Diagnosis of Sarcopenia in Long-Term Care Homes for the Elderly: The Sensitivity and Specificity of Two Simplified Algorithms with Respect to the EWGSOP Consensus

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 796-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. Rodriguez-Rejon ◽  
Reyes Artacho ◽  
A. Puerta ◽  
A. Zuñiga ◽  
M. D. Ruiz-Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Homes For 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 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 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.

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.

scholarly journals Impact of Frailty on Medical and Long-Term Care Expenditures for the Elderly Age 75 or Over in Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 176-176
Author(s):  
Hiroto Yoshida ◽  
Yuriko Kihara
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Age ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Intentional Weight Loss ◽  
Long Term Care Insurance ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This study examined the impact of frailty on medical and long-term care expenditures in an older Japanese population. The subjects were those aged 75 years and over who responded to the survey (March 2018) in Bibai, Hokkaido, Japan (n=1,203) and have never received certification of long-term care insurance at the survey. We followed up 867 individuals (72.1%) until the end of December 2018 (10 month-period). We defined frailty as a state in performing 4 items and over of 15 items which were composed of un-intentional weight loss, history of falls, etc. Among 867 subjects, 233 subjects (26.9%) were judged to be frailty group, and 634 subjects (73.1%) non-frailty group. We compared period to the new certification of long-term care insurance (LTCI), accumulated medical and long-term care expenditures adjusted for age and gender between the two groups during the follow-up period. Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine the association between baseline frailty and the new certification of LTCI. The relative hazard ratio (HR) was higher in frailty group than non-frailty group (HR=3.51, 95% CI：1.30-9.45, P=.013). The adjusted mean accumulated medical and long-term care expenditures per capita during the follow-up were significantly (P=.002) larger for those in the frailty group (629,699 yen), while those in the non-frailty group were 450,995 yen. We confirmed strong economic impact of frailty in the elderly aged 75 or over in Japan.

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