Bibliography 1

website:

"Older People Safety." The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. RosPA, n.d. Web. Jan.-Feb. 2016.

"Home Safety for Seniors: Safety Solutions for Independent Seniors Medical Alert Advice."Www.medicalalertadvice.com. Medical Alert Adivice, 01 May 2015. Web. 23 Jan. 2016.

Magazine and Newspaper :

Nora Beane. "Senior Tips for Living Alone." Editorial. Senior Tips for Lving Alone. Seniorlivingmag, n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2016.

 Nicole Bengiveno. "The Fragile Patchwork." Editorial. The New York Times 27 Sept. 2015: MB1. Print.

Book:

Hughes, Ronda. "Chapter 10 Fall and Injury Prevention." Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-based Handbook for Nurses. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, 2008. N. pag. Print.

"Home A Guide to Home Safety for the Elderly” Bettercaring.com.au. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.

(E-Book)

Persona:

-Name: Lucy Choo

-Age:67

-Gender: Female

-Occupation: Admin (past) , Selling tissue (present)

-Family condition: Sad

-Family member: Husband (dead)

-Address: Jalan Sultan Block 9 #8-52

Lucy Choo, age of 67 a retired woman. She was a fine woman working as an admin. She used to live with her husband but after he passed away, she had to live alone in a one room flat and that caused her into a depression. One morning when she got up from her bed and she wanted to go to the toilet. There were too many things lying on the floor that caused her to trip and fall on her back. Since that accident he had to sit on a wheel chair selling tissue to have an income for himself.

Reflection:

Before we did video we have made a research about what kind of accident that happen the most to the elderly. After the discussion we have decided to make the accident of " Falling" in our video to show that falling is a big problem among the elderly. By making this video i have came to know that being an elderly must be very hard. It made me out myself in their shoes. I was imagining myself being a character of " Lucy Choo". In conclusion, with this exercise i have learned that empathy is very important in order to make a good outcome of everything. 

Further more individual research

      Facts about the elderly..

• Living standard , Healthcare, Greater awareness of the importance of a healthy diet, regular exercise helped to make more older people enjoy their 80s to 90s life.

• Mortality rate and several kinds of injuries tends to happen more to those older people with the age 65 and above

• According to the statistics in England and Wales alone, 7,475 deaths were accounted in between the ages of 65 and above and 49% of the reason was due to a fall.

• The majority of accidents in the older age groups involve females rather than males

• almost 75% of the fall among the elderly result an injuries at the arm, leg and shoulder injuries.

• The elderlies tend to get injured more than one part of their bodies when they fall.

• the statistic have shown that 25% of fall in older people damaged their body more than younger ages which is only 16%.

• the most serious accidents usually happen on the stairs ( 60% deaths )and in the kitchen. The bedroom and the living room are the most common locations for normal accidents.

Reference photo of the statistics in older people :

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this pie chart shows the statistic of the accidental deaths in female elderlies and the hight accident is " FALL"

      Risk factors for falls..

• Physical ability and lack of mobility , balance and gait disorder 
• Environment hazards
• Wrong replacement of the furniture 
• Unsuitable furniture / lighting in the rooms
• Acute and chronic disease and disorders including stroke and hear disease

Key points in making a good presentation ( individual )

~Good Presentation Skill~

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1. Keep eye contact with the audience 
2. Summarize the sentence short but catchy 
3. Speak out with confident (loud and clear )
4. Practice again and again before the presentation and REHEARSAL is a must before going to the real presentation 
5. Should have a natural gesture
6. Manage the presentation notes like a bullet point and so on ( but do not read )
7. Do not rush things up 
8. Involve the audience by asking them questions
9. Build variety in talk
10. Be organized

Mind Map : Safety for elderly (bedroom) 1

~GROUP MIND MAP~

Mind map's summary:

+ Information needed to understand this topic

• What kind elderly we are dealing with?

          1. Financial Problems 

          2. Mental illness 

          3. Age 

          4. Physical illness

• External Help for our Topic?

         1. Social members

         2. nurses

         3. Maids

         4. Family and Friends

• Possible solutions? ( very rough idea )

         1. Environment / Atmosphere

         2. Use the right materials ( Reachable wardrobe / Bed hight / Extra safety window / Panic button)

           3. Reduce the sharp place of the furnitures

+ Possible problem that causes accident for elderly

• Overused Electricity socket
• Sickness that causes them inconvenience ( Diabetes, depression, etc..)
• Living alone ( Lonely, Malnutrition, No body takes care of them )
• Slippery floor ( Fall , Trip )
• Leaving things around the floor 

In conclusion, we think that our mind map does not have enough informations to support our topic yet therefore it is a must for us to do a lot more research. The teacher gave a comment that it is good for us to know what we are doing because we are actually looking for an information which actually related to our topic.

                                         

Research (2) Information needed to understand this topic

what are kind of elderly we are dealing with?

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• Elders with financial problem?
• Elders with mental illness?
• Elders physical illness?
• Which age range?
• Which background did he/she come from?
• Elders that lives alone?
• Elders with young heart?

What are the possible problems that elderly might face in the bedroom?

• they might hit the sharp-edged again and again because is hard for them to move as the way they want.
• Thresholds might cause them to trip and fall
• Unsuitable tile is being used in the bedroom cause slippery
• Unsuitable bed might make the elders having a trouble of getting in and out of the bed
• Unsuitable lighting can make them feel uncomfortable in the room or hard for them to see the direction
• The atmosphere of the room can affect their emotions therefore if the atmosphere is bad it will disturb their daily life style.
• the placement of the furnitures in the room might give them a problem. For example when the closet is too far from the bed which will take more of their energy and time.

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Research (1) Finding out more about elderlies.

Who are the elderlies?

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 In most developed countries, the age of 65+ is considered as a senior of the society.There are several advantages and disadvantages of being a senior. One of the advantage is that the seniors will have more experiences and knowledge than most of the young people and one of the disadvantage is physical aging which leads them to not be able to do the job that they used to do when they were still young.

What are the conditions/statuses of the elderlies?

• Elders with health problems, such as : Arthritis, Heart disease, Cancer, Respiratory disease, Alzheimer's disease, Diabetes, Falls, Obesity, Sleep disorder, Eye/ Ear problem and so on.

• Some elders are struggling with their  financial problems due to the low income or they have no income at all. This will affect their life style especially their healths and accommodations. 

• Loneliness often occurs when they can not spend time with their families since the family members have to go for a work or have their own responsibilities. Elderlies tend to have a physical problem therefore they can not do a lot of activities which leads them to have some kind of depression because they can not do what they used to do before.

• There are a lot of elderlies out there that  lives alone by themselves. This will bring huge problems later on. For example, when accidents happen to them there will not be anyone there to help them or call the ambulance. Another example can be a malnutrition since they are living alone there will not be anyone to take care of their foods so they will have to eat what they can cook or what they can find.

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GROUP 10

"Safety for elderly (reworking bedroom)"

Group member : AJ, Hanru, Singmei , Anna