The falls syndrome is a very common and serious problem for people of age. There might be many factors to cause falls and numerous researches provide evidence that medication is a potential contributor (Rubenstein, Josephson, 2002).

Despite the fact that in clinical practice it is very difficult to make any conceptions concerning use of medication and falls in elderly people; ho... read more

Abstract

Elderly people can experience positive and negative effects of intergenerational relocation in relation to the family arrangement. The situation of relocation can be discussed from two perspectives when elderly people have to live with their relatives or start living independently. The general effects of relocation can be... read more

AbstractSenior citizens of the USA have been in the focus of interest of a substantial number of studies throughout social sciences. In spite of such a popularity of this topic, little attention has been paid to the cultural characteristics of senior citizens. The following essay takes into account cultural diversity and illustrates that there are some very serious differences inside the gro... read more

Elderly people in the USA are a special group that is not researched well enough and that has certain social and cultural peculiarities that should be taken into consideration while developing programs for their social adaptation and elimination all possible manifestations of societal discrimination. It is generally believed that this group is rather ... read more