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by Wootang01

[WOMAN SITTING IN STORE]

Image by George Eastman House

Accession Number: 2007:0275:0043

Maker: James Jowers (American b. 1938)

Title: [WOMAN SITTING IN STORE]

Date: 1969

Medium: gelatin silver print

Dimensions: Image: 24 x 15.9 cm Overall: 25.4 x 20.2 cm

George Eastman House Collection

General – information about the George Eastman House Photography Collection is available at http://www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/collections/photography.php.

For information on obtaining reproductions go to: www.eastmanhouse.org/flickr/index.php?pid=1977:0144:0050MP.

Caring for the elderly is one of the most rewarding jobs that a nurse can have. Typically, nurses can care for the elderly in a hospital, assisted living, and rest-home setting. However, there are those who care for elderly clients through in-home care programs. Yet, the opportunity to have contact with such patients is the very reason many nurses get into the profession. However, there are a few things that nurses who care for the elderly should know and consider in order to administer the best possible treatment.

It is important to know the current medications of all patients, but this information is extremely vital when caring for the elderly. Typically, elderly patients are on a mix of different medications each with distinct schedules that need to be followed. You want to know this information in order to ensure that they are not given any new medicines that should not be taken with their current medications. Knowing their medications also give you an idea of the types of side effects to look for, in the event that they have unexplained or new symptoms.

If you work in a structured setting, such as hospital, make sure you know and understand any procedures and policies that are geared toward elderly care. If you are an in-home care nurse, you need to have a written contract before you begin service to your elderly patients. These precautions spell out exactly, what is expected of you, to prevent any future misunderstanding about the type and level of care that you provide. This type of document should also address the issue of compensation and the service schedule. If you are a sole proprietor, as a nurse this may seem a bit too formal. However, it is better to make sure these types of topics are addressed and clarified upfront.

It is also a good idea to meet all necessary relatives or anyone else that is close to your patient. Make sure they understand what you will be doing and why you are doing it. Family members can give you more background on your patients and their family medical history. This valuable information will help you treat your elderly patient. However, family members can also be extremely critical in the event that the worst does happen. Unfortunately, for many in the medical community, grief can turn into misplaced blame, which can lead to a lawsuit. Meeting relatives or caregivers is an important step for all nurses; it is vital for those working within a patient’s home or assisted living community. In this situation, it is a good idea to have the necessary individual sign your contract, written agreement, or service agreement. However, it is important to remember that your job as a nurse is to do what is best for your patients. Often times, family members want to guide or influence the treatment and care of elderly patients.

Learn how to handle the tough conversations. However, discussing the options and alternatives to life support are difficult conversations to have, and can actually be attributed to other population groups in addition to the elderly. It is important that you understand that these types of conversations are needed more often with the elderly than other age groups. True, no one can ever be totally prepared for these difficult conversations or the decisions that must be made. You need to realize that they are a part of treating elderly patients. You may also want to learn more about medical power of attorney and medical additions and or clauses inside wills. However, refrain from giving any legal advice.

Keep copies of contact information for organizations and agencies that provide resources and assistance for seniors. Not all of your elderly patients have relatives close by that can help them wade through the red tape of Medicare or assist them with daily activities. Having these numbers handy, is a great way to ensure that patients can get the help that they made need after they leave your care; or, while in your care depending on the situation.

Preserve the dignity of your patients. This is not only one of the core competencies within the nursing code of ethics, but it is key when caring for the elderly. Treat your elderly patients, as you would wish to be treated. This includes assisting with hygiene related needs, talking to them about their condition, medications, and any new developments that may arise. Do not talk down to or yell at the elderly patients in your care. Be sure to show respect. Explain and make sure that they fully understand any tests that are needed.

Nurses who care for the elderly have a huge responsibility regardless of whether this care is given in a structured hospital or home setting. The elderly have special needs that need to taken into account. Yet, with this enormous responsibility comes enormous job satisfaction.

by Wootang01

Lifelines

Image by Steve Leggat
.. moments before getting told by security to go away for taking photos in a public place.

CARING FOR THE AGED, OLD PEOPLE – COPING WITH THE ELDERLY, SENIOR CITIZENS

Caring for the elderly at is hard for all because, in taking care of old people, senior citizens and carers of the aged are not understood by families of aged persons.

