What is it about?
In this study was we listened to the voice of the next of kin and the home care nurse. We want to learn about factors that enable frail older adults to live in their own homes.
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Why is it important?
This article reinforced our impression that the older adults want to stay in their home as long as possible. The relatives, their resources and motivation to provide care, seemed to be crucial for how long older adults with heavy care burden could stay at home. The municipalities offered a combination of comprehensive home care, day centres, and revolving short-term stays to enable them to live at home. Good organization reduce the level of care burden stress.
Perspectives
In this article we learn that technological equipment alone is not the solution for older adults. Many of them needed assistance to operate and ordinary telephone. The increase in frail older adult is a great challenge for our faith in well fare for all.
Liv Wergeland Sørbye
VID Vitenskapelige Hogskole
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This page is a summary of: Should frail older adults be in long-term care facilities?, Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, February 2018, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s155372.
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