As a social worker who works with the aging population, I can say with confidence nursing homes are frequently on the tongues of my clients. Nursing homes are never a place someone wants to be, but nonetheless, it is a place many older adults find themselves during the last years of their long lives. There [...]
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has a very great blog post regarding hoarding. I found it so very interesting, as hoarding is a very prevalent issue social workers face with working with the aging population. The NASW posting asked the audience a couple of questions. Is hoarding just a quirk? How have you [...]
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ScienceDaily (Nov. 24, 2008) For many of the elderly, the golden years are anything but. Faced with health problems, financial issues and the death of a spouse or loved one, many adults 65 years and older suffer from depression. While research is emerging to help this group understand and treat the problem, another group [...]
When thinking of an issue to log about, I searched for a topic that I hear frequently discussed by some of the young professionals I chat with. Many of the social workers within this network, work inside the homes of older adults. The main purpose of their work is often clinically common; to increase the [...]