Caring for an Aging Population in a Post-Pandemic World: Emerging trends in the U.S. Older Adult Care Industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Kong ◽  
Kejia Hu ◽  
Matthew Walsman
Keyword(s):  
Older Adult ◽  
Aging Population ◽  
Adult Care ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
The U.S

Caring for an Aging Population in a Post-Pandemic World: Emerging Trends in the U.S. Older Adult Care Industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Kong ◽  
Kejia Hu ◽  
Matthew Walsman
Keyword(s):  
Older Adult ◽  
Digital Communication ◽  
The United States ◽  
Adult Care ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
The U.S

This paper examines older adult care services during the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Specifically, it investigates emerging developments initiated or augmented by the pandemic and discusses their permanency in a postpandemic world. Primary survey data are collected from both older adult care-providing organizations (supply) and individuals receiving or considering care (demand) in the United States. Qualitative support from various sources supplements the surveys. The results indicate a movement toward deinstitutional care options, which began prepandemic but intensified during the outbreak. Care organizations confirm this development, reporting more occupancy-related concerns. Findings also suggest that telehealth and digital communication tools have substantially expanded. Benefits, issues, and future projections of these trends are discussed, and some suggestions for industry reform are proposed. These results illuminate many actionable ideas for various stakeholders, including older adults, industry practitioners, and policymakers.

scholarly journals EXAMINING AGEISM IN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGH DRAWING

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S47-S48
Author(s):  
Katherina N Terhune ◽  
Aaron Guest ◽  
Tina M Kruger
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
Aging Population ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Demographic Shifts ◽  
Physical Changes ◽  
The U.S

Abstract Substantial demographic shifts in the U.S. will result in the growth of the aging population and the need for qualified professionals entering the field of aging. Yet, these emerging professionals have limited exposure to aging curricula. It is vital that gerontologists recognize the ageism present in how older adults and the aging process are viewed, as this ultimately impacts how they are treated. Data from 1,609 undergraduate surveys from the multi-institution, multi-year Gerontological Literacy Network can assist in our understanding emerging professionals’ perspectives. Results indicate students incorrectly associate aging with loss of function and a reliance on assistive devices (canes 29.3% and glasses 19.6%), physical changes (balding 27.3% and wrinkles 30.3%), and greater likelihood of being male (32.5%). Aging is thought of as time passing (16.1%) and death (14.2%). Findings reveal a need to reframe students’ understanding of aging from that of decline to recognizing the strengths associated with age.

scholarly journals The CARESSES Randomised Controlled Trial: Exploring the Health-Related Impact of Culturally Competent Artificial Intelligence Embedded Into Socially Assistive Robots and Tested in Older Adult Care Homes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Papadopoulos ◽  
Nina Castro ◽  
Abiha Nigath ◽  
Rosemary Davidson ◽  
Nicholas Faulkes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adult ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Adult Care ◽  
Assistive Robots ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Group 1

AbstractThis trial represents the final stage of the CARESSES project which aimed to develop and evaluate a culturally competent artificial intelligent system embedded into social robots to support older adult wellbeing. A parallel group, single-blind randomised controlled trial was conducted across older adult care homes in England and Japan. Participants randomly allocated to the Experimental Group or Control Group 1 received a Pepper robot for up 18 h across 2 weeks. Two versions of the CARESSES artificial intelligence were tested: a fully culturally competent system (Experimental Group) and a more limited version (Control Group 1). Control Group 2 (Care As Usual) participants did not receive a robot. Quantitative outcomes of interest reported in the current paper were health-related quality of life (SF-36), loneliness (ULS-8), and perceptions of robotic cultural competence (CCATool-Robotics). Thirty-three residents completed all procedures. The difference in SF-36 Emotional Wellbeing scores between Experimental Group and Care As Usual participants over time was significant (F[1] = 6.614, sig = .019, ηp2 = .258), as was the comparison between Any Robot used and Care As Usual (F[1] = 5.128, sig = .031, ηp2 = .146). There were no significant changes in SF-36 physical health subscales. ULS-8 loneliness scores slightly improved among Experimental and Control Group 1 participants compared to Care As Usual participants, but this was not significant. This study brings new evidence which cautiously supports the value of culturally competent socially assistive robots in improving the psychological wellbeing of older adults residing in care settings.

Potential legal issues when caring healthcare robot with communication in caring functions are used for older adult care

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 54-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuko Yasuhara ◽  
Tetsuya Tanioka ◽  
Yoshihiro Kai ◽  
Yoshiteru Tsujigami ◽  
Kouji Uematsu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adult ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Adult Care

From ‘conductor’ to ‘second fiddle’: Older adult care recipients’ perspectives on transitions in family caring at hospital admission

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 1197-1205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Lowson ◽  
Barbara Hanratty ◽  
Louise Holmes ◽  
Julia Addington-Hall ◽  
Gunn Grande ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Admission ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Care ◽  
Care Recipients ◽  
Family Caring

New Perspectives of Andragogy in Relation to the Use of Technology

2013 ◽  
pp. 1606-1621
Author(s):  
Lesley Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Adult Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Educators ◽  
Technological Factors ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
And Control ◽  
Older Adult Learners

This chapter examines technological factors that influence the conditions and processes of adult learning, and how adult educators can deal with those changes effectively. Technology can reinforce and enhance adult learning, providing a learning environment with tools and resources that the learner can explore and control, thus fostering more independent, adult-centered learning. Adult learning changes because of the need to learn how to use technology tools, the opportunity for expanded access to resources, the variations in designing and experiencing learning experiences, and the expanded opportunities to engage with these resources and with other learners. Several issues contextualize the realities and challenges of adult learning as impacted by technology: workplace learning and learning organizations, informal learning, distance education, globalization, the Digital Divide, and older adult learners. Emerging trends are also mentioned.

Older adult care in nursing education: How have curricula been developed?

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 102947
Author(s):  
João Tavares ◽  
Maria de Lurdes Almeida ◽  
Susana Filomena Cardoso Duarte ◽  
João Apóstolo
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Care

Social Work Education: Doctoral

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Lubben
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Doctoral Education ◽  
Doctoral Degrees ◽  
Initial Growth ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Work Education ◽  
The U.S

Social work doctoral education in the U.S. commenced almost 100 years ago. Although initial growth was slow, the number of universities offering doctoral degrees in social work has rapidly grown over the last 25 years. During this time, the Group to Advance Doctoral Education (GADE) in social work has fostered excellence. There is considerable variation in program emphasis. Financial support for doctoral education in social work appears to be growing along with employment opportunities for graduates. Emerging trends and issues will pose major challenges for doctoral education in social work.

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