Question

How will the values and expectations of this generation change LTC?

Answer 1

LONG TERM CARE

• Long-term care includes a broad continum of services that address the needs of people who are  disabled and require help with the basic activities of everyday living
• In a long term care facility, people will be assisted with activities of daily living with dressing, toileting, and walking, as well as bathing

Generation change and long term care

• The present genereation is hypercognitive becauseof the exposure to internet, mass media, mobile phones and social network
• Their attitude and thinking level is different from the very past generations
• More services will be required for the treatment and management of chronic and acute health conditions and disabilities in the next generation, because the demanding of health care will be incresed
• More access to health care and facilities enhances their collaberation with multiple health care organizations
• Future generation wish to remain autonomous and in their own homes, to have smaller families and fewer available caregivers
• they tend to work beyond age 65, and to be more culturally diverse.
• They also in need of integration of  acute, primary and long-term care with supportive non-medical services required to maintain physical and cognitive function and a high quality of life.
• U S census beauru projects reported that, by 2050 there will be people 65 and older will represent 20% of the total U.S. population because of increased life expectancy
• There will be the challenge of assuring that sufficient resources and an effective service system are available in coming years, when the elderly population is twice what it is today

• Health professionals must be able to assess needs accurately and teach at all levels of population due to increased demand of services according to new generation population

• Due to incresed tax rates need to be raised ,economic growth is retarded due to high service costs and the general well-being of future generations of workers is worse than that of current workers due to service costs and income transfers there will be more demanding of health care facilities for long term care

• Factors such as

1. Increse in social security payments
2. Growing of medical care insurance costs
3. Increased burden associated with uncovered medical expenses including pharmaceuticals

will increse the additional burden for long term care

• The new generation people, due to incresed knowledge and exposure demand high quality of care in the long term facility
• There will be  anticipated shortages among nurses, social workers, and geriatricians due to these high demands and possible factors like because of low wages and lack of benefits, few opportunities for career advancement, and competition from other sectors.
• Care givrers  should be encouraged to use technology as one tool to create innovative and affordable long-term care.