Taking care of the elderly, caring for old people, especially if caring for the aged personally, often needlessly causes hurt to persons caring for old people or to the elderly or both, to carers of aged persons and to old persons -more so where the elderly are not ill old people but healthy senior citizens, and where loved ones care for the aged. But hurt in old age, upset to the carer of an old person can be avoided. Here is how to care for the elderly.

In coping with old people issues, avoidance of hurt to the elderly and upset to those taking care of the aged, begin with appreciating the aged and those caring for the elderly.

The care of the elderly in extreme cases of old age not common to old people aside, the old age of senior citizens need not be a problem in caring for aged persons -neither to aged persons nor to those caring on behalf of the families of the aged, if the following tips on how to take care of the elderly are kept in mind by persons caring for the aged, and by the families of old people and of those caring for the elderly.

In caring for the elderly the first problem is not the elderly, but unawareness of the persons taking care of the elderly of the appreciation by those for whom also old people are cared for -that the family of the old person do appreciate the regular attendance to that old person ~more so if the care of the elderly is by one only of the members of the family of the aged; the occasional ‘How are you coping?’ by the relatives of the elderly is morale boosting to those caring for aged persons.

Other problems in caring for the elderly which both the old people and carers for the aged have fall into three categories, below, arising from assuming that old age means physically and/or mentally weak, which old age does not make the elderly and most old people enjoy good health, many of the aged continuing to work after they have become senior citizens.

The status enjoyed by old persons before their old age is important to old people; the elderly must not be treated as children: the aged expect their privacy to be respected, also not to be excluded from family discussions -it hurts the dignity of old people needlessly to be spoken to loudly or slowly or be ignored and causes resentment by the elderly.

Aged persons do not cease to like activity; old fashioned habits and interests of the aged must not be made light of: many old people are young in heart and outright rejection of help offered by the aged, limiting old age pass-times, objecting to elderly friends, annoy old people -older people, seniors, don’t like it.

Crises in old age affecting also those caring for old people and the families of the aged mostly is due to inadequate consultation with the elderly: if old persons are to be subjected to change of environment or arrangements, consult and prepare them -taking it for granted that the elderly will adjust causes confrontation.

Treat old people normally and thank those who have undertaken the taking care of the elderly.

by Wootang01

Wearing jewelry can make you more beautiful. But do you know how to match jewelry? Wear jewelry with their own very particular about body feature on the ingenious choice of jewelry can even cover up the embarrassment caused by insufficient figure out. Here are some tips for you to learn about jewelry matching.

Jewelry for different ages

People of different ages have different interests and hobbies, and the aesthetic sense of economic strength. Clean up consumers can be divided into youth, middle-aged and older three age groups; salesperson’s task is based on customer’s age, find out why people buy to old customers and the recommendation and guidance.

Youth: Youth is the most beautiful period of life, during which people are experiencing love, marriage and the beginning of construction of the family, employment and other major stages of life colorful vibrant, they are suitable for all kinds of fashion jewelry.

Middle-aged: Middle age is the golden stage of life, mostly middle-aged successful careers and a stable income. With the growth of life experiences, they gradually become steady and mature, so I recommend jewelry should not simply be the pursuit of middle-aged fashion and novelty should pay more attention to the quality and grade of jewelry.

Elderly: elderly people fighting for his life, devoted his life in his later years due grandchildren. They wear jewelry generous decent shape and material in order to high-end is better. The general election for the older section to pay attention to tradition and a symbol of good fortune is recommended jewelry as well, pure gold, so that older people rely on a sense of preservation, accessories on the blessed and other auspicious words, suitable for the elderly spiritual needs comfort wishes. Can also be recommended to the elderly diamond inlay rings, emerald rings, agate bracelet and so on.

Jewelry for different facial forms

You should follow the principle of harmony with nature, to cover up defects, highlighting the bright spot to create sense of beauty. To encourage customers to use their own personal temperament suited to decorate their own jewelry.

