Integrated care for the elderly in primary care for healthy aging

Abstract

The rapid aging of the world's population is an important demographic, medical and social problem. Elderly people have physical condition and deterioration with age. There is a risk of developing chronic diseases and increasing the risk of disability due to need to get long-term treatment care. Thailand is entering Advanced aging society within the next decade Elderly people are highly affected by Coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic compared to other age groups especially health, physical, economic, social causes loss of years of health. The purpose of this article is to present the concept. Integrated care is person-centered, focusing on the needs of the elderly. and access to services age appropriate It relies on close involvement with family and community. This is in line with the World Health Organization Policy and Action Plan for Aging Health. By increasing the competence within the person (Intrinsic capacity) and the ability to do daily activities (Functional ability) to help slow down the deterioration of the elderly with the goal of healthy aging. Thailand is the center of knowledge about aging and proactive innovation. Integrated Care for Older People has developed a tool that assesses performance deterioration on a person-centered basis. in conjunction with 6 aspects of care at the primary level, consisting of 1) cognitive competence 2) Movement performance 3) Life force 4) Visual performance 5) Auditory performance 6) Psychological performance through close engagement with families and support of public health, social and community policies.