scholarly journals High-Skilled vs. Low-Skilled Migrant Women: the Use of Competencies and Knowledge—Theoretical and Political Implications: an Example of the Elderly Care Sector in Poland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabina Kubiciel-Lodzińska ◽  
Jolanta Maj
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
Special Profile ◽  
Labour Market Position ◽  
Care Of Elderly ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Skilled Migrant

AbstractThis paper presents the influx of migrants into the elderly care sector in Poland, which, until recently, has been perceived as a country that “exports” caregivers. It describes the results of 31 individual in-depth interviews conducted with immigrant women who take care of elderly in Poland. The purpose of the study was to determine the profile of an immigrant taking up work in the elderly care sector, including the specification of their education level and competencies. It was determined that 55% of the respondents have higher education, including over 20% with a degree in nursing or physiotherapeutic education. It was established that, when analysing migrants in the care sector, it seems necessary not to divide migrants based on their education level (high- vs. low-skilled), but rather to consider the education profile as a whole (general and special profile education). Women with specialised education differ from the other migrants in regard to their better labour market position (higher remuneration, legal employment) and the scope of skill usage. The comparison of high-skilled and low-skilled workers in the care sector is very useful from the perspective of policymakers due to the fact that there is an issue of over-qualification in Poland. The article contributes to the literature, especially research dealing with brain waste, as there is theoretical and empirical gap in research on the differences between high-skilled and low-skilled migrants working in elderly care.

scholarly journals Gender Issues in the Care of Elderly: A Narrative Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 025371762110215
Author(s):  
Shruti Nair ◽  
Neena Sawant ◽  
Harish Thippeswamy ◽  
Geetha Desai
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Process Variations ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Health Demands ◽  
Care Of Elderly

Aging is an inevitable physiological process. A significant increase has been noted in the elderly population over the years. Aging population face challenges with physical health conditions, but also mental health problems. Care of the elderly is influenced by health conditions, health services, as well socio cultural factors. Gender plays an important role in the aging process with significant differences noted in the aging process, variations in health conditions as well care received. The current review addresses the role of gender in the aging process and its influence in the prevalence, clinical presentation and course of various mental and physical health conditions in the elderly. The review identifies gaps in understanding the gender perspectives related to long-term elderly care, legal and financial issues. The review emphasizes the necessity to address the gender perspective in aging to adequately meet the health demands of the elderly.

Robotic Assistant for Elderly Care – Development and Evaluation

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasa Koceska ◽  
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Saso Koceski ◽  
Vasko Sazdovski ◽  
Domenico Ciambrone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Control Paradigm ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Care Of Elderly ◽  
Robotic Assistant

Robots perform a variety of tasks and serve various purposes in the medical/health and social care sectors. Recently, interest has been growing in developing robotic assistants for health-related care of elderly people. These robotic systems can be used to improve the life of elderly, ensuring healthy and active ageing, thus extending the life expectancy of the elderly in their familiar home environments. In this paper, we present a low-cost telepresence robotic assistant that can assist elderly and professional caregivers in everyday activities. The robot can be operated manually or by using a shared control paradigm. The robot can also be used for interpersonal communication, thus favoring social integration. The developed robot and its navigation capabilities have been evaluated in simulations and experiments, and the evaluation results are reported.

scholarly journals A Study of the Factors Influencing the Residential Preferences of the Elderly in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5488
Author(s):  
Hui Li ◽  
Chengyun Duan ◽  
Miao-David Chunyu
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Income Level ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Residential Preferences ◽  
Care Services

