We are immersed in a profound rethinking of the care system for the elderly, which seeks to better match the services to the real needs of people. In this context, home care is consolidated, day after day, as one of the pillars of the new model, since more and more people want to stay at home as long as possible and with quality care.
In this process, the care of the future should be characterized by a person-centered care methodology, the integration of health and social services, a firm commitment to professionalization and the use of technology.
We talk about all this in this Special Monograph on Home Care
Do you already know how and where you will live your last years?
An article by Juan Carlos Santamaría, Director of Communication at Inithealth
In less than 30 years the number of people over 65 years of age in Spain has doubled and among the projections of the National Institute of Statistics (INE) for the year 2050 is that people over 65 years of age will be over 30% of the population, hoping that…
Home palliative care in the last phases
of the disease and last years of life
An article by Dr. Elia Martínez, specialist in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. SECPAL Communications Member
The fact that the population tends to progressively age with an increase in life expectancy is a well-documented phenomenon. At the same time, avoiding death and making the disease chronic by making use of all opportunities…
Home intervention:
key to the quality of life of the elderly
An article from the Social Work Group of the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (SEGG)
One of the great challenges of home care is to provide comprehensive care so that the elderly remain in their homes for as long as possible with quality of life. The home or residence of the elderly person is the place where…
Who cares for the caregiver?
Attending to the well-being of the elderly caregiver
An article by Mayte Vázquez Resino, Health Psychologist
It is a fact that life expectancy has nearly doubled in the last century as a result of advances in medicine, care, sanitation, and industrialization. Today’s societies live long enough to experience a variety of physical, cognitive, and social changes that accompany aging, some of which may undermine
Evolution and needs of geriatric home care
An article by Núria Santacalina, Social Worker and Life Projects Coordinator of the Residence and Day Center El Palauet de Sant Feliu
Much has been said in recent years about the aging of the population and, therefore, the increase in life expectancy, thanks, to a large extent, to the existence of and access to a health system…
Home for the elderly
An article by Dr. Nurse Marta Fernández Batalla, Resident of Family and Community Nursing, and Andrea Sierra Ortega, Director of CODEM Educa; Sorge Academy (MISC UAH Research Group)
What do you think when you enter the house of that person with gray hair who has already lived for more than 70 years? What does the house of your elderly neighbor or neighbor transmit to you? Do you remember when you used to go to…
Geriatric physiotherapy at home: another world
An article by Gabriel Hernán Santana, freelance physiotherapist at home specializing in Geriatrics, Official College of Physiotherapists of the Canary Islands (COFC)
The need for home physiotherapy George Engel developed the biopsychosocial model in 1977 as a response to the biomedical model, which addressed disease as a strictly biological problem. In his new postulate, Engel highlighted the influence of three spheres (biological, psychological…
What are we doing for and for our elders?
An article by María Leal, CEO and founder of Plennio
Spain is at its all-time high for ageing. What’s more, we are the fourth country with the oldest population in the European Union. Thus, the demographic pyramid that we have all studied in schools for a long time has been turning into a column that, little by little, is narrowing…
Food in home care
Romina Polo i Nolla, Nutritionist and Key Account of Campofrio Health Care
The increase in life expectancy in recent years due to improvements in hygienic-sanitary conditions and economic and social development has led to a progressive aging of the population. In Spain, during the last decade of the last century, it has experienced intense growth…
How to have the hospital at home?
