Importance Of The Elderly

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In developed countries, one-fifth of the population is 60 and over; in 2050 it is expected that this ratio increases almost a third. In developed countries, it is expected that the proportion of the population Elderly increase of 8 percent in 2005 to almost 20 percent in 2050. The number of people "very, very old ", those who are 80 or older will increase from 86 million in 2005 to 394 million in 2050. By 2050 most of the people "very, very old" will live in developing countries. In almost all societies, women account for the largest number and proportion of older people, even among the elderly. Increasing worldwide life span results in a greater number of elderly in need of a wider range of health services as well as health promotion, disease …show more content…

Meeting the objective requires enough qualified personnel. ICN and national nursing associations (NNAs) have the responsibility to exercise pressure and advocate in this regard, as well as consider the question the aging of social worker in order to ensure the future quality services for elderly. There is a tendency to consider the elderly as a homogeneous group. ICN believes firmly believe that older people need to have the right to expect individualized treatment or care plans developed with the nurse, a key member of the health …show more content…

Often, the professional moves only by their inner will put before its shares their values and moral stance. For an action with ethical commitment users, it has the legal support of the profession's Code of Ethics, which conducts professional for an ethical-political course in their actions. According to Ferguson and Lavalette (2013), working with the elderly is an emerging demand of social worker. Working social exclusion due to age requires competence to understand the changes that old experiences during this new phase, given the totality of older population, which involves social, biological and psychological context of the subject elderly. When the social worker is part of a professional responsible for a group of elderly, they need to have the ability to perform actions that not only the recreational needs of the elderly, occupation of their free time, but social worker must have an innovative look and work the elderly in their all while providing the social, psychological and biological development of that

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