The global aging problem has a serious impact on the sustainable development of society. China has become the country with the largest aging population in the world, 1.75 times that of the EU and 3.01 times that of the United States. Therefore, the question of how to develop elderly care services and institutions in China is critical. Based on data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), this paper details the residential preferences of the elderly, and uses a multinomial logistic regression model to analyze the influence of education level, health status, and income level on the residential preferences of the elderly in China. The results of the study are as follows: (1) From a spatial point of view, the residential preference of “living together” gradually increases from the northeast to the southwest. As for the choice of “nursing home”, northerners prefer to live in nursing homes more than southerners, especially in the northeast. (2) There are many personal factors that significantly affect housing preferences, such as education level, health status, income level, etc. (3) The development of socialized elderly care institutions should fully consider the preferences of the elderly. There are big differences in residential preferences in different regions and different cities, so the development of elderly care services should be adapted to local conditions.

scholarly journals An observational study of Senior Citizen at Senior Citizen Home of Tanahun District of Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 51-53
Author(s):  
Poonam Pokhrel Sapkota
Keyword(s):  
Population Aging ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Senior Citizen ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Old People ◽  
The Status ◽  
Care Of Elderly ◽  
Multi Disciplinary Team

Background: All countries have to face the population aging sooner depending on their degree of development; however, elderly care is predicted to soon become a major concern for developing countries such as Nepal. Methodology: A qualitative study was conducted in a senior citizen home of Tanahun district. General health check­ up of the 30 elderly followed by 2 focus group discussion and one Kll with provider was done to know the status of elderly and their perception towards senior citizen home. Results: Majority of the elderly were abandoned by their family members due to financial sufferings, and some of them left their home in search of their own comfort zone. Majority of them got old aged allowance which is the only way of financial security. They were living happily in the home though they missed their family in some occasion because they could have spent their leisure time by sharing their emotions and feelings with same age groups. Conclusions: Concept of senior citizen home has to be broaden up from the living home of poor old people to relaxing comfort home for elderly. Good management and facility should be incorporated with multi disciplinary team to take care of elderly to spend dignified life in senior citizen home as well.

scholarly journals Situation and Countermeasures of the Management Team of the Elderly Care Institutions from the Perspective of the Combination of Medical and Health Care: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Li Yang ◽  
Hongmei Peng ◽  
Yunfan Yang ◽  
Linqi Ouyang ◽  
Yunfeng Li
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Central China ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Objective. In order to provide evidence for improving the quality of managers in elderly care institutions, this paper explored the situation of managers of elderly care institutions in a city in Central China under the national guidelines for the combination of medical and elderly health care. Design. A cross-sectional study carried out in a city in Central China was designed. Setting. The online questionnaire was distributed to the managers of six elderly care institutions in a city in Central China. Participants. The questionnaire was sent to 61 recipients; from this, 60 responses were obtained. Results. There was a 98% response rate. The study found that most managers in elderly care institutions were middle-aged, with low education level and years of management. The job mobility was high, and 27% of the managers had no relevant certificates. Management years had a significant influence on the rate of certificate holding (P<0.05). Some managers were less than 30 years old and had college degree or above, which indicated that people with young and high levels of education were more likely to become managers. However, there was no significant difference in educational level among managers of different ages (P>0.05). 56.6% of the managers have received provincial or municipal training, and few managers have received the national level training. The education level is positively related to the access to training opportunities. More than half of the managers earn less than ¥3000 a month. The study showed that the education level was positively related to the career growth space (P<0.05). Conclusions. Specialized training and high salary should be provided for managers to improve their elderly care skills and hence the quality of elderly care service. In addition, in order to improve the education level of managers, a long-term continuing education system should be established gradually. Through expanding the enrollment scale of the nursing school, carrying out training about elderly care skills, and issuing vocational skills certificates to those who pass the examination, the number of local nurses for the elderly will be increasing, and the quality of the elderly care service will be improving.

scholarly journals Perawatan Lansia: Menerjemahkan Peraturan Nasional ke dalam Program Lokal di Kota Yogyakarta

Populasi ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Yuni Hastuti ◽  
Muhadjir Darwin ◽  
Sukamdi Sukamdi ◽  
Agus Heruanto Hadna
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
Care Policies ◽  
The Law ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Elder People

