Caring for the Elderly in the next Normal Era: Perspectives of People in Semi-urban and Rural Community
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This phenomenology research aimed to 1) to describe the meaning of next normal of caring for the elderly according to the perception of semi-urban and rural communities, 2) explain perspectives of people on how to take care of the elderly in the context of the semi-urban and rural community. Data were collected by interview and observation. The informants consisted of 20 people who participated in caring for the elderly in the community which were selected by using qualification criteria such as 1) five community leaders; 2) ten family caregivers and 3) five personnel responsible for the long-term care system.
The study revealed two themes which were: 1) the meaning of next normal of caring for the elderly consisted of reasons for caring for elderly, and goals of senior care and 2) people’s perspective on how to care for the elderly in semi-urban and semi-rural society which consisted of promoting the quality of life, caring for health, enhancing social participation and promoting the value and dignity of the elderly. The research results represented that the perspectives of caring for the elderly changed in accordance with the shift in social and cultural contexts. The meaning of caring for the elders in the next normal era will be to promote self-care. As a result, it was considered necessary that long-term partnership care plan will prepare elderly to become healthy in an ageing society.
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