HLTHAGE 1BB3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Long-Term Care, Life Review, Social Death
2 Apr 2016
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Dying: when does dying begin? unclear and depends on one"s point of view. Death used to be common among all age groups. Longer life expectancy today means that most people die of the diseases of old age. Dying trajectories are much longer now (pattern or course of dying over time, e. g. , sudden or slow decline). Death in later life often comes slowly and predictably. Where a person dies varies by age, disease, and support available: long term care: dementia. Dying makes demands on family, healthcare providers, and on older people: health care workers are designed to help promote life, not help end it. Care designed for end of life is needed. Seven leading causes of death in people 65 and older. Compared with younger people, older people think about death more. Compared with younger people, older people are less afraid of death: more time to contemplate life, exposed to more deaths (friends, family) and experienced first hand.
