Well Elder Project

1. Well Elder
Project
Holly Briskey

2. Introduction
 3 Interview Process
 Assessment
 SPICES, Nutrition, Depression,
Mini-Mental, Katz, Lawton, Fall
Risk, Pain, Home assessment)
 Teaching plan
 Addresses 3 Concerns
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3. Background
 S.W. 71 Y.O. Female, married
 Lives in home with husband
 Mother, friend, co-worker,
grandmother, & wife
 Active worker at local Recreation
Center
 Master’s Degree in Guidance and
Counseling
 Extremely active, positive, caring,
and bright
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4. Assessment Findings
 Never smoke or drank
 On medications for HTN
 Family hx of cancer and addiction
 Great home safety, Independent
with ADL’s
 Walks a lot, moves around a lot
 Minimal fall risk, minimal
depression risk, some nutritional
risk
 Great coping methods, some
worries about the future
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5. Teaching Plan
 Nutrition
 Reduce sodium intake, watch sugar intake
 Mobility
 Weight bearing exercises, ROM
 Primary prevention methods to maintain muscle
strength and mobility
 Coping
 Activities to keep busy
 Brain-stimulating activities
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6. Reflection
 Close family relationship
 Close friendships
 Hard worker
 Extremely bright, eager to continue learning
 Health/Activity level
 Clean and Safe household
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