Language: English

ISSN: 0010-700X

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ISSN: 0952-8652

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ISSN: 1470-8647

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ISSN: 1470-8647

Language: English

ISSN: 1470-8647

Abstract/Notes: Health protection and social status improvement are complex processes that require multidisciplinary approach. Hereupon the complexity in planning and realization of annual programme plans regarding health and social protection of citizens realized at a local level by the Municipality of Karposh. Through the annual programme activities, the local self-government plans and promotes healthy generations that will acquire healthy eating habits and creates, i.e. provides normal psychosocial development throughout their lives. In order to contribute in this area, the Municipality of Karposh established the Department for Child, Social and Health Care. The way of work and the activities of this Department are prevention, monitoring field conditions for each issue and timely resolution of problems in accordance with the competences of the local self-government and the legislative of the Republic of Macedonia. Of particular importance is the cooperation of the Municipality with other state institutions, the non-governmental sector and the international organizations through which it exchanges knowledge and experiences. From that aspect, the Municipality of Karposh creates programme activities regarding health and social policy of children, equally including children from persons/families at social risk. A number of activities aimed at the non-institutional forms of social protection of the vulnerable groups affected by the effects of poverty and social exclusion and activities for promotion of education are realized. The activities aimed at these target groups include all children from the earliest age, and in some urban communities where the Roma or Albanian population is dominant, special attention is paid to social inclusion and preventive health care of children of these ethnicities. The public awareness of health care of the population is being raised from every aspect through professional workshops, announcements, professional presentations and trainings and other forms of education. These activities are usually conducted by social and health workers and predagogists from the Department for Child, Social and Health Protection and the NGO sector, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy and international educational centres such as the “Montessori” Centre. The Municipality of Karposh does not forget its “third age” citizens. Through cultural and entertaining programmes, the youngest assemble and entertain the guardians of retirement homes, “Humane patrols” active on field are organized that help in the daily life of fragile, old and ill persons that are unable to leave their homes. Through its programme activities, the Department for Child, Social and Health Care in the Municipality of Karposh encompasses all groups of citizens on the territory of the local self-government, regardless of their sex, gender, age or ethnicity.

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ISSN: 1857-6222

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ISSN: 1071-6246

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DOI: 10.1353/ctn.2012.0004

ISSN: 1075-7201

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ISSN: 1071-6246

Abstract/Notes: HOME 4 CARE® (H4C) is an NIA-funded SBIR study in which a mobile app is being developed and tested with clients and staff in the Home Health environment. With the increased prevalence of dementia, demand has increased for education and interventions that can be used to treat and/or circumvent the responsive behaviors associated with the condition. While much emphasis has been placed on improving dementia care in LTC over the last decade, the thrust to improve dementia care in home health has lagged behind. This is unfortunate, because 58% of PWD live in the community. The app consists of three main components: (1) Montessori-based digital activities for persons with dementia, (2) interactive, video-based dementia training modules for care partners, and (3) a “Get to Know You” module that enables staff to better understand their clients’ activity, care, and social preferences. The study explores the effects of the activities on engagement/affect, satisfaction with activities, the training modules’ effects on knowledge transfer, and satisfaction with the Get to Know You module. Preliminary outcomes are promising. H4C activities have produced a 34% increase in constructive engagement (p<.01) and a 100% decrease in non-engagement, as compared to other interventions for PWD. Client satisfaction with activities was 90%. The H4C Training modules increased staff dementia knowledge by 21% (p<.01). Staff have reported high satisfaction with the Get to Know You Module. The presentation will discuss outcomes to-date, lessons learned about developing mobile apps for PWD, and future plans and extensions of HOME 4 CARE®.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.2075

ISSN: 2399-5300