ABSTRACT
The population of Moroccan elders is in full increase; their requirements for quality and quantity of services are becoming increasingly important. On the basis of this, reality and extension of many major innovative projects in Morocco (industrial expansion plan, renewable energy stations, the road infrastructure network, rural electrification, drinking water, accelerated urbanization, globalization...) gain importance. Reflection on the design of a typical residence for the elderly has become an ambitious idea possessing all the chances of its success; it is also worth noting that it is a citizen opportunity to be seized by all political decision-makers for the promotion of health and the improvement of the quality of life of a growing category of the population. The typical residence of the elderly remains not only a place of life but also an environment of therapeutic care and at different levels of autonomy and dependence of our elders
Subject(s)
Geriatrics , Housing for the Elderly/organization & administration , Housing for the Elderly/trends , Morocco , Quality of LifeSubject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Aged , Housing for the Elderly/trends , Occupational Therapy/trendsABSTRACT
Estudo descritivo, de caráter qualitativo. Foram visitadas 21 instituições de residência para idosos, registradas na Secretaria Municipal de Saúde e diferentes bairros da cidade. Todas as instituições eram de origem privada embora algumas recebessem apoio de órgãos públicos sob a forma de recursos financeiros. Essas instituições foram estudadas em seus aspectos históricos, condições de admissão, serviços oferecidos e recursos disponíveis
Subject(s)
Aged , Humans , Male , Female , Homes for the Aged/trends , Housing for the Elderly/standards , Housing for the Elderly/trends , Residential Facilities/standards , Residential Facilities/trends , Residential FacilitiesABSTRACT
Os objetivos básicos que devem fundamentar as ações de saúde para os idosos são os de procurar mantê-los com o máximo de capacidade funcional e independência física e mental na comunidade e no seio de suas famílias