Description should include
- common physical changes impacting each of the body systems
- common psychosocial changes
- common mental changes
- common emotional changes
- common financial effects.
Process/Skill Questions:
- Why is knowledge about the effects of aging important to a home health aide?
- What accommodations should a home health aide make for the personal hygiene of an elderly client?
- What consequences might occur if the characteristics of aging are not taken into account when caring for an elderly client?
- How might an elderly client’s environment affect his/her mental status?