The importance of the Psychogerontologist in home care startups for the elderly

These elderly care startups are a breakthrough in the treatment of the fourth and third age.

It is clear that many nursing homes have a staff of professionals who really follow the famous Person-Centered Care model, but in many of them, due to lack of resources, this is not the case.

Typically, companies that provide care for the elderly and senior citizens have a professionalized are staffed by professional caregivers, i.e., nursing assistantsThese are nursing assistants who provide high quality services to the elderly. In addition, given the high demand of people who require care, there is a high employment opportunity for social-health care personnel.

On the other hand, ehe Person-Centered Care Model on which these initiatives are based, is fundamentally an approach strongly advocated by Spanish and French gerontologists and gerontologists, and is also international. According to the gerontologist Teresa Martínez, it is a philosophy of care based on which people are considered to have dignity and rights, which is also understood as indirect autonomy.

To begin with, Psychogerontology helps Nursing Assistants, but to find out how, we must first answer another question: What does a Psychogerontologist do?

Gerontology is the science of aging.And just as there are Geriatric Doctors, there are Gerontological Psychologists who study aging and promote active aging and help people to persevere and maintain their autonomy as long as possible, assisting them in the progress of their life line.

In fact, rights do not depend on age. We are all worthy of social and health care, and even more so when we are older. and even more so when we are older. We also have Geriatric and Gerontological Nursing and Nursing Assistants; in the end it is the Assistants who are in direct contact with the elderly, assuming all the problems of working with the elderly, often receiving little support from other professionals due to lack of financial resources.

In the same way that the Assistants give support to Nursing, a Gerontological Psychologist gives support to the Assistants.. It is very important for this reason to work together, since there is still a long way to go in person-centered care for the elderly; because we have specialized care in childhood, adolescence and adulthood, but what about the third and fourth ages?

Fundamentally, the tasks of Psychogerontologists are the following.

• Propose treatments for neurodegenerative diseases in the context of clinical in the context of clinical intervention.
• To know, select and apply psychological assessment instruments in aging.
• Interpret the results of an assessment and make diagnoses.
• Design intervention programs taking into account the appropriate goals, tools and methodologies in each case.
• Advise and intervene in the family environment of the elderly, both healthy and ill.both healthy and sick.
• To work with Nursing Assistants.
• To continuously investigate new methods of intervention and new advances, as well as Geronto-Technology.
• To promote lines of research in the field of psychogerontology in the field of psychogerontology.

The added value in the relationship with patients

There are several advantages that can be enjoyed by Home Care Startups that have Psychogerontologists in their team:

1. Diagnosis

The team of Nursing Assistants with more than one patient under their care often develop stressIt is very important that they know at all times the diagnosis of the elderly person they are caring for.

2. Follow-up

For the above reason it is very important to monitor the elderly person, as well as their neurodegenerative changes (in case they suffer from a neurodegenerative disease) and their physical changes.

3. Person-Centered Care

A psychogerontologist is also a continuous researcher, since in general only those who are truly passionate about the profession are able to practice. It is clear that to be successful, it is essential to keep abreast of new developments in order to keep up with the market.

It is of vital importance to be aware of psychopharmacological advances to be able to carry out an adequate therapeutic follow-up pharmacological but also non-pharmacological to the elderly and thus honestly offer a Person Centered Care to promote in the best possible way the autonomy and dignity of people.

A complete care for the fourth and third age

In conclusion, Psychogerontologists are the professionals specialized in neurodegenerative diseases and their behavioral expression, who are part of the disciplines that study aging: Gerontology and Grausology.Gerontology and Grausology.

They are therefore really important in the Home Care Service (SAD) of the new intermediary companies between Nursing Assistants and Elderly People.