Emergency kit items
Extra clothes, Dr. Contact info, list of meds, meds for a few days, cash, and contact info for family
Respite care
Temporary care to relieve primary care taker in any long term situation
Adult day health
Center to allow elders to be watched throughout the day and interact with other elders
Senior centers
Senior meet-ups for socialization of seniors that are still able bodied
Board and care homes
Non medical, state regulated, long term living situations for ADL assistance
Hospice care is considered ____
____ care is considered holistic (and palliative) and provides care for those who will pass within 6 months or less
Hospice does not ____ illnesses
_____ does not cure or treat illnesses
Most common form of hearing loss
Presbycusis, difficulty hearing high pitched sounds and softer voices and letters
Glaucoma is the leading cause of _____
The leading cause of older adult blinders
Built up fluid and pressure behind eye damaging optic nerve
Glaucoma is caused by ____
Risk groups for macular degeneration
Hypertension, obesity, and smoking are risk groups for ____
Weekend blood vessels leak blood in the eye in the case of
Retinopathy
The portion of the eye filled with receptors
The macula is filled with ____
Cloudy lens that blurs vision
Cataract occurs from ____
Presbyopia includes sensitivity to ____
____ includes sensitivity to glare
