Nursing home in the United States more closely resemble five-star hotels with good health care services. They have nothing in common with similar institutions in Russia. Still, scientists believe intramural care for the old man more useful than translating it into a specialized agency.
Professor, School of patronage at the University of Missouri Rantts Marilyn says that now experts believe it prudent to transfer elderly people with serious chronic illnesses, specialized nursing home Where they are given a qualified medical care. But in the psychological sense of this sometimes do more harm than good in a physiological sense.
"Adults who want to remain healthy and independent in their old age, but traditional methods of care to the elderly nursing homes seriously undermine the independence of patients and affect their quality of life - says Rantts. - If you allow people to age in the community, providing them with the expert assistance as appropriate, it will significantly strengthen their emotional state. Most people do not have to translate into nursing home ".
Aging at home (aging-in-place) is adopted in the United States model of life in which the old and the sick man is in his house, and receives all necessary medical and social assistance, intramural care as long as possible. Only in case of sickness and disease progression such a person can be placed in an institution.
Lasted four years research has shown that when this model the average annual cost of maintaining an older person are reduced by thousands of dollars. A mental and physical health of elderly people is strengthened.
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