Post on 20-Jan-2016
Family and professional care for the
elderly- it’s quality and challenges
Tina Lipar, Klemen Jerinc, Mateja Zabukovec
ANTON TRSTENJAK INSTITUTEANTON TRSTENJAK INSTITUTEof Gerontology and Intergenerational Relationsof Gerontology and Intergenerational Relations
ANTON TRSTENJAK INSTITUTEANTON TRSTENJAK INSTITUTEof Gerontology and Intergenerational Relationsof Gerontology and Intergenerational Relations
Anton Trstenjak Institute of gerontology and intergenerational relations (1992)
• national scientific and expert institution• interdisciplinary work (sociology,
psychology, medical science, social work,..)
• has quite early realised the seriousness of demographic changes in Slovenia and therefore made some studies, developed new social programmes and implemented new social programmes in this field
The main focus is given to the development of the new programmes for quality ageing and good intergenerational relations
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• persons over 80 in EU:23 million in 2010 37 million in 2030
• % of dependency
Men Women65-70 years Older than 80 65-70 years Older than 80
7.1 % 27.7 % 9.4 % 36.3 %
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• The Standpoints, Needs and Potentials of Slovenian people aged 50+(N: 1047, representative sample, 2010)
- 64.3 % rather stay at home
- 29.9 % rather move to an institution for the elderly
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Percentage of old people (65+) living in institutions for the elderly
SOURCE: Annex to GECD Society at a Glance 2002., Statistical Annex Table C6
Netherlands
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
France
Germany
Canada
Australia
Japan Finland
Belgium
United States United Kingdom
Ireland
Austria Italy
Slovenia
9 %
7 %
6 %4-5 %
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Who takes care?
Italy (n= 990)
G. Britain (n= 995)
Germany (n= 1003)
Slovenia
(n=218)
Average Age 53.4 54.5 53.8 51.9
% of women 77.1 75.4 76.1 80.49
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What about the quality of care?
• The Standpoints, Needs and Potentials of Slovenian people aged 50+
• 96 % satisfied • 2.9 % complaints about being left alone
lack of respite care facilities
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Course for family carers
• Method: social learning
• exchange of good experiences and knowledge
- solving problems
- learnig about new topics
• 8 educational meetings (2 hours per week)
• family carers’ club• (2 hours, per month)
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• 1; family member from a family carers’ perspective, communication
• 2; trouble making older family member• 3; taking care of elderly with dementia• 4; taking care of caregivers’ health• 5; physiotherapy in relation to family
care• 6; taking care of elderly relative at
home• 7; older relative cannot be cared at
home• 8; transcience of life• 9; preprations for club of family carers
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Positive aspects of course meetings
• knowledge about caregiving• exchange of good practices• useful informations• contact with experts and institutions related to caregiving• less social isolation • mutual support• cost benefit programme
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“It becomes easier to solve the problems, that occur regularly. Bearing in mind, that there are many other people struggling the same battle, makes homecaring easier to cope.”
(Family carer)