Some Macro-observations Regarding Social Protection of Dependent Older Persons

2018 ◽  
pp. 42-86
Author(s):  
Jozef Pacolet ◽  
Ria Bouten ◽  
Hilde Lanoye ◽  
Katia Versieck
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Social Protection

scholarly journals The conundrum of old age and COVID-19 responses in Eswatini and Zimbabwe

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 842-846
Author(s):  
Tatenda Goodman Nhapi ◽  
Jotham Dhemba
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Resource Constraint ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Impact Mitigation

This article explores domains of challenges in guaranteeing enhanced social functioning for Southern African countries of Zimbabwe and Eswatini in the context of COVID-19. Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) and Government of Ewatini (GoE) social protection interventions targeting COVID-impact mitigation for older persons are analysed within the context of resource constraint challenges. Social security programmes initiated by the GoE and GoZ are analysed while noting emerging milestones and gaps. Finally, pathways for the roles of social workers are proposed.

The legal appearances of dementia in court rulings: mapping the terrain

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 755-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Israel (Issi) Doron ◽  
Perla Werner ◽  
Benny Spanier ◽  
Ori Lazar
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Legal Capacity ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Very Elderly ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Standing Up ◽  
Person With Dementia

ABSTRACTBackground:Individuals with dementia may appear before the court in different roles: as victims, as witnesses, and as those standing up for their rights. While there is growing interest in the rights of older persons with dementia, relatively little empirical data exists regarding their actual interactions in courts. Therefore, the goal of this study was to empirically map this legal terrain.Methods:This study used a descriptive quantitative method. A computerized search of a national legal database limited to the period 2004–2014 and a screening process for the results were used to establish a sample of 280 court rulings that directly addressed dementia. All cases were analyzed and categorized into the following four criteria groups: characteristics of the person with dementia; characteristics of the legal procedure; the legal substance of the case; and the legal outcome.Results:The majority of cases involved a single, very-elderly (i.e. over 80 years) woman, living in the community, with unspecified dementia. The majority of cases were heard and decided in lower level courts, addressing a broad range of primarily non-criminal legal issues. Finally, in the majority of non-criminal cases, the person with dementia was found to be legally capable, whereas in the majority of criminal cases, the person with dementia was found incapable.Conclusions:The legal needs and rights of persons with dementia are much broader than issues of legal capacity or social protection. Deeper knowledge and more research is needed in order to fully understand the contexts in which dementia is constructed under the law.

Sustainable Development Plan for Aging World Population

2018 ◽  
pp. 26-36
Author(s):  
Pradeep Kumar Panda
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
World Population ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Intergenerational Ties ◽  
Aging World

The number of older persons has increased substantially in recent years in most countries and regions, and that growth is projected to accelerate in the coming decades. This is poised to become one of the most significant social transformations of the twenty-first century, with implications for nearly all sectors of society, including labor and financial markets, the demand for goods and services, such as housing, transportation, and social protection, as well as family structures and intergenerational ties. Preparing for the economic and social shifts associated with an aging population is thus essential to ensure progress in development, including towards the achievement of the goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. There is urgent need to consider older persons in development planning, emphasizing that older persons should be able to participate in and benefit equitably from the fruits of development to advance their health and wellbeing, and that societies should provide enabling environments for them to do so.

scholarly journals Coverage of non-receipt of cash transfer (Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty) and associated factors among older persons in the Mampong Municipality, Ghana – a quantitative analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Doris Ottie-Boakye
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Adjusted Model ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cash Grant

Abstract Background Social assistance in the form of cash transfer or in-kind has been recognised as a social protection strategy in many developing countries to tackle poverty and provide protection for individuals and households. Ghana’s cash grant programme, Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), was introduced in 2008 to support selected households with vulnerable persons including older people 65 years and above, and persons with disabilities. This paper examined the coverage of non-receipt of LEAP, and the associated factors among older persons (65+ years) in the Mampong Municipality, Ghana. Methods Data were extracted from the Ageing, Social Protection and Health Systems (ASPHS) survey carried out between September 2017 and October 2017 among older persons residing in LEAP-targeted communities. Data were analysed using descriptive and sequential logistic regression model techniques. Results The mean age of respondents was 77.0 years and 62.3% were females. Rural residents constituted 59.0%. About 42.0% had no formal education and only 20.5% had no form of caregiving. Non-receipt of LEAP was 82.7% among study respondents. The fully adjusted model showed that being married (AOR = 3.406, CI 1.127–10.290), residing in an urban location (AOR = 3.855, CI 1.752–8.484), having attained primary level of education (AOR = 0.246, CI 0.094–0.642), and not residing in the same household with a primary caregiver (AOR = 6.088, CI 1.814–20.428) were significantly associated with non-receipt of cash grant among older persons. Conclusion These results provide the first quantitative estimates of non-receipt coverage and its associated factors with the LEAP programme, which can inform the design of government policies related to cash transfers for older persons. The need for further research using different approaches to understand and explain the impact of cash grants on older persons’ well-being is crucial in strengthening old age social support care mechanisms in Ghana.

scholarly journals LEGAL PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS AGAINST AGEISM

