Elderly Abuse in Turkey

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
I. Icelli
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
High Speed ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Elderly Abuse ◽  
At Home

In Turkey, in the families who moved from rural settlements into city, the young peoples go to work and the grand parents take care of the little children at home. When the grand parents become old, there will be no one who can take care of them. This situation shows two solutions: to move back to their native environment or to be settled in a nursing home. If they have no where to go, these nursing homes are their only chance.The private nursing and caring homes, from the point of quality, are not in the same equality. The low-quality institutions are more familiar to the abuse. The residents of these institutions expect kindness, affection and warmth, but they never receive these expectations.A new kind of elderly abuse in Turkey is the Automatic Transfer Machines thefts. On the paydays the thief comes next to the machine, offers help to the elderly who came to take his retirement salary from the machine; the thief takes the ATM card, put in the hole, ask the password, enter it and take the money and run with a high speed. The poor old person looks after.There are no criminal codes yet which cover the elderly abuse in Turkey. Those kinds of incidents are taken as ordinary police incidents. The administration is now in preparation of a new program and a new regulation.

Comparison of Mental Health of the Elderly Living in the Household (with Children) with the Elderly Living in Nursing Homes in the Cities of Tabriz and Urmia (Iran) in 2018

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-43
Author(s):  
Mahoory, Parisa ◽  
Aghdasi, Ali Naghi ◽  
Seyyedvalilou, Mirmahmood
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
At Home

During the contemporary period, man has undergone transformations in terms of lifestyle, social relations, and economic affairs throughout all human history. These changes, in some cases, have had a reversible effect on human health, due to the lack of coordination with the evolutionary processes that man has acquired over the course of tens of thousands of years of social evolution. One of these dimensions is the mental health of the community; among other things, the mental health of the elderly is of particular importance due to human capital and future generations. In this research, the main goal is to achieve the current state of mental health of the elderly living in the home (in the neighbourhood) and living in the nursing home and compare these two. The concept of mental health in this research is based on various approaches, from the point of view of global health ontologists and role theorists (Conrad Lorenz), self-actualisation and realization (Yong and Allport), humanists (Maslow), the network of sustainable social networks Adler), theories of psychoanalysis (Freud, Ericsson, Kurt Levine, Carl Rogers) and theories with other approaches have been suggested. The concepts and variables used in this research are mental health and ageing and 28-GHQ measurement tools, which are components of depression, anxiety, social functioning and physical condition of the elderly living in the home and the nursing home. The research method is Ali-Comparative and 100 non-Alzheimer's sample of 50 men and women from Tabriz and 50 men and women from Urmia, including 100 people, 50 people living at home and 50 people living in nursing homes. In analysing data, descriptive and inferential statistics and t-test were used. The results of this study revealed that the mental health of men living in nursing homes has a better mental health status than the women living in nursing homes; and, conversely, women living in the home have a higher mental health status than men living at home.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study on Stress, Anxiety and Depression Between Nursing-Home Elderly Residents and Home-dwelling Elderly People

Salmand ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roya Marsa ◽  
◽  
Seyed Jalal Younesi ◽  
Somaye Barekati ◽  
Maryam Ramshini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
At Home

Objectives: The increase in the aging population along with a variety of diseases and problems threatening their health and, on the other hand, socio-economic developments and changes in individual and family lifestyles, has increased the number of nursing homes. Considering the importance of the impact of living environment on various aspects of mental health, this study aimed to compare stress, anxiety and depression of the elderly living in nursing homes and those living at home. Methods & Materials: This is a descriptive comparative study with a cross-sectional design conducted in 2017. Using a convenience sampling method, 436 elderly people in Tehran including 218 home dwellers and 218 nursing-home residents were selected. Participants were evaluated through interview by the short-form version of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). Comparisons between the two groups were made using independent t-test in SPSS v.20 software. Results: Mean and standard deviation of the DASS-21 score in elderly residents of nursing homes (37.75±11.34) was higher than in home dwellers (26.68±5.64). There were statistically significant differences in stress, anxiety and depression between the two groups (P≤0.05). Conclusion: Stress, anxiety and depression in the elderly living in nursing homes are more than in those living at home. Family participation in providing welfare and mental health care, supporting with appropriate insurance coverage, establishing day care centers, and supporting family caregivers can be very helpful to enhance their mental health.

scholarly journals Gambaran kebahagiaan pada lansia yang memilih tinggal di panti werdha

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cicilia Pali
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Other ◽  
Entire Life ◽  
Authentic Happiness ◽  
At Home

Abstract: In the last decade more and more elderly people chose to stay at nursing homes. Study findings varied about the happiness of them. Some studies found that elderly peolpe were happier in the nursing homes because their needs were fulfilled. However, some studies stated that elderly people were happier when they stayed at home with their families. This was a qualitative study on the perception of past, present, and future happiness of the elderly, analyzed by using Seligman’s theory of authentic happiness. The results showed that one eldery did not show happiness; another one was relatively happier; and the other one was very happy for one’ entire life. Keywords: elderly, happiness, nursing home   Abstrak: Dalam dekade terakhir semakin banyak lansia memilih tinggal di panti werdha. Temuan penelitian mengenai kebahagiaan pada lansia bervariasi. Beberapa penelitian menemukan bahwa lansia merasa bahagia berada di panti werdha karena kebutuhannya terpenuhi namun penelitian lainnya menyatakan bahwa lansia merasa bahagia saat tinggal bersama dengan keluarganya. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif terhadap penghayatan kebahagiaan lansia di masa lalu, masa sekarang, dan masa depan. Hal ini dianalisis berdasarkan teori kebahagiaan otentik dari Seligman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan satu lansia tidak menunjukkan kebahagiaan, satu lansia relatif bahagia, dan lainnya menunjukkan sangat bahagia dalam menilai keseluruhan hidupnya. Kata kunci: lansia, kebahagiaan, panti werdha

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.

