Continuous Care Model in the community for Home - bound elderly Chumphae Subdistrict, Khonkaen Province

Abstract

This participation action research aims to study the continuous care model in the community for home - bound elderly Chumphae, Sub-District, Khon Kaen Province. Data were collected using interviews and group discussions. from the home - bound elderly of 60 people and the caregivers of 60 during March to August 2020. The data were analyzed by computer programs to acquire percentage, mean, standard deviation, median, minimum, maximum, and using paired sample t-test to determine the mean score difference of satisfaction and action. Qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis.

The findings revealed that the key success factor was do the good tracking system by 1) home - bound elderly caregivers training 2) development of home visit model home - bound elderly 3) arrangement of an environment conducive to accident prevention in a home - bound elderly and 4) supervision and continuous monitoring of home-bound elderly care operations.  The home-bound elderly group had a 91.67% satisfaction level of home visitation services after development.

It is suggested that the stakeholders should assist the home-bound elderly in pursuing routine activities that remain moderately dependent on others. And the stakeholders should reflect the operations using after-action review (AAR) and lesson learned techniques to keep the results updated throughout the cycle