Part one of term paper
As the elderly population in the United States of America continues to grow so rapidly, so will the incidence of the dreaded Alzheimer’s Disease. The 1992 United States census stated that at that time there were 33.9 million Americans over the age of 65, some 13% of the population. It is estimated that by the year 2030 this percentage wi ...

Part two of term paper
... therapeutically, to benefit the cognitively impaired resident. Current nursing home regulations provide for “warehouse-style” settings and are in most cases not therapeutic to the Alzheimer’s or dementia resident. Many of these regulations border on abusive for the dementia patient (Johnson 11). Some nursing homes are beginning to respond to this growing issue by developing distinct units, innovative in their design and operations. These new units are dementia special care units and are ...