News tagged with elderly person
Tackling financial exploitation of elderly people
Professionals who are in close contact with elderly people could soon be in a better position to spot if they are being financially exploited, for example through a lottery scam or by a deceitful relative draining the bank ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Senior citizens as co-researchers to improve urban planning
Heavy carrier bags and a lurching bus are an equation that is difficult to solve for most people, but for an elderly person getting the shopping home on public transport can be an almost insurmountable task. A newly launched ...
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Nov 01, 2011 |
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Detecting often undiagnosed pain in people with dementia
The elderly who suffer from dementia aren't able to say when something hurts or is sore. They may demonstrate their pain through behaviours like rocking or striking out, and we often dismiss these actions as symptoms of the ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 02, 2009 |
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