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Resources on Ageing

The Samson Institute for Ageing Research (SIFAR) is pleased to announce the launch of Who What Where www.whowhatwhere.co.za , an online geolocated resource of services and resources available to older persons in South Africa, primarily the Western Cape.

Drawing on the WHO concept of ‘age-friendly more

Psychometric Properties, Feasibility, and Acceptability of theSelf-Reported interRAI Check-Up Assessment

Objectives:To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and psychometric properties of the self-report versionof the interRAI Check-Up (CUSR).Design:Cross-sectional study of participant ratings of item content and difficulty completing the CUSR.Participants were also randomly assigned to complete the assessment by themselves or with help from alay interviewer.Settings and Participants:A total of 184 older adults from diverse backgrounds, served by 6 Canadianorganizations in Ontario and Nova Scotia more

Establishing the criterion validity of the interRAI check-up self report instrument

Establishing the criterion validity of the interRAI check-up self report instrument

Teaching of Geriatrics in Tertiary Educational Facilities in The Western Cape A Position Paper for Policymakers & Institutions of Teaching and Learning

The paper highlights the current state of geriatric and gerontology curricula at the four universities and nursing colleges in Cape Town, South Africa. The teaching of geriatrics and gerontology to health and social sciences students in South Africa has been stunted over the last several decades. The training of professionals in geriatric care and health service provision at a primary healthcare level for older persons has also been troubled by institutional challenges and insufficient support more

COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in South Africa: No time for complacency

Abuse of the elderly

WORLD REPORT ON VIOLENCE AND HEALTH

“They don’t care about us”: older people’s experiences of primary healthcare in Cape Town, South Africa

The aim of the study was to understand older persons’ experiences of primary healthcare services in their communities.

The incidence and characteristics of homicides in elderly compared with non-elderly age groups in Johannesburg, South Africa

Homicides in older population

ELDER ABUSE (information from Halt Elder Abuse Line)

Provides Information about elder abuse

Older Persons in South Africa: The Forgotten Victims

Challenges faced by older persons

Population ageing in South Africa: trends, impact, and challenges for the health sector

This chapter reviews key issues, research, and policies related to care of older adults

Older Persons Act: Out with the old and in the with the older?

The article traces the legislative and policy developments from the Aged Persons Act of 1967 up to the Older Persons Act 13 of 2006.

Human rights and older persons

Discusses the rights of older persons and the challenges they face

Older Persons’ Act Becomes Law

Newsletter of the South African Older Persons’ Forum about the commencement of the older persons Act

Older persons act,2006(ACT NO.13 of 2006)

Call for comments on the older persons amendment bill,2017

Informal home care providers: the forgotten health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Challenges faced by home care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

A policy and decision-making framework for South African doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic

The article presents a framework that can be used by doctors, in both the public and private healthcare sectors, to respond to difficult ethical decisions and choices during the COVID-19 pandemic

South African healthcare workers and COVID-19: A shared responsibility to protect a precious and limited resource

Recommendations on how to protect healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 in Africa: care and protection for frontline healthcare workers

A review that describes the risks and challenges faced by healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic,specifically in Africa

Healthcare workers’ adherence to infection prevention and control guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases

A summary of the evidence from a rapid Cochrane qualitative evidence synthesis by Houghton et al.

WHO series on long-term care

Moving towards long-term care systems insub-Saharan Africa

Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) Wave 1 South Africa National Report

Astudy on global ageing and adult health

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS-Case study from South Africa

Primary healthcare in South Africa

Global strategy and action plan on ageing and health (2016 - 2020)

"A framework for coordinated global action by the World Health Organization,Member States, and Partners across the Sustainable Development Goals"

ACTIVE AGEING: TOWARDS AGE-FRIENDLY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

A resource that aims to educate PHC providers about the needs of their older persons

Understanding Persistent Pain

"HOW TO TURN DOWN THE VOLUME ON PERSISTENT PAIN"

The Pain Toolkit

An information booklet that provides tips and skills to manage pain

Senior friendly care

Pain SF7 toolkit

Managing Chronic Pain -reclaiming your life

Chronic pain description and management

Pain in Older People

Reflections and experiences from an older person’s perspective on pain

Exercise for Older Adults

Exercise manual aimed at helping assist older adults in starting a well-rounded exercise program

Primary health services at district level in South Africa: a critique of the primary health care approach

Provides a critique of the primary health care approach in South Africa

Primary Care for Elderly People: Why Do Doctors Find It So Hard?

The study aims to understand why physicians find primary care with elderly patients difficult

Patient experiences and health system responsiveness among older adults in South Africa

Older adults experiences of health care system in South Africa

Older persons’ experience with health care at two primary level clinics in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative assessment

A qualitative assessment of how older persons experience healthcare delivery at two primary healthcare clinics,and identify perceived gaps in health care to older people

Evaluating the performance of South African primary care: a cross-sectional descriptive survey

This study aims to evaluate the quality of South African primary care

The global impact of dementia

It shows the global impact of dementia in a inforgaraphic format

Guidance and Resources

Guidance and Resources for Providers to support the Aged Care Quality Standards

ACHIEVING A LONG-TERM CARE SOLUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA

Discusses long term care challenges and solutions

An Evaluation of Service Centres for Older Persons in the Western Cape

An evaluation of service centres for older persons

Guidelines / Checklist for choosing a long-term care facility

Checklist for choosing a long-term care facility

Long-term care protection for older persons

A review of coverage deficits in 46 countries

Racial inequality and demographic change in South Africa

The impact of demographic change on economic development

Census 2011:Profile of older persons in South Africa

A comprehensive profile of elderly persons in South Africa

The greying of a rainbow nation

The policy responses to the implications of population ageing in South Africa

The health and well-being of older people in rural South Africa

The health and well-being of older people in rural South Africa

Cognitive Function and Impairment in Older adults

Cognitive Function and Impairment in Older,Rural South African Adults

World Alzheimer Report 2019

Global survey:Attitudes towards dementia

Living with Dementia

Experience of living with dementia from the patient’s perspective

Regulations to South African Older Persons Act of 2006

Older Persons Act 13 of 2006