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Older adults have been referred to as "the core business of healthcare" by gerontological nursing experts. [17] [18] Population aging and the complexity of health care needs of some older adults means that older adults are more likely than younger people to use health care services. [13] In many settings, the majority of patients are older adults.
An old man at a nursing home in Norway. Elderly care, or simply eldercare (also known in parts of the English-speaking world as aged care), serves the needs of old adults.It encompasses assisted living, adult daycare, long-term care, nursing homes (often called residential care), hospice care, and home care.
The NICHE Program provides the principles, resources and tools to stimulate a change in the culture of health care facilities and achieve patient-centered care for older adult patients. It is affordable and comprehensive, and benefits hospitals in a number of ways: Improved clinical outcomes; Positive fiscal results; Enhanced nursing competencies
By 2030, older people are expected to outnumber children aged 10 to 14 (1.35 billion versus 1 billion), eventually surpassing the number of adolescents and young people worldwide. [ 6 ] Nurses need to be prepared to provide safe, effective and quality care to this population, including learning to recognise the unique differences in cultural ...
Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long-term care. The current evidence suggests that software-based interventions to identify medications that could contribute to delirium risk and recommend a pharmacist's medication review probably reduces incidence of delirium in older adults in long-term care. [41]
CGAs for older people with frailty who do not live in a long-term care institution could improve medication adherence, patient functioning, quality of care, and reduce the risk of unplanned hospital admissions. [3] [17] At the same time CGA for this demographic seems to have no impact on death or nursing home admissions. [17] [18]