Aged Care Health Issues
Depression
Depression is not a normal part of ageing. Unfortunately depression in older people often goes undetected.
What is dementia?
Dementia is a term used to describe the symptoms of a number of conditions that cause damage to the structure and chemistry of the brain.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. Between 50% and 70% of all dementia cases in Australia are associated with Alzheimer's disease (Alzheimer's Australia, 2008). It mostly affects people aged over 65 but can in few cases occur in people as young as 40.
What is aspiration pneumonia?
Aspiration pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs and airways caused by breathing in foreign material.
Memory loss and ageing
Many people as they age experience problems with memory loss. For most people memory loss is frustrating but it doesn't cause major problems in daily life.
Blood pressure
Blood pressure is the measurement of the force of the blood against the arterial walls as the heart pumps blood through the body.
Diagnosing pneumonia
Pneumonia is a serious acute infection that can be fatal.
Treatment of pneumonia
Treatment of pneumonia will depend on the organism causing pneumonia, severity of the symptoms and an individual's underlying health.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
COPD or chronic obstructive lung disease is a term used to describe a number of lung conditions that over time cause difficulty breathing. People with COPD often have emphysema, chronic bronchitis or both.
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