The Ageing Population And The Demand For Social Care Provision

In recent years, the number of people who live in nursing homes in England, Wales and Scotland has been increasing. Some people believe that the family should pay for the care of nursing homes. However, I argue that the government should take responsibility for the cost. The first reason is that some people are too old to pay for the care of other family members and the second reason is that some families cannot afford to pay for the care.

The challenges and impact of Baby Boomers on long-term care systems are going to modify the manner in which traditional health care, patient access, financial payments and treatment are delivered. Baby Boomers will have an extensive amount of care maintenance needs involving various rehabilitation conditions, acute and chronic illnesses, which will require a significant amount of thoroughly trained gerontologists, skilled nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, community advocates, and family involvement. This article explores options sought to reduce the costs to society and Baby Boomers as innovative savings, tax credit options, and other alternative long-term care financing choices lessening the impact on the long-term care system.

The majority of carers are women (finch and groves 1983) and significant proportions are under the age of 18. This is known as a young carer, which is defined as ‘someone, under the age of 18, who looks after, or helps to care for, a family member who has a disability, mental ill health, a blood borne virus or a problematic use of drugs or alcohol. They may provide hands-on caring, and/or may be affected themselves by someone in their family who needs care’ (Dundee Carers Centre, 2009). There are difficulties identifying young carers because many do not disclose their caring role for fear of being separated from their parents and family members, bullying and social exclusion. Also there is a large amount of emotional strain for younger carers who do not access the services they are entitled to.

How have social policies and changes to the Australian welfare state affected the aged population.

We can’t purport to have a national goal to “eliminate health disparities” and continue to accept the social inequities that come from such a major gap in wealth. If we hope to solve the pressing issues of eldercare, these inequities must be addressed head on now and in the future. Otherwise, those who are caregivers now may not have access to the care they will need in the future.

“Caregivers fulfill an important role not only for those that they assist, but for society as a whole. While this care is unpaid, its value has been estimated at 257 billion dollars annually. (Arno, P.S. Economic Value of Informal Caregiving. Annual Meeting of the American

Care homes should provide a quality of service meeting the needs of the residents as in a normal setting. However, the institutionalised nature of the care has many negative impacts on the residents’ as they perceive it is as negative form of care and a service denying independence, autonomy, privacy, power and other principle of human rights. Elderly are abused and neglected in some care homes while large proportions of staff caring for them are untrained and incompetent in caring. Funding for elderly care is major issue, on one extreme elderly are being forced to pay for care and on the other local authorities struggle to manage service within their budget.#

As our population ages there are more individuals who are relying on the assistance and the care from others in order to perform tasks throughout their day. With this reliance on other individual’s assistance the elderly population is at an increased rate of experiencing a form of abuse from their caregiver. Children or a spouse are often found to be the abuser for elderly individuals who are still living in the community setting (DeLiema, Navarro, Enguidanos, &Wilber, 2015). This is becoming a growing concern, as it is estimated that around 10% of the United States elderly population is currently or has experiences at least one form of abuse. The forms of abuse that can occur include physical, sexual, psychological or emotional, financial

Studies have found correlation of elder abuse with two main factors; caregiver stress and social isolation (Johannesen & Logiudice, 2013). Caregivers who become overwhelmed or do not understand the needs of the careers’ were more likely to have reports or allegations of financial, neglect, or emotional abuse.

A study that used data from the National Long-Term Care Survey (NLTCS) was conducted at the Center for Demographic Studies at Duke University to look at who receives in-home care from a sample of 2428 adults. They found that overall the odds of receiving at least one hour of home care services were about 2 times greater for older people with family incomes over $75,000 per year and at the same time, the odds for receiving the same services for individuals with family incomes over $30,000 were .22 times the odds of families in the lowest income category (Alexander L. Janus1* and John Ermisch2). The same study showed that 63% of caregivers were paid by personal sources and 28% by Medicaid (Alexander L. Janus1* and John Ermisch2). This means that only 9% of the caregivers work with individuals that fall between the highest income category and the lowest income category further showing the lack of HCBS services accessible to the population of people 65 and older who do not fall in the middle income

The current population of the United States according to the 2010 census is over 308 million. The median age is now 37.2 percent, up from 35.3 percent in 2000. Seven states recorded a median age of 40 or older. Of the total population 50.8 percent are female 49.2 percent male.

In addition, eldercare has also become a more complex institution that involves six key stakeholder groups, which are care recipients, community-based service agencies, employers, government programs, healthcare providers, informal caregivers, and nongovernmental programs (Bookman & Kimbrel, 2011). Unfortunately, there are times they each appear to operate as separate entities, which leads to occasional overlaps in care, that interferes with their objectives of ensuring that older adults can age with dignity and that informal caregivers receive their appropriate assistance and attention according to Bookman and Kimbrel (2011). There is a mounting body of literature that proposes that in addition to providing an array of instrumental and emotional

A caregiver can be a relative, a paid worker in the home, a nursing home staff member, or another person. The elder can be exploited by their caretakers, including the failure to use the helpless person’s income and resources to provide for their care. Most of the abusers have a common gain with the abuse such as the elder’s money or property. Some have no gain and abuse to abuse. Family members may see their elderly relative as a nuisance or a financial lighthouse. They care for nothing more than to have the money or the belongings then the person. Caregivers in faculties such as nursing home staff are more likely to inflict physical or sexual abuse. They do not treat the elderly person in a way that is fit for the job of a caretaker. A caregiver is more at risk of being an abuser if they have personal problems, such as alcohol or medication abuse, mental or emotional illness, or low self-esteem, or were abused as a child. Elders are more at risk of becoming a victim is they are isolated, feel loneliness, went through a recent loss, have mental or physical disabilities, have a lack of knowledge in finances, or have unemployed family members and/or have substance abusing difficulties. Elderly women are more commonly reported. Elderly men are still reported just not as frequently. The older the senior is the more at risk. Seniors living with a caregiver or depend on someone else for assistance or care are more likely to receive abuse. If they have any type of mental illness like dementia, they can be easier to control and abuse. Elders can be more susceptible to abuse if they have individual characteristics such as loyalty to the caregiver, willing to accept blame, socially isolated or have had a poor relationship with a caregiver in the past, or have had problems with alcohol, medication, or drug abuse. Also if the elder is trusting they can fall to abuse of anyone wanting easy

For the elderly population is at risk of being affected by the health care crisis that currently exist in the United States in the near future. Many individuals have conflicting views on how resources should be allocated to this population, but as health care workers we should advocate for the best interest of this population. Resources should not be allocated in a certain way based on a human being age. The article, Paying the Price: The Pressing Need for Quality, Cost, and

There are several effects and problems caused by the fact that the population of the UK appears to be growing older. Throughout this essay i will attempt to identify these numerous problems, which include the history and demography of the country, overview of the problem, causes and effects and eventually the solution. Then I will attempt to round the essay off with an effective conclusion which will identify the key body of my text and give a general consensus of what I have stated.