The cost of care for the elderly by the elderly in the UK

Some evolutionary genetic models that assume pleiotropic constraints among care for old parents and care for infants are developed, in order to examine the evolution of care for the elderly within a population, in which population aging coupled with a tendency toward a decrease in population size is in progress. Not only does this study suggest that high levels of care for old parents could evolve within the population if the cost of care of the elderly is not too heavy, but it also suggests that, if younger generations experience a high cost of elderly care, this behavior might be eliminated from the population, resulting in the loss of high levels of care for infants. It is also suggested that the benefit of the help from the elderly is essential, not only for the behavior of care for old parents to be maintained within the population, but also for population growth, even though there may be a high cost of elderly care. Based on the results obtained, some social issues that some countries, such as Japan, are now, or will be, faced with are discussed.

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Some considerations on care of the elderly, using evolutionary genetic models

World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews ◽

10.30574/wjarr.2020.5.2.0414 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 189-202

Author(s):

Takahiro Miyo

Keyword(s):

Social Issues ◽

Population Aging ◽

Elderly Care ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cost Of Care ◽

Genetic Models ◽

Levels Of Care ◽

Care For The Elderly ◽

Evolutionary Genetic ◽

The Cost

Some evolutionary genetic models that assume pleiotropic constraints among care for old parents and care for infants are developed, in order to examine the evolution of care for the elderly within a population, in which population aging coupled with a tendency toward a decrease in population size is in progress. Not only does this study suggest that high levels of care for old parents could evolve within the population if the cost of care of the elderly is not too heavy, but it also suggests that, if younger generations experience a high cost of elderly care, this behavior might be eliminated from the population, resulting in the loss of high levels of care for infants. It is also suggested that the benefit of the help from the elderly is essential, not only for the behavior of care for old parents to be maintained within the population, but also for population growth, even though there may be a high cost of elderly care. Based on the results obtained, some social issues that some countries, such as Japan, are now, or will be, faced with are discussed.

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The interface between old age psychiatry and the law

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment ◽

10.1192/apt.8.4.271 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 271-278 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Brian Murray ◽

Robin Jacoby

Keyword(s):

Old Age ◽

Psychiatric Care ◽

Common Law ◽

Civil Law ◽

The Elderly ◽

Legal Aspects ◽

Northern Irish ◽

Care For The Elderly ◽

Old Age Psychiatry ◽

The Uk

This article aims to provide a practical overview concentrating on civil legal aspects of psychiatric care for the elderly. We limit ourselves to English law (which also has jurisdiction in Wales; Scottish and Northern Irish law may be similar, but not identical). Civil law can, in turn, be divided into statute law (legislation provided by Parliament) and common law (the UK, unlike some European countries, has a strong tradition of law based on previous rulings by judges).

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The Elderhaus Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly in North Carolina: Improving Functional Outcomes and Reducing Cost of Care: Preliminary Data

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ◽

10.1111/jgs.13249 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 63 (3) ◽

pp. 578-583 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Marsha D. Fretwell ◽

Jane S. Old ◽

Kay Zwan ◽

Kiran Simhadri

Keyword(s):

North Carolina ◽

Preliminary Data ◽

Functional Outcomes ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cost Of Care ◽

Care For The Elderly

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Income, Capital and the Cost of Care in Old Age

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x00004360 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 373-397 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ian Gibbs

Keyword(s):

Older People ◽

Old Age ◽

Home Ownership ◽

Cost Of Care ◽

Nursing Home Care ◽

Background Information ◽

Care Needs ◽

Ageing Society ◽

The Uk ◽

The Cost

ABSTRACTAccording to ‘conventional wisdom’ older people are now relatively well off and, as a result, many are in a position to pay for their own care and housing needs in old age. In reviewing the evidence for this latter proposition the article provides a brief overview for the UK population and the implications of an ageing society for the care services. A summary of the main sources of income available to older people is undertaken, including home ownership and ways of releasing equity which might be employed to generate extra income. On the basis that it is also important to match information about financial resources available to older people to the cost of different services, the article reviews the likely costs of residential and nursing home care and the little that is known about the costs of domiciliary services. In short, the article presents a summary of the relevant background information and examines the issue of whether elderly people could (but not necessarily ‘should’) finance their housing and care needs in old age.

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Parasites of the Elderly

10.7591/cornell/9781501754104.003.0005 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 77-101

Author(s):

Richard Schweid

Keyword(s):

Income Inequality ◽

Home Care ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cost Of Care ◽

Scope Of Practice ◽

For Profit ◽

Home Health Aides ◽

Hands On ◽

The Cost ◽

Better Than

This chapter begins by looking at how Alzheimer's disease and dementia add another level of vulnerability for both client and caregiver. It then considers the gender and income inequality in home care. For-profit home care agencies are parasites of the elderly, middlemen who do none of the hands-on care that is the real job but double the cost of care to the consumer and suck up the lion's share of the revenue that the care generates. The basic idea that caring for our elderly is something from which large profits can be made is odious and needs to change. One solution is to expand the aide's scope of practice. A more radical plan would be to cap or eliminate profits for home care agencies, particularly when public monies pay for the agencies to provide aides. The money saved would go a long way toward increasing home health aides' (HHAs) wages. Many HHAs working with Medicaid cases provide care every bit as good as or better than the care clients receive from private-pay aides.

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