scholarly journals The Dutch National Care for the Elderly Programme: integrated care for frail elderly persons

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
C.C.M. (Karianne) Jonkers
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Care ◽  
Frail Elderly ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Care For The Elderly

scholarly journals Care and management demands of long-term care facilities for the elderly in Brazil: an integrative review (2004-2014)

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fátima Ferreira Roquete ◽  
Carolina Campos Ricci Frá Batista ◽  
Rodrigo Caetano Arantes
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Care Demands

Abstract Objective: to analyze the care and management demands of Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly (LTCFs) in Brazil. Method: an integrative review of literature was carried out, organized into six stages: a) elaboration of a guiding question; b) online search of LILACS, SciELO, PubMed, the CAPES Portal and the Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology databases; c) article selection, following the exclusion and inclusion criteria, with the sample composed of 17 articles; d) commented analysis of the selected articles; e) deliberation on the results obtained, formulated from the synthesis and interpretation of the selected studies; f) presentation of the results of the review. Results: the care demands identified are related to the process of caring and assume a working team with geriatric and gerontological knowledge, while the management demands include the means and resources needed so the care can be provided effectively. However, the LTCFs were found to rely on professionals who are unprepared to provide care or to assume an organizational management role, meaning care for the elderly is restricted to the essentials for their basic needs. Conclusion: the care demands were easily identified in the analyzed publications, however, there is a lack of research that evaluates management demands in a broader and more in-depth manner. It is suggested that studies aiming to broaden theoretical knowledge of the care and management demands of LTCFs are carried out, to stimulate effective and positive actions in the practices of these institutions, seeking to offer top quality care to elderly persons that live in these facilities, that responds to the real needs of their current stage of life.

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 Training of nursing students in integrated care for the elderly

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanderson Carneiro Moreira ◽  
Ana Raquel Batista de Carvalho ◽  
Eliana Campêlo Lago ◽  
Fernanda Cláudia Miranda Amorim ◽  
Delmo de Carvalho Alencar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Integrated Care ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
University Center ◽  
Care For The Elderly

Abstract Objective: To analyze training in integrated health care for the elderly from the perspective of nursing students. Method: A descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach was carried out using the action research method with the participation of 24 nursing students from a university center in Piauí, Brazil. Data were obtained through semi-structured interviews and submitted to content analysis. Results: Two thematic categories emerged: Perspectives on aging, violence and sexuality and A holistic approach to the elderly: integrating training and care. Conclusion: The perspective of the students on integrated care for the elderly is fragmented, stemming from the limitations of the training process for such care.

scholarly journals Difficulties encountered in care for elderly persons with dementia: coping based on participatory research

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-43
Author(s):  
Barbara Martins Corrêa da Silva ◽  
Célia Pereira Caldas ◽  
Helena Maria Shchelowski Leal David ◽  
Michel Jean Marie Thiollent
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
People With Dementia

Abstract Objective: to analyze the proposal of an action plan created by nurses to deal with difficulties in caring for the elderly. The aim of the present study was therefore to analyze the difficulties that family caregivers find in relation to access to services, material resources and the support network when meeting the care needs of the elderly in accordance with Brazilian public policy. Method: the methodology of participatory research and content analysis proposed by Bardin was used. The context was the Geriatric service of a university hospital. The group of co-researchers included eight nurses and 12 caregivers of elderly people with dementia. Results: the following categories emerged from the analysis: contradictions and work proposals. The contradictions category revealed reflections about the difference between the proposed care for the elderly and the reality of a lack of care and the precarious conditions of health services. This situation leads to overburdening of caregivers. The work proposals refer to the strategies used by nurses to establish a relationship of support to family caregivers to cope with the difficulties involved in care for the elderly. Conclusion: nurses recognize that they are professionals capable of receiving, listening to and managing the needs of family caregivers of the elderly, thus promoting the health of the elderly and the caregivers themselves, preparing the family of the patient for home care and coping with difficulties experienced in elderly care.

Milieu Therapy and the Elderly: A Role for the Occupational Therapist Consultant

1978 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 171-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Kenaston Laurence ◽  
Sheila I. Banks
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Occupational Therapist ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Milieu Therapy ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Basic Assumptions ◽  
Care For The Elderly

In the evolving world of improved care for the elderly, the skills of an occupational therapist are increasingly being called into play. This article presents a conceptual framework — Milieu Therapy — for treatment of institutionalized elderly persons, and describes the underlying principles of the therapeutic community. In a redefinition of roles for staff and residents, OT's become consultants whose client becomes the staff and organization within the the institutional environment. Some basic assumptions in working with staff are discussed and the major components of the process of change are briefly described. The result is a winning experience for everyone concerned — including the OT.

Bed-Ridden Elderly in Japan: Social Progress and Care for the Elderly

1998 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaori Imai
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Social Welfare Services ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Demand For Health

The demand for health care and social welfare services for the elderly has increased and in Japan, there is a need in the social system to improve the quality of life, especially for those who are disabled. This article directs attention to bed-ridden elderly persons from the standpoint of social problems attending economic development and population changes based on data from Japan, the United States, Sweden, and OECD countries. Compared to the United States, there are more bed-ridden elderly in Japan, and inadequate public resources for caring. Physicians, nurses, care workers, and rehabilitation specialists such as physiotherapist and occupational therapist per 1000 aged sixty-five or over are 89.5 in Japan while 237.4 in Sweden. Japan has the fewest such health and welfare personnel among developed countries. Even with increases in such personnel through the New Gold Plan, future increase in aged population would off-set the effect and the problem of providing care for the elderly remains.

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.

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