meeting care needs. Noticeable in the ideological push for independent living is the marketisation of institutional care as independent living in 21st century Canada. [15]

  9. Elder abuse - Wikipedia

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    Elder abuse (also called elder mistreatment, senior abuse, abuse in later life, abuse of older adults, abuse of older women, and abuse of older men) is a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person. [1]

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