Home Care in the supporting of elderly people with dependence: a reflection on its application in primary care

Authors

  • Sandra Maria Luciano Pozzoli UNIMAR - UNIVERSIDADE DE MARÍLIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2012v15i4p155-167

Keywords:

Home care services, Primary health care, Elderly

Abstract

The demographic and social changes point for the necessity of a organization of a home care network together with a primary care health service to take care of elderly with dependence. The objectives of this article are: to discuss the organization of primary care services and home care in its legal bases; to analyze the suggestion of the Project “Better in Home”, from the Health Ministry, as a model of Brazilian home care and reflect how these services can promote mental health to the caregiver as well to the elderly. We conclude that the integration of primary and home care services can give a support to the physical and mental health of the elderly and their families.

Author Biography

Sandra Maria Luciano Pozzoli, UNIMAR - UNIVERSIDADE DE MARÍLIA

Enfermeira, especialista em Enfermagem de Saúde Pública (UNIFESP), especialista em Mediação Familiar (Associazione Famiglie Nuove - Itália), Mestre em Gerontologia (PUC -SP), docente do curso de Medicina da UNIMAR - Universidade de Marília.

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Published

2013-10-29

How to Cite

Pozzoli, S. M. L. (2013). Home Care in the supporting of elderly people with dependence: a reflection on its application in primary care. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 15(4), 155–167. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2012v15i4p155-167

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 4 (2012)

Section

Papers

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