Being in your own room
An article by David Roa Arbeteta, senior health and wellness expert
It is estimated that 70% of Spaniards made use of telemedicine in 2022, a percentage that has only grown since the pandemic and which represents a challenge for the Spanish health system to digitize and adapt as quickly as the …
The home care model for the elderly is a model for the future
An article by Susana Valladolid, manager of the Association of Service Companies for Dependency (AESTE)
We find ourselves in a social context in which talking about home care for the elderly should be a priority in any political program, since the life expectancy of the Spanish is increasingly higher and the role of the adult…
Telecare and telemedicine, a common-law couple
An article by Fernando Sánchez Luque, director of communication Essence Group Spain
The possibility of aging at home has been a reality for a long time thanks to technology. Older people can aspire to have a full life at home where they have spent their best years independently, without losing autonomy and feeling safe in…
Role of occupational therapy in
home care for the elderly
An article by several authors from the Official College of Occupational Therapists of Galicia (COTOGA)
Occupational Therapy (OT) is a socio-sanitary profession that uses occupation, understood as those activities of daily life, to promote the health and well-being of people. When people engage in an occupation, they do so within a social and physical environment.…
Occupational therapy at home
An article by Sonia Terrón Pérez, Occupational Therapist in home care, responsible for Mas Terapia in Madrid
Occupational therapy is a health profession, which through the assessment of the physical, mental, sensory and social abilities and problems of the individual, aims, with adequate treatment, to enable them to achieve the greatest possible degree of independence in their daily life. contributing…
Dietitian-Nutritionist: Hope for quality of life
An article by Pilar Amigó, Núria Mallén, Roser Martí, Anna Pons, Dietitians-Nutritionists of the Col·legi de Diestistes-Nutricionistes de Catalunya (CoDiNuCat)
The increase in life expectancy is one of the great successes of advances in the health, pharmaceutical and scientific-technological sectors. These advances, together with the improvement in life habits and the comforts of the modern world, have achieved…
Advanced telecare: live safely and independently
at home longer
An article by Emilio Negro González, Director of Nursing at the Sisters Hospitallers centers in Palencia and Burgos
Guaranteeing the right of older people to live fully in the place they choose is a priority in today’s society. There are many public administrations that already include these concepts in their health and socio-sanitary care programs…
Technology and nutrition: the revolution of
digital applications in nursing homes
An article by Iván García, Business Excellence Manager Geriatrics Channel of Fresenius Kabi Spain
The use of applications and other technologies such as big data or artificial intelligence applied to the field of health allows, among other things, to improve health care and control, above all, the chronically ill and the elderly population. In this sense, applications related to…
The help that dependent elderly people need
An article by Marina Sáez, Director of the Institute of Neurorehabilitation and Active Aging of Malaga – Fundación Juan Cruzado
With small gestures and actions, we can all promote the autonomy of dependent people in the performance of Activities of Daily Living (ADL). Promoting the autonomy of the person cared for benefits caregivers, since…
CUIDAPP.me, an app that facilitates assistance for home rehabilitation
An article from the University of Burgos
The computer application CUIDAPP.me facilitates assistance for home rehabilitation through a digital tool that allows assisted users to be guided and supported in accessing exercises and activities to improve their progression and physical condition. These functionalities facilitate greater independence and normality in people’s lives, especially…
Provision of long-term care in rural areas
An article from the Ruralcare Project, Ministry of Family and Equal Opportunities of the Junta de Castilla y León
Ruralcare is an innovative project that offers people with dependency, disability or chronic illness the necessary support so that they can remain at home, developing their life project, their daily activities, participation in the community…
Taking care of the treasure of our society
An article by Marta Lorenzo Revuelta and Inmaculada González Allende, Founders and CEOs of Sumando Vida, a member of Cluster SIVI
Entering people’s homes is the greatest sign of trust, which is why it is so important to value and professionalize home care for the elderly. In recent years we have registered a large increase in longevity to…
The digitization of Social Services
An article by Miguel Ángel Montero Martínez, Head of Health and Social Services INETUM, partner of Cluster SIVI
In recent years we have been witnessing a profound transformation in everything that affects Social Services, which has to do with two fundamental aspects: The growth of the sector Some Autonomous Communities have developed new lines of service, which is…
INTecum makes it easier for people with a disease
in an advanced or terminal phase continue living at home
An article from the INTecum Project, Ministry of Family and Equal Opportunities of the Junta de Castilla y León
INTecum is a new project that offers people with an illness in an advanced or terminal phase the support they need so that they can continue living in the chosen home while the disease evolves. It also offers support…
“A Gusto en Casa” makes it easier for people to stay
in their own home with the support they need
An article from the initiative “A Gusto en Casa”, Ministry of Family and Equal Opportunities of the Junta de Castilla y León
“A Gusto en Casa” is a new way of serving…