Question

Identify the positive and negative aspects of the living arrangements for the elderly listed below. Evaluate each option and make recommendations for healthy and disabled elderly.

Type of Housing	Positive Aspects	Negative Aspects	Recommendations for Healthy Elderly	Recommendations for Disabled Elderly
Living in own home
Living with their children
Assisted living facility
Nursing home with intermediate care
Nursing home with skilled nursing care

Answer 1

Type of Housing	Positive Aspects	Negative Aspects	Recommendations for Healthy Elderly	Recommendations for Disabled Elderly
Living in own home	Supervised care, love and support from dear ones	Comments, use of demeaning words against the elderly	Share the wisdom you have gained, your experiences that the young ones can learn from in a way of story telling	Don't lose hope, do the best that is in your capacity.
Living with their children	Regard and respect, unconditional love	Some of their habits can be harmful like eating tobacco or being mean to the family members.	Spend time with your children and grandchildren, try out different things you never tried in your young age (Be open to experimenting).	Pursuit of happiness, Peace and harmony
Assisted living facility	No need of maintainence at home, adequate amount of privacy and a home like environment	There is no guarantee of getting a private room always, the visiting hours can be limited, you may not be allowed to leave the facility much	Personal care, your social life will be active as you interact with people, keep a balanced and healthy lifestyle for better well being.	Help with the functional needs such as bathing, dressing, taking medications. Disability cover and medicare help
Nursing home with intermediate care	There is care provided to the elderly on full time basis, They get their planned schedules for the day, have an active social life..	Sometimes it is difficult to find a sense of freedom, there are high cost of living, poor food quality, sleep disruptions.	Depends on the need and want. Physiotherapy services, good nursing care facilty,	Great amount of independence increasing their quality of life, it is recommended as it is affordable than hospital stays.
Nursing home with skilled nursing care	You will get professional supervision , a skilled therapist will be assigned to take care and treat your condition.	Lack of professional help, Too costly, there might be lack of formation of personal relationships with the facility and staff members	Improve and work upon supervision facility, more expertise and professional training to be provided to the personnel employed.	For patients with dementia, Do not ask personal questions, rather you can involve them in sharing your own stories where in they can share their input. Make them a part and not apart them.