It’s a fact: as people age, they are more likely to experience pain. A sixty-year-old has twice the chance of being in pain than a thirty-year-old. And, the longer someone lives, the higher the risk for being in pain.
While pain is more common as people age, it does not have to be tolerated. No matter how mild or strong their pain may be, all your clients have the right to be comfortable. Pain management is a basic part of good client care and works best when
all members of the healthcare team work together. Because you spend so much time with your clients, you are in a unique position to watch and listen closely for signs that they are in pain.
Learn more about Pain & the Elderly Here!
In addition, the Arizona Center on Aging has a great paper on Communicating with Patients who have Dementia.