Clothing for the elderly at home and in nursing homes

1986 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELSA ROSENBLAD-WALLIN ◽  
MARIANNE KARLSSON
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
At Home

The Role of Nursing Homes Architectural Design in Mitigating the Risk of COVID-19 Pandemics: The Case of Slovenia

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-66
Author(s):  
Vesna Žegarac Leskovar ◽  
Vanja Skalicky Klemenčič
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Older People ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Disproportionate Number ◽  
Role Of Nursing

Currently, many older people live in institutions for various social and health reasons. In Slovenia, this proportion is almost 5% of the population aged 65 and over. In the COVID-19 pandemic, the elderly proved to be the most vulnerable social group, as they are exposed to a number of comorbidities that increase the risk of mortality. At that time, nursing homes represented one of the most critical types of housing, as seen from a disproportionate number of infections and deaths among nursing home residents worldwide, including Slovenia. During the emergency, a number of safety protocols had to be followed to prevent the spread of infection. Unfortunately, it turned out that while the safety measures protected the nursing home residents, they also had a negative effect on their mental health, mainly due to isolation and social distancing. It follows that especially in times of epidemics of infectious respiratory diseases, the quality of life in nursing homes requires special attention. In this context, it is also necessary to consider whether and how an appropriate architectural design can help mitigating the spread of infections, while at the same time enable older people to live in dignity and with a minimum of social exclusion. To this end, the present study examined 97 nursing homes in Slovenia, analysing the number of infections in nursing homes and their correlation with the degree of infection in the corresponding region in Slovenia. Additionally, 2 nursing homes were studied in more detail with the use of newly developed “Safe and Connected” evaluation tool, analysing the architectural features of each building. The advantages identified so far include living in smaller units, single rooms with balconies, the possibility of using green open spaces and the use of an adequate ventilation. Conclusions of this study are useful for further consideration of design of new nursing homes and the refurbishment of existing ones.

An Exploratory Study of Patterns of Social Interaction, Organization, and Facility Design in Three Nursing Homes

1973 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Hiatt Snyder
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Environmental Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Building Codes ◽  
Social Setting ◽  
Extended Care

Three Medicare-certified nursing homes are studied to determine factors of the organization, physical and social environment, and of the individuals that promote or deter social interaction. Social interaction is examined according to three phases: the tendency to congregate, the ability to impersonally interact with others, and the capacity to converse. Since conversation has been linked by others to rehabilitation, its promotion is stressed. Suggestions are made for creating a more functional social setting for the elderly, researching the behavioral basis for nursing home design, and for developing more meaningful building codes. This exploratory study serves as an example of how systematic environmental analysis may provide the direction necessary for implementing an extended care facility's goals.

scholarly journals KEBERMAKNAAN HIDUP PADA LANSIA DI PANTI WREDA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Anindita Nova Ardhani ◽  
Yudi Kurniawan
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Reference Material ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Good Life ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Meaning Of Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Good General Condition ◽  
The Subject

The aim of this study was to see the meaning of life in the elderly who live in the nursing home. The benefits that are expected to have in this research include theoretical benefits, which are expected to be a reference material for the development of developmental psychology, especially psychogerontology and practical benefits to be a reference material for psychologists, therapists, counselors, assistants, and readers in an effort to increase the meaning of life. in the elderly in general and in the elderly who live in nursing homes in particular. The subject criteria for the study were the elderly who were still able to communicate with and in good general condition. These criteria are determined on the basis of consideration because this study was conducted using interviews as a method of data collection. The results of this study indicate that the elderly who live in nursing homes have a good life meaning.Keywords: nursing homes, parents, the meaning of life,

Community-Acquired Pneumonia Among the Elderly: Differences Between Patients Living at Home and in Nursing Homes

2004 ◽  
Vol 40 (12) ◽  
pp. 547-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Martínez-Moragón ◽  
L. García Ferrer ◽  
B. Serra Sanchos ◽  
E. Fernández Fabrellas ◽  
A. Gómez Belda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
At Home

Illusions of Affection: Bureaucratic Ritualization's Relation to Emotional Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason S. Ulsperger ◽  
J. David Knottnerus
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
For Profit ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Structural Ritualization Theory ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Poor Treatment ◽  
Everyday Interaction

This research uses 40 ethnographies, biographies, and autobiographies to explore various symbolic themes expressed through everyday interaction in nursing homes. The themes involve bureaucratic concepts such as staff separation, rules, documentation, and efficiency. They also involve ideas of emotional abuse and neglect, like objectification, compassion transgressions, and spiritual negligence. Relying on structural ritualization theory, we argue ritualized symbolic practices of bureaucracy unintentionally facilitate attitudes and acts of emotional neglect in both for-profit and nonprofit nursing homes. This assists in the development of rituals facilitating the poor treatment of residents. Overall, we propose that if society is going to have humane care for nursing home residents, it must first understand the ritual dynamics that lead to employees viewing and treating those they care for with a lack of dignity.

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