A CASE STUDY ON VALIDITY OF CONSECUTIVE SPACE A LIFE STYLE OF THE ELDERLY IN NEED OF CARE SERVICE : A study on openness of house and socialization of individuality

In outpatient care the home care, including hospices, is recognized as a model for providing quality, cost-effective and charitable care. The focus is mainly on the care that helps everyday lifeof the patient as well as the relatives, rather than on treatment, and in most cases it takes place in the patients' home. In Europe, in recent years there has been a real "boom" in home care due to demographic processes linked to increased needs for elderly care and chronically ill under the conditions of limited financial resources.In outpatient medical care in our country by means of a national framework contract there are regulated visits to the patient's home by a doctor, as well as visits by medical staff employed by him - nurse, midwife, medical assistant / paramedic / for manipulation, counseling and monitoring. At the same time there is no regulated legal activity in the Republic of Bulgaria, which is essentially the subject of home care.Since 1994 „Caritas“ has carried out the "Home Care" service, which provides a complex - health and social care for over 360 sick adults in a place where the elderly person feels the most comfortable - in their own home. „Caritas Home Care“ is provided by mobile teams of nurses and social assistants who visit the elderly at home and provide them with the necessary care according to their health and social needs.With the establishment of the first „Home Care Center“ in Lozenets region, Sofia, with the support of the PHARE ACCESS program in 2003, the Bulgarian Red Cross introduces in Bulgaria an integrated model for provision of health care and social services in the home of adults, chronically ill and people with permanent disabilities. To date, there are a number of problems in home care related to the realization of home care for patients in need in out-of-hospital settings: lack of legal regulation for home care, lack of qualified staff in outpatient care; lack of organization and structures for care; unsettled funding and the inability of the part of the population that is most in need of care to pay for it, there is no regulation to control the activity. Although home care began over 20 years ago, our country is yet to make its way to the European program called „Home care in Europe“.

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Determining Factors of User Choice Right Realization on Home Care Service for the Elderly: Based on Andersen’s Behavior Model

Contemporary Research Trend of Welfare, Psychology and Counseling ◽

10.21742/asehl.2016.6.17 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Han Ra Cho ◽

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Yeong Hun Yeo ◽

Keyword(s):

Home Care ◽

Care Service ◽

The Elderly ◽

Home Care Service ◽

Behavior Model ◽

User Choice ◽

Determining Factors

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Development of a Mobile Time Banking system on Blockchain (MTBB) for Community Elderly Care (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.16269 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Hungyi Chen ◽

Yuan-Chia Chu ◽

Feipei Lai

Keyword(s):

Care Service ◽

Elderly Care ◽

Banking System ◽

The Elderly ◽

Community Services ◽

The Other ◽

Smartphone App ◽

Smartphone Apps ◽

Member Service ◽

Blockchain Technology

BACKGROUND Time banking is a good mechanism to provide elderly care in community services with members having mutual benefits, besides social welfare and out-of-pocket fee payment mechanisms. With further integration with off-line works, mobile time banking may provide a better way, compared to traditional web access. On the other hand, blockchain technology has been long encountering difficulty in integrating with real-world economies or activities. Development of a mobile time banking system on blockchain (MTBB) may provide a realistic solution for community elderly care. Besides, the tracking mechanism from blockchain technology itself may also help track the elderly care service transaction records in order to measure better Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by United Nations (UN). OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to develop the MTBB, which enables tracking service transaction records in community elderly care through mutual helps. METHODS The MTBB was developed to empower organizations, either Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) organizations, or Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs), to issue time tokens of their proprietary token types to the members who participate in the volunteer activities organized by the organizations respectively. In the service activities, members sign in and sign out before and after the services by using a smartphone app, and then get the time tokens afterwards. Members with time tokens can then exchange time tokens for elderly care services using the same smartphone app. MultiChain is used as the blockchain technology stack, as one of its features to support multiple token types is critical. RESULTS Database applications with smartphone apps integrated with MultiChain were developed. The whole set of the database schema was integrated with two smartphone apps, one for members, and the other for organizations, in addition to the two backend operations modules, one for organizations, and the other for managing all organizations and members. The MultiChain wallet was also integrated into the member app, as well as the organization backend modules for keeping track of the service transactions and time tokens. Metadata with the service transaction information is stored in the MultiChain blocks so that the transaction records are immutable and can thus be analyzed in the future. CONCLUSIONS The twelve characteristics of Cahn’s time banking are the guidelines of developing this MTBB with integration of MultiChain blockchain technology for tracking service transaction records. The study also combines the 1-to-1 member service exchange with organizations holding volunteer activities and issuing proprietary time tokens. With the blockchain transaction tracking mechanism, all of the elderly care service records through or within organizations can be tracked and analyzed to align with UN’s five SDGs.

