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Health, family and other relationships, independence, mobility and autonomy, social and leisure activities, finance, wellbeing, standards of living ALL CONTRIBUTE TO…

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Quality of life

2
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Acronym to assess spiritual needs

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Brave; build trust, respect, actively listen, value and validate individuality, empower and encourage

3
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What is the primary goal of palliative care?

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To optimise quality of life

4
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Pain scale for people with advanced dementia

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Abbey pain scale

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Why does it becomes more difficult to see in the dark as we age?

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The pupils become less responsive to light changes

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4 most common eye diseases in older people

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Cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, macular degeneration

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What causes a decline in ability to detect and identify smells in ageing

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A trophy of the olfactory bulb in the brain

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Gradual hearing loss is called

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Presbycusis

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What causes presbycusis

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Thickening of eardrum and changing in structure and nerves of inner ear

10
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What age does hearing loss start

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30

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing