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.

The Graying of America: Implications for Health Professionals

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 178-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
James D. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Demographic Projections ◽  
Care Industry

Demographic projections confirm a dramatic increase in the size of America’s elderly population over the next several decades. The elderly now comprise 13% of the population; by 2045, they will comprise 22%. As the elderly population grows, so too will the elderly poor, the elderly homeless, and the elderly uninsured. The implications of the so-called graying of America for the health care system, particularly the long-term care industry, are staggering.

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.

Sexuality and sexual dysfunctions in older people: a forgotten problem

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-182
Author(s):  
Philip Slack ◽  
Victor M. Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Functioning ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Sexual Dysfunctions ◽  
Physiological Changes ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Sexual Side Effects ◽  
Sexual Disinhibition

SUMMARYThis article considers sexuality in older adults and the associated stereotypes and stigmas that lead to this area being underappreciated. Normal physiological changes in ageing are discussed and how they can cause sexual dysfunction. The elderly population has a higher burden of comorbid physical illness and this review considers evidence on the interplay between physical health and sexual health. Mental illness is also strongly linked with sexual functioning and is discussed, as is the evidence on psychotropics and sexual side-effects. Attitudes on sexuality in long-term care settings are highlighted and approaches to managing sexual disinhibition are included.

scholarly journals Improving Prediction of Risk of Admission to Long-Term Care or Mortality Among Home Care Users With IDD

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-306
Author(s):  
Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz ◽  
Elizabeth Stankiewicz ◽  
Michael McIsaac ◽  
Lynn Martin
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Frailty Index ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
P Value ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Age Related

BackgroundFrailty is an established predictor of admission into long-term care (LTC) and mortality in the elderly population. Assessment of frailty among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) using a generic frailty marker may not be as predictive, as some lifelong disabilities associated with IDD may be interpreted as a sign of frailty. This study set out to determine if adding the Home Care-Intellectual and Devel-opmental Disabilities Frailty Index (HC-IDD Frailty Index), developed for use in home care users with IDD, to a basic list of predictors (age, sex, rural status, and the Johns Hopkins Frailty Marker) increases the ability to predict admission to long-term care or death within one year.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted using Residential Assessment Instrument for Home Care (RAI-HC) data for adult home care users with IDD who had a home care as-sessment between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2013 (N = 6,169).ResultsThe HC-IDD Frailty Index was found to significantly improve prediction of transitions into LTC or death by explaining an additional 5.95% of the variance in such transitions among home care users with IDD (p value < .0001).ConclusionsWe recommend the use of the HC-IDD Frailty Index in care planning and in further research related to the effectiveness of interventions to reduce or delay adverse age-related outcomes among adults with IDD.

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