Question

   Briefly describe how primary health care services can support older people (40-60 words)

Answer 1

Primary care provides continuous and comprehensive health care.It mainly provided for individuals. they not only treat the older people when they are ill but also maintain a good relationship when they are healthy too. They should be provided with a proper infrastructure.

Some of the primary works that can be provided are;

1. Mobility loss;Mostly elderly people find it difficult to move as age increases. Therefore, the primary care workers provide on-site classes which gives training about the various methods they can use without any diffculties.

2.Visual and hearing impairments;routine screening is best f\delivered in the primary care settings for the edlerly population to find out and guide any visual and hearing problems arises.

3.Cognitive impairment;primary care services are provided for these groups inorder to find out any cognitive impairment is there and measures aregiven to them to delay these imparments up to the maxium.

4.depressive symptoms; when people become alone, most of the elders perceive this problem. So, various therapies are given in the primary care settings to provide a deviation from their thinking and to improve theirpersonlaity through group therapy and inter personal therapy.

Through all these measures, primary care settings help the individuals especially the older population.