One of the important issues related to the elderly is the elder people is significantly increase in the number. In accordance to that, the problems faced by the elderly are also increase and vary. This study aims to examine whether the regulation as the basis for policy formulation and elderly care programs is sufficient. Besides that, this study also tends to identify the translating of existing regulations into elderly care programs in City of Yogyakarta. To answer these problems, research was conducted by combining three ways: document study, survey and qualitative study through in-depth interviews with stakeholders in City of Yogyakarta.The results show that normatively regulation at the national and provincial levels are sufficient as a basis for the formulation of elderly care policies. Nevertheless another serious problem is the operationalization of regulations into the program. The mandate in the law or other regulations was not fully be fulfilled at the level of programs and activities. At the operational level, several programs that have been carried out in City of Yogyakarta have been able to respond to the needs of the elderly. The survey shows that most of the elderly need to join a gathering of fellow seniors and this has been responded to by Rusela program (healthy elderly homes). However there are still some needs, especially regarding the economy and health that have not been responded optimally.

scholarly journals Analisis Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Kesejahteraan Lansia di Kecamatan Mengwi, Kabupaten Badung

2020 ◽  
pp. 435
Author(s):  
Putu Yunny Lestari Kartini ◽  
I Nengah Kartika
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Health Access ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Simultaneous Influence

One indicator that reflects the success of development is an increase in the population's life expectancy, which also has an impact on increasing the number of elderly people. The purpose of the study is to analyze the effect of education level, employment status, income, marital status, and simultaneous and partial health access to the welfare of the elderly in Mengwi, Badung. The sample size of 100 seniors from a total of 13,082. Data collection is done through observation, structured interviews and in-depth interviews, analyzed by multiple linear regression. Based on the results, Education Level, Employment Status, Income, Marital Status, and Health Access have a significant and simultaneous influence on the well-being of the elderly. This means that the higher the Education Level, Employment Status, Income, Marital Status, and Health Access of the elderly, the welfare of the elderly in Mengwi, Badung will increase.

HOME CARE IN OUTPATIENT CARE – STATE AND DEVELOPMENT IN BULGARIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 571-574
Author(s):  
Ivanka Stambolova ◽  
Stefan Stambolov
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Outpatient Care ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Health And Social Care

In outpatient care the home care, including hospices, is recognized as a model for providing quality, cost-effective and charitable care. The focus is mainly on the care that helps everyday lifeof the patient as well as the relatives, rather than on treatment, and in most cases it takes place in the patients' home. In Europe, in recent years there has been a real "boom" in home care due to demographic processes linked to increased needs for elderly care and chronically ill under the conditions of limited financial resources.In outpatient medical care in our country by means of a national framework contract there are regulated visits to the patient's home by a doctor, as well as visits by medical staff employed by him - nurse, midwife, medical assistant / paramedic / for manipulation, counseling and monitoring. At the same time there is no regulated legal activity in the Republic of Bulgaria, which is essentially the subject of home care.Since 1994 „Caritas“ has carried out the "Home Care" service, which provides a complex - health and social care for over 360 sick adults in a place where the elderly person feels the most comfortable - in their own home. „Caritas Home Care“ is provided by mobile teams of nurses and social assistants who visit the elderly at home and provide them with the necessary care according to their health and social needs.With the establishment of the first „Home Care Center“ in Lozenets region, Sofia, with the support of the PHARE ACCESS program in 2003, the Bulgarian Red Cross introduces in Bulgaria an integrated model for provision of health care and social services in the home of adults, chronically ill and people with permanent disabilities. To date, there are a number of problems in home care related to the realization of home care for patients in need in out-of-hospital settings: lack of legal regulation for home care, lack of qualified staff in outpatient care; lack of organization and structures for care; unsettled funding and the inability of the part of the population that is most in need of care to pay for it, there is no regulation to control the activity. Although home care began over 20 years ago, our country is yet to make its way to the European program called „Home care in Europe“.

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