An elderly person, especially an old-age pensioner.
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Bereaved
Greatly saddened at being deprived by death of a loved one.
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Mourner
A person who attends a funeral as a relative or friend of the dead person.
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Sanctity of life
Human life is sacred.
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Quality of life
The standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by an individual or group.
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Ageism
Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age.
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Generation gap
A difference of attitudes between people of different generations, leading to a lack of understanding.
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Residential care home
A small institution providing accommodation and care for people who are unable to look after themselves.
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Nursing home
A public or private residential facility providing a high level of long-term personal and nursing care for those who are unable to care for themselves properly.
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Sheltered housing
Accommodation for elderly or disabled people consisting of private independent units with some shared facilities and a warden.
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Hospice
A home providing care for the sick or terminally ill.
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Euthanasia
Inducing a painless death, by agreement and with compassion, to ease suffering. From the Greek meaning 'good death'.
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Active euthanasia
A person directly and deliberately causes the patient's death.
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Passive euthanasia
A death is brought about by an omission. This means withdrawing or withholding treatment in order to let the person die.
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Assisted suicide
A person who wants to die needs help to kill themself, asks for it and receives it.
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PAS
Physician Assisted Suicide. This is suicide by a patient facilitated by means (as a drug prescription) or by information (as an indication of a lethal dosage) provided by a physician who is aware of the patient's intent.
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Voluntary euthanasia
Euthanasia is carried out at the request of the person who dies.
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Involuntary euthanasia
A person who wants to live is killed anyway. It is usually the same thing as murder.
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Non-voluntary euthanasia
The person is unable to ask for or make a meaningful choice on euthanasia so an appropriate person makes the decision for them.
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Palliative care
Medical, emotional, psychological, or spiritual care given to a person to reduce suffering.
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Self-determination
The power or ability to make a decision for oneself without influence from outside.
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Death
The end of life, which can be determined in several ways but normally when the brain stops functioning.
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Life-support machine
A machine that keeps people alive when they would otherwise die.
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Funeral service
A ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
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Greatly saddened at being deprived by death of a loved one.
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Bereaved
Card 3
Front
A person who attends a funeral as a relative or friend of the dead person.
Back
Card 4
Front
Human life is sacred.
Back
Card 5
Front
The standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by an individual or group.
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