7-2 Journal: Long-Term Care and End-of-LifeAssignment
For this journal, you will consider the spectrum of long-term care OR end-of-life and death and dying as a part of life. For this journal, you will choose only one of the below topics (A or B) to complete for submission by reflecting on and answering the subsequent questions. (A) Long-Term Care
What is long-term care? What types of services are available along the spectrum of long-term-care settings?
- What is an ethical will? What are advanced directives?
Consider that death and dying are part of life and are not a sign of failure; within the context of health and wellness, and successful aging, what role does long-term care play?
Lastly, reflect on your discussion post in Module One. Have your opinions on “successful aging” changed, for example? How would you incorporate what you said previously given your new understanding of long-term care and end-of-life?
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(B) End-of-Life and Hospice
- What is hospice? What is the philosophy of hospice? Complete a very brief search: what end-of-life services are available to persons living in your area?
- Consider that death and dying are part of life and are not a sign of failure; within the context of health and wellness, and successful aging, what role does end-of-life care play?
- Lastly, reflect on your discussion post in Module One. Have your opinions on “successful aging” changed, for example? How would you incorporate what you said previously given your new understanding of end-of-life care and hospice?
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