Original Article
Development and allocation of regional elderly care resources based on the service needs
Shanshan Zhao, Ji Gu, Minjie Jin, Ping Lu, Bo Gao, Yuanyuan Ge, Haifeng Yan
Published 2019-02-04
Cite as Chin J Gen Pract, 2019, 18(2): 151-155. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2019.02.010
Abstract
ObjectiveTo develop and allocate regional elderly care resources based on local service needs.
MethodsFrom February 2016 to May 2016, a face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted to measure the elderly care service needs among residents over 60 years of age in Malu Township of Shanghai Jiading District. A telephone survey on the old-age care resources in Malu Township was carried out in November 2016. The demarcation of the aged care service needs was considered according to the resource classification from supplier side and the needs scores from the demander side. Kappa consistency test was used to compare the current care setting and the care setting matched to the real needs on the basis of the demarcation criteria.
ResultsThe results of the demarcation showed that 8 old-aged with score ≥ 44.5 in the survey (0.2%) should have the skilled nursing facility-based care; 218 with the score of 24.1 to 44.4 (5.1%) should have the welfare institution-based care; 60 with score of 23.2 to 24.0 (1.4%) should have elderly home-based care; 72 with scores of 22.1 to 23.1 (1.7%) should have the community-based care; 3 954 with score ≤ 22.0 (91.6%) should have home-based care. The consistency between the status of current care setting and the care setting matched to the real needs based on the demarcation criteria was poor (Kappa=0.092, P<0.01).
ConclusionsThis study sets a grading criterion for the service objects of the various aged care services in Malu Township, and provides a basis for the orderly, rational and fair distribution of the regional old-age care service resources. However, the current resource allocation in the region is not accurately matched to the real needs, the problem should be solved with the application of the demarcation criterion.
Key words:
Service for the aged; Need; