Step 1: Using the information from your textbook, power point presentations, and the Internet; write a one to two page paper on the following topic:
A communitys response to the physical and mental health needs of its aging population has become a highly publicized topic within recent years. Taking into account your community’s elderly residential facilities, apply the following:
- Discuss what policies might a residential facility develop to minimize the chances that its residences will develop “institutionalism”
- Include whether or not such polices are common or uncommon
- Determine which stage of Erikson’s psychosocial development an aging adult may be in if they are suffering from institutionalism
- Explain how understanding of the: social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development of the Aging Adult can be helpful in a clinical setting