2018 ◽  
pp. 42-63
Author(s):  
M. Pilar Munuera Gómez ◽  
M. Elena Blanco Larrieux
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Older Person ◽  
Evolution And Development ◽  
Institutional Solution ◽  
Socially Excluded ◽  
Spanish Legislation

Human beings go through stages of vulnerability during their evolution and development. Old age is one of these. The rights of older persons are acknowledged to a certain degree but have not yet been developed into an integral system like the rights of other groups, for instance the handicapped, have. Spanish legislation contemplates the rights of older persons to guarantee their social protection.  The objective of this paper is to reveal the need of a single unified law to guarantee these rights. For this purpose, existing Spanish legislation has been reviewed, finding the underlying principles of this protection is based in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In current times older persons have ceased to be respected by their age and social position and sometimes find themselves socially excluded or legally unprotected. This circumstance claims a solution to avoid illtreatment. It calls for an institutional solution: the drafting of a charter of rights of the older person which would avoid behaviours that disregard this group, harming their dignity as individuals. It is difficult for older persons to gain respect for their participation as citizens because their social conditions are not equal to that of the rest of citizens who are allowed to make their rights effective and thus ensure their respect.

scholarly journals OLDER PERSONS

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (01) ◽  
pp. 064-071
Author(s):  
Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry ◽  
Aftab Ahmed ◽  
Altaf Ghani Bhatti
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Economic ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Study Materials ◽  
The Government ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: The Older Persons (OPs) are the knowledge and experiencebanks who hand over their life experiences to run society to the youth to further take up thesociety for the continuity of life and its progressive upward mobility. Objective: The aim of studywas to explore the interrelationship of older persons’ health care and social protection in thelight of United Nations Principles for Older Persons in Rawalpindi city. Study Design: CrossSectional Study. Materials and Methods: Structured questionnaire was developed to collectinformation on Older Persons’ health, economic and psychological status. In this regard, anextensive questionnaire was designed and pre-tested vigorously. Place & Duration of Study:The data collection was done in various union councils of Rawalpindi city. The study durationwas three months and lasted from September 2013 to December 2013. Results: Family isconcerned about the welfare of OPs but the financial liabilities. In 82.8% cases children werefound to be caring whereas in 17.2% cases kids were totally forgetful. 46% OPs were primarilynursed by their spouses and 34% by sons or daughters. 44.3% OPs still managed their financialaffairs. In 66% case no secondary financial facility was provided by the government. 28.9%cases were those where OPs requested help from other sources. Conclusions: The IslamicJurisprudence, Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan and UN Principles demand thegovernments and states to intervene in the situation and make sure that the OPs are enjoyingequal access to independence, (social) participation, care, self-fulfillment and dignity.

scholarly journals Older‐Age Social Pensions and Poverty: Revisiting Assumptions on Targeting and Universalism

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gibran Cruz-Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Income Poverty ◽  
Counterfactual Reasoning ◽  
Social Pension ◽  
Domestic Products

Whether social protection benefits should be assigned to all (universal) or kept only for those who meet specific criteria (targeting) remains one of the most contentious questions in social policy research. The purpose of this article is to revisit three assumptions on the two main social policy options for the provision of social benefits to older persons. Each assumption is assessed through counterfactual reasoning using a combination of literature review and statistical analysis with a global perspective. The study finds that (i) 79 countries would be economically able to shift from targeted noncontributory pensions to basic universal noncontributory pensions with less than 1.2 per cent of the respective national gross domestic products; (ii) 16 countries have means‐tested/region‐tested noncontributory pensions more expensive than a hypothetical basic universal social pension; (iii) an arbitrary threshold of “economic development” is not a limitation for implementing social pensions; and (iv) at least 17 countries with relatively low economic development have successfully implemented social pensions without means targeting. Therefore, contrary to what several international organizations and scholars have argued, universal social pensions are politically and economically viable and efficient strategies to alleviate income poverty.

scholarly journals Social protection of the old: European tendencies

2010 ◽  
pp. 229-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janko Drca
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Active Role ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Demographic Aging ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Level

Europe, in which the process of demographic aging is the most expressive one (from 25 countries with the oldest population in the world, 24 are from Europe), recognized and defined the numerous documents of its policy and attitude towards the problems of aging population, position and rights of older persons, and therefore the social protection of these persons. It is particularly noted that in the year 2030 the number of 80 - year-old people will be doubled, and that, among other things, inevitably carries an increased demand for care (general and medical) and further development of various forms of social and health care of these people. Therefore, the EU countries are planning significant increases in participation costs for social protection in the country's GDP and development of all existing and establishing new forms of social protection of older persons. Their goal is clear: to enable the elderly to remain active members of society, to live a dignified life and to play an active role in public, social and cultural life, to freely choose their style of life and to live independent lives in their family environment, to guarantee life for elderly people in the institutions of social protection were they would have adequate support and respect and possibility to participate in decisions concerning living conditions in the institution. That is why it insists on raising public awareness and improving the scientific understanding of the need to respect the high level of civil and social rights and freedoms of older persons, especially the development of various non-institutional forms of social care, inclusive social development and inclusion of elderly, providing a high quality of life at old age, developing inter-generational solidarity, development of prevention measures and actions to mitigate adverse environmental impacts, the multidisciplinary approach, financial sustainability, and decentralization of the system. .

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