Medicare was created in the Great Society program to help the elderly afford medical costs.
False. Thats Medicare
The politically correct term for aging is to call the person a senior or older adult. The term elderly has fallen out of favor due to the associated negativity.
humans are considered elderly at age 60
The word 'elderly' is the adjective form of the noun elder.
Ageism is the term for discriminating against youth, middle-aged or elderly. There's no term for just the elderly
Geriatric=elderly
Example sentence - Her elderly aunt had been ailing for years prior to her hospitalization.
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Pernicious anemia
When an elderly person falls, the chance of serious injury is much greater. If a senior falls and can't get up, there is much greater chance of death or hospitalization due to injuries, or complications that come from being alone and having to wait for help.
False. Thats Medicare
the social factors affecting communication with the elderly are that the younger generation are mostly ignorant and selfish. that causes the elderly not to speak there minds as most of the younger generation are violent and verbally insanely disturbed and in the world of destruction causing the elderly to be frightened...
Your nerves that determine sensation are located in the your back. Because many elderly have back pain those dermatomes are often associated with feet pain.
Carole B. Cox has written: 'The frail elderly' -- subject(s): Services for, Frail elderly 'Community Care For An Aging Society'
Not to be taken by pregnant women, people with immune system diseases (AIDS) and the elderly.
Yes, you can get a type of short term dementia from lack of sleep, however this is not the same thing as the dementia associated with long term deterioration that the elderly display.
The Great Society led to dramatic improvements in health and welfare for the elderly and poor. It also narrowed the economic gap between whites and blacks.