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A Study on Supply–Demand Satisfaction of Community-Based Senior Care Combined with the Psychological Perception of the Elderly

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9060643 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 643

Author(s):

Jiangang Shi ◽

Wenwen Hua ◽

Daizhong Tang ◽

Ke Xu ◽

Quanwei Xu

Keyword(s):

Latent Variables ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Care Service ◽

Elderly Care ◽

The Elderly ◽

Living Environment ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Strategic Decisions ◽

Community Based ◽

The Government

Based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory and customer satisfaction theory, we constructed a satisfaction model for supply–demand satisfaction for community-based senior care (SSCSC) combined with the psychological perspective of the elderly, and four dimensions of basic living needs (BLNs), living environment (LE), personal traits (PTs), and livability for the aged (LA) were selected to construct the model. The data were obtained from 296 questionnaires from seniors over 50 years old (or completed by relatives on their behalf, according to their actual situation). Twenty-two observed variables were selected for the five latent variables, and their interactions were explored using structural equation modeling. The results showed that LA was the most significant factor influencing SSCSC, and it was followed by BLNs and LE. PTs did not show a direct effect on LA, but they could have an indirect effect on SSCSC through influencing BLNs and LE. Based on the current state of community aging satisfaction, we propose to establish a community elderly care service system based on the basic needs of the elderly population, providing differentiated and refined elderly care services and improving the level of aging-friendly communities. This study provides references for the government to formulate relevant policies and other supply entities to make strategic decisions and has important implications for further enhancing community elderly services to become an important part of the social security system for the elderly.

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Increasing Usability of Homecare Applications for Older Adults: A Case Study

Designs ◽

10.3390/designs3020023 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 23 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Christos Panagopoulos ◽

Andreas Menychtas ◽

Panayiotis Tsanakas ◽

Ilias Maglogiannis

Keyword(s):

Emergency Response ◽

Independent Living ◽

The Elderly ◽

Usability Assessment ◽

Technological Advances ◽

System Usability Scale ◽

System Usability ◽

Practical Guidelines ◽

Depth Interviews

As the world’s population is ageing, the field dealing with technology adoption by seniors has made headway in the scientific community. Recent technological advances have enabled the development of intelligent homecare systems that support seniors’ independent living and allow monitoring of their health status. However, despite the amount of research to understand the requirements of systems designed for the elderly, there are still unresolved usability issues that often prevent seniors from enjoying the benefits that modern ICT technologies may offer. This work presents a usability assessment of “HeartAround”, an integrated homecare solution incorporating communication functionalities, as well as health monitoring and emergency response features. An assessment with the system usability scale (SUS) method, along with in-depth interviews and qualitative analysis, has provided valuable insights for designing homecare systems for seniors, and validated some effective practical guidelines.

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User requirements of social media for the elderly: a case study in Taiwan

Behaviour and Information Technology ◽

10.1080/0144929x.2012.681068 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 32 (9) ◽

pp. 920-937 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Wen Huei Chou ◽

Yu-Ting Lai ◽

Kuang-Hsia Liu

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

The Elderly ◽

User Requirements

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Provision of public services by Slovak local governments - Case study social protection – old age: A supply demand mismatch?

10.5817/cz.muni.p210-9896-2021-50 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tomáš Černěnko ◽

Klaudia Glittová

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Old Age ◽

Local Governments ◽

Public Services ◽

Social Protection ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

The Elderly ◽

Provision Of Services

The aim of the paper is to describe the supply of public services in the field of social protection - old age (represented by expenditures in group 10, class 2 of COFOG classification) in relation to the demand for these services represented by the population in the age group 62+ related to the size and region of the local government unit. The analysis of supply and demand takes place at the level of individual local governments and the results are then presented in relation to the size of the municipality and the region. Two approaches were used for the analysis. The first focuses on the description of the current situation through the categorization of local governments according to the approach to the provision of services, and the second consists in regression analysis. The results of the regression analysis suggest that the size of the municipality and the region do not play as important a role in terms of access to the provision of the examined services as indicated by the first, descriptive analysis. To find a "pattern" for local authorities to decide on access to services for the elderly, further research will be needed that takes into account several socio-economic indicators.

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University social responsibility and empathy in organizations during COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil

Social Responsibility Journal ◽

10.1108/srj-09-2020-0371 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Mariane Lemos Lourenço ◽

Mara Rosalia Ribeiro Silva ◽

Rafael Santana Galvão Oliveira

Keyword(s):

Social Responsibility ◽

Secondary Data ◽

The Elderly ◽

Online Classes ◽

Case Study Methodology ◽

Content Type ◽

Study Methodology ◽

Psychological Assistance ◽

The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between empathy and social responsibility (SR) practices in a university organization in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Design/methodology/approach The research was qualitative, using case study methodology. The case study was about the Brazilian organization Ânima Educação, which is the greatest among the five largest publicly traded education companies in Brazil. Secondary data collection and content analysis was carried out. Findings As emotional response toward the problems caused by the pandemic, the company's leadership adopted an empathic behavior, allowing traces of its empathic culture to emerge. Empathy was expressed through the implementation of SR practices aimed at workers (policy of not firing in the first two months of the pandemic), at students (provision of technological apparatus, online classes, physical/psychological assistance and negotiation of late fees) and at the society (assistance to the elderly). Originality/value It was concluded that empathy can be taken as the emotional motivator for companies to engage in SR practices, especially in extreme circumstances in society, as the economic and health challenges that the world is experiencing with the COVID-19 pandemic nowadays. SR practices, in turn, can foster even more empathy in organizations, mobilizing leaders and their respective groups in the creation and implementation of new practices, thus demonstrating that the relationship between empathy and SR practices is a “two-way street.”

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