The aged population forms a majority of the proportion that needs special healthcare, this due to the fact that they require unique and diverse needs that comes only with old age. Boult et al. (1994) affirm that most of the aged suffer from chronic conditions and illnesses that require special and personal attention due to the psychological changes they undergo as they age (p. 28). This paper provides an assessment of SM; an elderly patient, and provides a care plan that identifies two of her nursing diagnosis needs. Identification and Description of the Client The client is known as SM; she is seventy two years old and was born on the twenty-eighth of February 1940. SM is a divorced female and a mother of two daughters and two sons, eight grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. SM worked for forty years as a sterilization technician and supervisor in the operating room at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital before retiring. The Clients Strengths   * She is active around the house and does her own laundry, cooks her own meals, and does much of her own housework.   * She is able to complete bathing, dressing, transferring, feeding, and continence on her own without any assistance.   * She is able to use the telephone, do shopping, use transportation, and take responsibility for her own medication without any assistance.   * She does not have any cognitive impairment, and she is mentally alert and oriented   * She is able to drive the car, manage her own financial resources like writing checks without any assistance. The Client’s Weaknesses   * She is poor in health and has a medical history of heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and hypothyroidism.   * She has difficulty with seeing in distances which makes her use spectacles in both distance and in reading.   * She has hearing problems and is HOH in both ears but marked worse in the right ear.   * She has dental problems and most of her teeth are decayed needing extraction.   * She is diabetic but continues to eat sweets for breakfast and does not monitor her diet as a whole; this has resulted into her being obese.   * She is ignorant on diet issues, since she believes that her thoughts and choices concerning what she eats will not make a difference in her blood sugar because the problem is genetic.   * She is at risk of falls because she is somewhat unsteady when turning around.   * She has poor strength and stamina due to her inability to stand from a seated position suggesting she needs simple exercises or physical assessment.   * She has difficulty with the serial number seven. Overall impression of Client’s Needs SM has a number of chronic complications which require special attention. First of all, she has a medical history of heart disease, hypertension, hypothyroidism, and diabetes. In addition she is obese, has a pink, warm, and dry skin, and has evidence of varicose veins. SM also has dental problems with most of her teeth decayed requiring extraction. These conditions place her in a position of need requiring special attention from both family members and from the medical field. First of all, SM needs education on the importance of watching her diet and weight so that she can regulate what she