scholarly journals Telemedicine and Geriatrics in France: Inventory of Experiments

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Zulfiqar ◽  
A. Hajjam ◽  
S. Talha ◽  
M. Hajjam ◽  
J. Hajjam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Population Ageing ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Sharp Focus ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Institutionalized Patients

Telemedicine is now in vogue, being deployed through computer and communication tools in various health fields, such as diabetology, nephrology, dermatology, neurology, and cardiology. With population ageing, geriatrics is coming into sharp focus. Telemedicine practices differ for home-based or institutionalized patients in long-term care homes. We take a look at telemedicine projects in France concerning the elderly.

scholarly journals Canadian perspective on ageism and selective lockdown: a response to Savulescu and Cameron

2021 ◽  
pp. medethics-2021-107315
Author(s):  
Hayden P Nix
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
General Public ◽  
Recent Article ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Canadian Perspective

In a recent article, ‘Why lockdown of the elderly is not ageist and why levelling down equality is wrong’, Savulescu and Cameron argue that a selective lockdown of older people is not ageist because it would treat people unequally based on morally relevant differences. This response argues that a selective lockdown of older people living in long-term care homes would be unjust because it would allow the expansive liberties of the general public to undermine the basic liberties of older people, and because it would discriminate on the basis of extrinsic disadvantages.

scholarly journals Urban-rural differences in long-term care service status and needs among home-based elderly people in China

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liangwen Zhang ◽  
Yanbing Zeng ◽  
Ying Han ◽  
Lixia Wang ◽  
Ya Fang
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Young Old

Abstract Background: Long-term care (LTC) needs for the elderly have become increasingly crucial policy concerns in rapidly aging Asia, especially in China, the most populous nation. However, very few studies have examined the cohort differences in terms of their existing and expected utilization of LTC services, above all urban-rural differences. This study aims to evaluate the differences of LTC current status and needs between urban-rural areas and to identify influencing factors causing the different LTC needs. Methods: The data comes from the Chinese Longitudinal Health Longevity Survey in 2014. 7192 home-based elderly aged ≥65 years by multistage sampling were enrolled. The Andersen Model was applied to categorize the influential factors into three components including predisposing, enabling and needs. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the influential factors of the three levels of LTC needs. Results: A total of 6909 valid sample sizes were included in this study. The overall LTC needs of the elderly showed a rapidly increasing trend among which older people had the highest needs for bathing (27.29%) and toileting (15.8%). It was also demonstrated the aged cohort between urban and rural exerted an impact on all aspects of LTC status and needs to varying degrees (P＜0.05). Compared with urban areas, the LTC needs for the elderly in rural areas was more vigorous, but the supply was seriously inadequate. The elderly who were older, living in rural areas, unmarried, non-farming, with low income, in poor health, and less autonomy had higher anticipated needs for LTC services (ORs>1, P＜0.01). Compared with the young-old in rural, the young-old in urban were prone to live alone (ORs=1.61, P＜0.01). The elderly who were older, living in rural areas, farming, with low income, lonely and depressed had higher anticipated needs for community-based services (1＜ORs＜1.69, P＜0.05).Conclusions: The aged cohort in urban-rural distinction were facing an increasing need of immediate care due to the inadequate supports being provided, especially among rural elderly. The oldest old in rural areas had higher LTC needs, and different levels of needs were affected by age, economic level, family support and health status and other related effects. This study provides evidence-based recommendation for further improving the construction and development of the LTC system in China.

scholarly journals The Subtle and Silent Issue in Older Adult Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Fu
Keyword(s):  
Older Adult ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Medical Community ◽  
Adult Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Poor Treatment

The treatment of elders in the community and ageism in our society has been an issue often underlooked. However, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, poor treatment of elders in the community and long term care homes has been brought to light. During the beginning of the pandemic, long term care homes in Canada accounted for around 80% of all COVID-19 related mortalities [1]. This situation is due to an amalgamation of factors leading towards the ultimate neglect of the elderly population, including the governance of long term care homes in Canada, the stigma against the elderly population, and the commonly misconceived clinical picture of a ‘frail’ senior by the medical community.

scholarly journals Dimensions assigned to Long Term Care Facilities by managers and health professionals: interfaces and contradictions

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Jacome Barcelos ◽  
Natália de Cássia Horta ◽  
Quesia Nayrane Ferreira ◽  
Marina Celly Martins Ribeiro de Souza ◽  
Cristiane Delesporte Pereira Mattioli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Belo Horizonte

Abstract Objective: to analyze the dimensions assigned to long term care facilities for the elderly (LTCFs) by managers and health professionals. Method: a descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach was conducted in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, through ten focus groups with 51 managers and health professionals. Analysis was based on the content of the interviews. Results: considering the most common themes, three empirical categories emerged that explained the consensuses and contradictions present in the empirical material: a) the LTCF and the perpetuation of the asylum space; b) the LTCF as a space for health treatment c) a home: convergences and contradictions in the LTCF. Initially, findings relating to the political definition of the LTCF directly linked to social organs are evidenced. In the second category, LTCFs are described negatively, perpetuating the stigma of the term "asylum" which still reverberates in their daily lives. As a treatment space, LTCFs are considered health facilities due to the services offered and the presence of health professionals on a daily basis. In the third analysis, they are recognized as a home, based on current legislation that describes the LTCF as a collective, residential area. Conclusion: it is important to discuss the different attributes given to the LTCF to create resolutive actions in the care of the institutionalized elderly. The importance of thinking about the rights to health of the elderly and the need to understand how they inhabit this space is also emphasized.

More Care at Home: The Challenge of Creating Viable Community Alternatives to Nursing Home Care

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alene Hokenstad
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Nursing Home Care ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Home Based ◽  
More Care ◽  
Operational Issues

Creating a national long-term care (LTC) delivery “infrastructure”—one that would make home-based care more accessible to people with extensive needs—will be a major undertaking. It will require new service organizations that have the authority to provide and coordinate an appropriate array of services. Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) and the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) offer two promising examples of what the service organizations of the future might look like. The history of how these plans developed illuminates challenges that others will encounter. Further expansion of these types of organizations requires resolution of resource, staffing, and operational issues.

Status and Degree of Dysphagia in the Elderly-A Comparison Study of Long-Term Care Elderly People in an Outpatient Clinic

2003 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 277-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Komatsu ◽  
Kayoko Hirata ◽  
Idumi Mochimatsu ◽  
Kazuo Matsui ◽  
Hajime Hirose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
Term Care

Predictors of Mortality in Board and Care Homes

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas G. Castle
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Board And Care

Long-term care institutions have emerged as dominant sites of death for the elderly. However, studies of this trend have primarily examined nursing homes. The purpose of this research is to determine demographic, functional, disease, and facility predictors and/or correlates of death for the elderly residing in board and care facilities. Twelve factors are found to be significant: proportion of residents older than sixty-five years of age, proportion of residents who are chair- or bed-fast, proportion of residents with HIV, bed size, ownership, chain membership, affiliation with a nursing home, number of health services provided other than by the facility, the number of social services provided other than by the facility, the number of social services provided by the facility, and visits by Ombudsmen. These are discussed and comparisons with similar studies in nursing homes are made.

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