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Achievements and challenges in geriatric care, education and training
— the case of Israel | | Author(s) | Sarah Carmel |
| Journal title | Bold, vol 23, no 2, February 2013 |
| Publisher | International Institute on Ageing (United Nations - Malta), February 2013 |
| Pages | pp 2-10 |
| Source | www.inia.org.mt |
| Keywords | Medical workers ; Teaching hospitals ; Training [welfare work] ; Israel. |
| Annotation | The growing population of older people with chronic diseases and functional limitations challenges societies with increased needs for care. Concomitantly, the ability of families to provide care to disabled family members has diminished, mainly due to increased participation of women in the labour force, and changes in family structure. Thus, much of the responsibility for, and care of, frail older people is transferred to community and governmental services. This paper portrays Israel's network of services for its older citizens, and its current educational programmes in geriatrics and gerontology, focusing on achievements as well as on challenges for the future. As is the case in many developed countries, Israel is facing a constant increase in demand for health and welfare services, as well as for paid care workers, while the current laws and networks of services are insufficient. The gap between supply and demand in services is anticipated to increase in the coming years due to the current and foreseen shortage in professionals, such as geriatricians and family physicians, nurses, and other health professionals. Ageism is probably one of the underlying causes for this situation. Knowledge in geriatrics and gerontology is rapidly growing, and can be used for improving policies, services, and - ultimately - older people's quality of life. However, the pace of its implementation is very slow. One of the most effective ways to improve services for the old and the frail is by incorporating updated knowledge in educational programmes for formal caregivers. Hence, combating ageism, recruiting employees in the field, and developing appropriate educational and training programmes for formal and informal caregivers are all important targets in addressing current needs for high quality care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130503205 A |
| Classmark | QT: V6: QW: 7H6 |
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