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Today's Terms
Concerns/Complaints
Definition:
Concerns/complaints related to issues surrounding the care of an elderly individual's home and/or institutional care.
Senility
Definition:
A term used to refer to the mental and physical deterioration of old age.
Dementia
Definition:
A clinical term used to describe a group of brain disorders that disrupt and impair cognitive functions -- thinking, memory, judgment -- personality, mood, and social interaction. Also, see Senility in this Glossary.
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