Oval face: the oval face, these customers wear the jewelry more options, but chooses the length of the jewelry to be moderate, and is not suitable for too long or too short. If customers comb hair, may recommend that she wear a ruby ring-down ring, so give people a sense of feminine soft; like to stay with short hair, may recommend that she wear a smallpearl stud, this would seem very elegant. discount jewelry

Square face: vertical longer than the horizontal arch design, help to increase the length of the face, easing the angle of the face, such as a long oval-shaped, crescent-shaped, new leaf, petal-shaped single-chip, so that they are laying paired in the cheek next to the sparkling jewels moving light, in order to avoid duplication and face shape, square face, square best not to wear jewelry, or jewelry triangular, pentagonal and other sharp fashion jewelry earrings, pendant; necklace, a pendant of necklace or a necklace longer than the collarbone and will be the formation of V-shaped chest, or a beautiful arc, you can balance the wide lower jaw line, neck and shorter people, wearing the length of the thymus in the clavicle below the middle of the following locations necklace will look better.

Round Egg Face: Earrings / pendant: In order to create a face length of the width to reduce the visual effects, should be selected, such as rectangular whip-shaped, teardrop-shaped earrings and pendant and the like, which allow you to plump in the face with soft lines gift to several rounds of the gas; necklace: a round face and who can use the V-shaped necklace effect of decoration, elongated facial lines, show the clear and gentle elegance. Coral necklace can express your beautiful neck completely.

Seeds face: Earrings / pendant: melon seeds face the chin more pointed, suitable for wear, “is greater than the upper edge of the lower edge of” earrings and pendant, such as drop-shaped, gourd-shaped, and not very sharp angle of the triangle, etc. cheap jewelry

Necklace: any wear be able to have a “round effects” of the necklace, seeds may increase the weight of his chin face beauty, so that the face looks straight lines, Run.

Triangle face: This type of face for customers to choose jewelry, the more difficult. The general principle of choice is to face the width of the Department seemed a little bigger, choose chunky necklace liketurquoise necklace, and is equipped with pendant, necklace should not thick thin, should not short-long, because the long necklace can serve to extend the lower jaw so that the effect of changing cutting, choose to wear ear ornaments should choose small, not choice great. 

Rectangular face: This type of face a number of customers can wear appropriate increase in the width of the face cross the center line accessories, like the election of wearing some of the framed area is large and dazzling jewelry ear plug or short fall of the round without earrings, but kinds of customers should not wear long, slender necklace. Female customers can choose packages ear type earrings and a necklace style design, for example, the length of not less than clavicle Jade necklace,pearl necklaces, it will not add hanging.

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by Chris Devers

Esquina

Image by rafayeah
Fashion elderlies rule in Recoleta.

Some elderly ladies, despite having elderly problems, are so beautifully groomed.  Many of them, of course, learned their grooming routine in the forties and fifties when, rightly or wrongly, it was unacceptable for women to wear jeans or appear in public without a hat and a pair of gloves (winter or summer!)  The idea of appearing with a hair out of place was simply ‘not done’.  As time marched on, women changed their outlook and their take on appearances changed with it. The fashion trends that dictated formality in the early boomer years dropped away, but some habits die hard.

Grandma, however, in spite of her elderly problems, spends more than an hour crimping her hair and painting her nails before selecting a matched set of accessories suitable for day wear at the social center, where she will while away a few hours before heading home for lunch.  Somewhere, the standards set by Grandma became lost in the pressured, modern world of here-today-gone-tomorrow fashion and lifestyle.

One of the most endearing qualities of elderly chic is its ability to bridge time.  Grandma looks as pretty today in her pink print dress and pearls and she did in 1958 and many ladies with elderly problems have conquered the ravages of time and kept their figures, enabling them to achieve an elegance that escapes many younger women.

In our modern and scheduled existence, a culture of scruffiness and ‘shabby chic’ has taken hold of young women and rendered them, to an extent, masculine in their appearance.  Having messy hair and wearing grubby trainers has become, if not ideal – acceptable; especially for busy mothers. When did we let go of our standards?  Was it the baby boomer years that ‘did away’ with glamour and made us ‘slobs in our time?’ It is almost too sad to consider that Grandma’s generation were the architects of the death of elegance.

The younger women in our world are, as yet, free of the elderly problems that trouble Grandma in her twilight years.  However, in terms of fashion, grooming and appearance, we could all take a leaf out of her book and pay a little more attention to our hair, nails and the shine on our shoes before we set out each morning.  Perhaps the white summer gloves and the straw hat are taking things a little far, though!

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