Abstracts by keywords: nursing home
Healthy people swallow up to 2,000 times a day without even thinking about it. Aging processes jeopardize the adequacy of swallowing: Swallowing disorders in nursing homes are underdiagnosed, their impact underestimated, yet, along with their complications, they are the most common cause of death there. A closer look reveals a devastating picture of care. This paper outlines the current challenges of data inaccuracy and the lack of diagnostic and therapeutic care against the backdrop of possible innovative forms of care and their implementation in a care pathway yet to be developed.
03.12.2024
More than 700,000 people already live in nursing homes; The use of inpatient care continues to increase. The few surveys about medical care in inpatient care facilities show a consistent picture. Due to the limited mobility of the residents, specialist medical care is very unsatisfactory; As a result, there are deficits in diagnostics and therapy. This is particularly true for people with dementia. In nursing homes, the rate of people suffering from dementia is around 65 %. Nevertheless, only a minority receive neurological/psychiatric care. The supply of anti-dementia drugs is inadequate. The low level of medical performance has several causes and does not correspond to society's aging image; It is also questionable from a health economic point of view. Several surveys and studies show, for example, the reduced care and nursing costs with simultaneous therapy with anti-dementia drugs (“Memantine”).