| Abstrakt: |
Population ageing and the provision of health care for the elderly and the aged is proving to be a serious problem, especially during a pandemic and the subsequent economic crisis. The shortage of health professionals, and even more so of those providing health care for the elderly population, is of paramount importance. The elderly have polymorbidity, which is most often expressed by cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension or respiratory diseases, which is a prerequisite for a more severe course of various infectious diseases. When this happens during the Kovid pandemic, things seem even more serious, and problems worsen instead of being solved. The elderly who are institutionalized deserve greater attention because of the risk of loneliness and social isolation resulting from the closure of health facilities and the prohibition of visits by relatives and friends. Although the virus can affect people of any age, older people appear to be the most vulnerable group in the population and the most severely affected. All this calls for greater and special attention to the health care needs of this specific age group. Purpose of the study: Exploring key issues related to the delivery of quality health care in nursing homes during the COVID pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
