HSC4000 Contemporary Issues In Aging WEEK5 PROJECT
Week 5 Project Assignment Task: Submit to complete this assignment 19 at 11:59 PM
Cognitive Ability
This assignment will help you understand diseases that affect an aging senior’s memory or cognitive ability.
Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, identify and choose a disease that affects an aging person’s memory or cognitive ability. Find and choose a disease that affects a person’s memory or ability to think using the South University Online Library or the Internet.
Based on your research and understanding, create a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document that includes the following:
A general overview of the disease
The signs and symptoms of this disease
Who are the people affected by the disease
A holistic look at how it affects the senior citizen
Statistics on prevalence of the disease
Current technology being used to treat this disease
Provide examples of the role that technology is playing in the diagnosis, treatment, or cure of this disease
Explain how the future of the disease will be affected by the available technology
