This is a PowerPoint presentation that I made for my College Speech Class...As I was viewing it today the door bell rang and there she was my 94 year old neighbor from across the street...She lost her phone and needed me to call 911 as she turned and continued to walk home across the street...I decided to contact her son first to avoid the ambulance expense...He told me shes been complaining of stomach pains again and has visited the emergency room a couple times a couple of doctor visits as well with nothing coming of the problem nothing was found...Anyway I thought I'd post this PowerPoint today to remind folks to check on or Visit the elderly today and often...God Bless
1. Why We Should Visit
The Elderly…
There are many reasons why we
should visit the elderly…
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2. First of All…Getting Older Isn’t Easy…
We All Want To Stay Young…
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3. Staying Young Is Hard To Do…
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4. Being Old Isn’t Always Easy…
So…Try to Be Understanding…
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5. Loneliness…
“Research has shown that a
companion animal or pet can help a
person better cope with stressful
life events, prevent loneliness,
decrease depression, improve
activities of daily living… “
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10. Bring Something Nice For Them…
A Picture…A Plant…Or Even A Smile…
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11. Visiting…
According To Ladies' Home Journal; Jan98
in The Article A Nurse; Charlene Vannucci
Claims That The Best Way To Help Children
Understand Old Age Is To Involve Them
With The Elderly.
Visiting Nursing Homes; Playing Games At
Home to Develop Empathy.
12. We Should All Visit More Often…
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15. Communicate With Them…
In Whatever Way Possible…
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16. Bring Them Up To Date On Technology…
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17. Find Something To Do With Them…
To Keep Them Out of Trouble…
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18. Health Concerns…medications
The elderly and their medications:
Further improvements in comprehension and
compliance may occur with regular explanation
and rationalization of medication by the family
doctor, when visiting the elderly at home.
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19. Sometimes They’re Crabby…
For Reasons We Might Not Understand…
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20. Sometimes Medicines Can Do Funny Things to a
Person…Other Than Keeping Them Healthy…
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22. They Even Like to Brag on Us…
A Very Proud Grandma! Another Very Proud Grandma!
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23. Help Them with Their Shopping or Bring Over a
Bag of Groceries…
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24. You Also Don’t Want Them To Have a Bad
Experience in the Grocery Store…
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25. Walk With Them or Even Dance With Them…
Lets go For A Walk
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Dancing With Esther
26. In Conclusion:
We Need To Visit The Elderly More Often,
To Help Alleviate Their Loneliness…
Communicate & Check on Them…
Share With Them And Show Concern…
Fill Their Needs When Necessary…
27. We Want Them To Feel Secure…
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28. And To Feel Good About Themselves…
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Notes de l'éditeur
Sometimes Medicines Can Do Funny Things to a Person…
Other Than Keeping Them Healthy…
Make sure they are taking the proper amounts of medications at the proper times…
Be Aware of side effects and keep a Current List of All medications handy in case of Emergencies…
Do Something Nice For Them…Even if only a smile or a hug…
The Elderly want to hear our stories of our success and even share those successes with their friends…Sometimes They Like to Brag on Us…
And Make Sure The Food they Have Is Fresh And Not Spoiled…
So Help or Shop For Them…
They Still Need Their Exercise To Keep Them Mobile And Agile…Walk With Them or Even Dance With Them…
In Conclusion…We Need To Visit The Elderly More Often, To Help Alleviate Their Loneliness… Communicate & Check on Them… Share With Them And Show Concern…Fill There Needs When Necessary…
We Want Them To Feel Secure…It’s important that they have a feeling of security because they now have to rely mostly on others in the Elder years of Life…
The Most Important Thing I Think…Is that they still feel good about themselves and know that they can continue to bring Joy to this world… So, Visit Someone Elderly Soon…