Care of Elderly Patients

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Across
  1. 3. misinterpretation of sensory stimuli
  2. 5. false perception having no relation to ability
  3. 6. heart attack or peripheral vascular disease
  4. 9. when the cause of a CVA is a bleeding blood vessel
  5. 11. recliner with side arms, a lap belt, ans wheels so that it can be navigated through hallways
  6. 12. 75 years of age to 85 years
  7. 14. 100 years of age or older
  8. 15. difficulty of speaking or understanding the spoken word
  9. 16. inability to speak
  10. 17. when the cause of a CVA is a blood clot
  11. 20. the practice of discrimination and prejudice against elders
  12. 21. person that is in long term care
Down
  1. 1. 65 years of age t0 75 years old
  2. 2. eye disease characterized by increased intraocular pressure
  3. 4. the destruction of the area in the retina where the optic nerve attaches, leading to the loss of central vision
  4. 7. the most common type of dementia, strongly associated with aging
  5. 8. Age 85 years and older
  6. 10. temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain
  7. 13. decrease in intellectual functioning resulting in the inability to care for one self
  8. 18. occurs when the lens of the eye becomes cloudy, or opaque, casuing blurred vision
  9. 19. stroke or brain attack caused by a clot in a blood vessel or a bleeding blood vessel in the brain