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This guide provides a week‑by‑week breakdown of lessons, hands‑on activities, instructional hours, and national FCS and health education standards—making it easier to plan your semester and integrate each product effectively.
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Curriculum
The Geriatric Experience
Lesson topics:
1. Exploring Geriatrics and Gerontology
2. Visual Impairment
3. Declining Mobility Due to Aging
4. Impact of Aging on Bones and Joints
5. Hearing Loss
6. Cognitive Changes with Aging
7. The Geriatric Experience
8. Amazing Aging
Teaching hours: 10-15
Includes: Presentation slides, student activities, and assessments
Aligns to: National Health Education Standards, National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Common Career Technical Core Standards, Common Core State Standards
Age-Related Hearing Impairment, The Impact of Aging on Bones and Joints, Understanding Tremor in the Elderly
Lesson topics:
1. Hearing Loss and Impairment
2. The Impact of Aging on Bones and Joints
3. Understanding Tremor in the Elderly
4. The Geriatric Experience
Teaching hours: 7-13
Includes: Presentation slides, student activities, and assessments
Aligns to: National Health Education Standards, National Family and Consumer Sciences Standards, Common Career Technical Core, Common Core State Standards
Geriatric Medication Management Simulation Kit
Lesson topics:
1. Medication Management for Elderly Patients
2. Patient-Focused Care
Teaching hours: 1-2
Includes: Presentations slides, student activities, and pre- and post-assessments
What Students Experience
Students rotate through guided stations that simulate key aspects of aging, including:
- Reduced mobility and dexterity
- Vision and hearing impairments
- Managing complex medication routines
- Everyday tasks with real-world obstacles
Each station combines task-based activities with reflection, helping learners connect the experience to real-world care. The simulation creates powerful “aha” moments students remember, builds empathy and interpersonal awareness through active, hands-on learning, and is easy for educators to implement with no program design required.
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