Essays about: "elderly in-home assistance"

Found 3 essays containing the words elderly in-home assistance.

1. 1. Discretion and people-production in home care. : The Moldovan example

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA)

   Author : Glenn Möllergren; [2022]
   Keywords : Moldova; assembly line logic; home care; discretion; elderly care; people production; social assistance; gerontology; professionalism;

   Abstract : One in two home care workers in Sweden express a desire to leave their jobs. Home care provision and needs assessment increasingly work according to an assembly line logic, depriving care assistants and assistance officers of discretion, and putting care recipients at risk for social exclusion and neglectance. READ MORE

3. 2. Interactive Technologies for Elderly Care

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi

   Author : Alexander Pettersson; André Nilsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Interaction design; Elderly care; Home care; IoT; Node-RED; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : As the population is getting older, the demand for home care services is continuously increasing. According to industry forecasts, utilizing the current work methods in home care would probably not satisfy the future needs of older people. A few critical areas in home care are the daily visits and the nightly supervisions. READ MORE

4. 3. ICT System Design & Implementation Using Wireless Sensors to Support Elderly In-home Assistance

   University essay from Sektionen för Informationsvetenskap, Data– och Elektroteknik (IDE)

   Author : Thomas Josef Lampoltshammer; Stefan Plank; Thomas Nowotny; [2011]
   Keywords : elderly in-home assistance; ict; sensor; energy; ehealth;

   Abstract : Around the globe the number of older people in relation to the rest is constantly growing. As a result, medical and care facilities cannot handle the growing number of patients. Therefore, elderly in-home assistance gets more attention an importance. READ MORE