An integrated system of engaging social workers and community volunteers in social care for the elderly: case studies in Taiwan

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 203-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yih-jiunn Lee ◽  
Ya-Huei Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Community Volunteers

scholarly journals Organization of medical and social care for the elderly and senile patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-55
Author(s):  
S. S. Vazhaeva ◽  
N. F. Shilnikova
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Social Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Absolute Number ◽  
Population Ageing ◽  
Natural Process ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
The People ◽  
New Public

Population ageing is a natural process characterized by the increase in life expectancy and by a growth in the absolute number and proportion of elderly and senile persons in the population. These demographic changes increase the need for medical and social care among the people of this age group and require the development and implementation of new public policies.

The Sociotechnical Challenge of Integrating Telehealth and Telecare into Health and Social Care for the Elderly

2015 ◽  
pp. 1177-1189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Eason ◽  
Patrick Waterson ◽  
Priya Davda
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Care ◽  
Social Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Sociotechnical Design ◽  
Frail Elderly People ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Health Communities

Telehealth and telecare have been heralded as major mechanisms by which frail elderly people can continue to live at home but numerous pilot studies have not led to the adoption of these technologies as mainstream contributors to the health and social care of people in the community. This paper reviews why dissemination has proved difficult and concludes that one problem is that these technologies require considerable organisational changes if they are to be effective: successful implementation is not just a technical design issue but is a sociotechnical design challenge. The paper reviews the plans of 25 health communities in England to introduce integrated health and social care for the elderly. It concludes that these plans when implemented will produce organisational environments conducive to the mainstream deployment of telehealth and telecare. However, the plans focus on different kinds of integrated care and each makes different demands on telehealth and telecare. Progress on getting mainstream benefits from telehealth and telecare will therefore depend on building a number of different sociotechnical systems geared to different forms of integrated care and incorporating different forms of telehealth and telecare.

scholarly journals Care needs of the elderly who live alone: an intersectoral perception

Rev Rene ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. e44395
Author(s):  
Giovana Peres Cardoso ◽  
Daniela Garcia Damaceno ◽  
Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon ◽  
Maria José Sanches Marin
Keyword(s):  
Frail Elderly ◽  
Social Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The State ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Frail Elderly People ◽  
The Family ◽  
Perception Of Health

Objective: to understand the perception of health and law professionals regarding care for frail elderly people who live alone. Methods: qualitative research, carried out through interviews with health and law professionals, using a vignette as a trigger, presenting the description of the story of a frail elderly woman who lived alone. Data were submitted to the thematic analysis technique. Results: the 23 professionals pointed out that the family members should be the responsible ones for the elderly; that institutionalization should take place as the last option; stressed the importance of multi-professional and intersectoral work; and recognized the limitations of the state. The professionals reported the appropriate interventions for the case. Conclusion: in care for the elderly who live alone, there are limitations for families, social care, and health services for the elderly, as well as the State, with the need to strengthen legally guaranteed resources.

Health and social care for the elderly in the conditions of transformation of social reality

2020 ◽  
pp. 75-79
Author(s):  
O. Akimova ◽  
E. Andriyanova
Keyword(s):  
Social Care ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Modern System ◽  
Working Age ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article highlights the problems of providing medical and social assistance to elderly people in the Russian Federation at the present stage. Factors that affect the specifics of receiving medical and social assistance are: the crisis of confidence in the modern system of values, problems of medical examination of the population, low quality of life for people older than working age.

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