Caring For The Elderly
These are 3 examples of tools that can assist a senior in the bathroom.
What are grab bars? raised toilet seat? shower chair? non-slip mats? bidets? (other answers accepted as well)
In this country, MAID is not legal in all areas. It is up to the [state/province/territory/region] to make their own laws surrounding medically assisted death.
What is the United States?
This group of Canadians has a shorter lifespan than other Canadians.
Who are Indigenous Canadians?
This disease, which is more common in males than females, involves symptoms such as shaking, stiffness, slowness of movements and balance issues.
What is Parkinson's?
At this age, a senior must renew their license every 2 years.
What is 80?
When someone has severe mobility issues, they would likely use this type of device to get around.
What is a wheelchair?
This is the first country in the world that legalized medical assisted death.
What is Switzerland?
A person who lives to be 100+ is called this.
What is a centenarian?
A person in this career might work in a nursing home or go to a senior's home to assist with bathing, dressing, grooming, meals, medication and basic household tasks.
What is a PSW?
This form of elder abuse is the most common in Canada.
What is financial abuse?
This is when at least 2 people (or a mechanical piece of equipment) moves a person as they cannot move themself.
What is a lift?
This Canadian organization advocates for people to have the right to die by a medically assisted death and is currently pushing to have the laws surrounding MAID broadened to enable people with dementia to schedule MAID in advance.
What is Dying With Dignity?
The age of the oldest person to ever live.
What is 122?
This type of doctor works with people who have cancer.
What is an oncologist?
This person is most likely to commit elder abuse.
This is seen as being the compassionate, human aspect of care -- how you go about following the caretaking process with respect and empathy for the patient, as opposed to just the steps to follow.
In Canada, this refers to the process for people whose natural death is not "reasonably foreseeable;" however, they are experiencing intolerable suffering from a grievous medical condition.
What is Track 2 of MAID?
The country with the highest life expectancy in the world.
What is Monaco?
This is a doctor who diagnoses and treats problems with the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. They could work with someone who has dementia or Parkinson's disease.
What is a neurologist?
This is what the 80% rule from Power 9 indicates.
This helps a person to move while they do some of the work themself.
What is a transfer?
This woman suffered with ALS in the 90s before the legalization of MAID and took her argument that she should have the right to die with dignity to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Who is Sue Rodriguez?
This idea, taken from the "Blue Zones" emphasizes habits of the world's healthiest, longest-lived people.
What is Power 9?
This disease shares symptoms with both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, making it tricky to identify and includes symptoms such as tremors and hallucinations.
What is Lewy Body Dementia?
This is an Indigenous teaching, meaning "the good life" in Cree, representing a holistic philosophy of living in balance and harmony with yourself, family, community and nature.
What is Mino-Pimatisiwin?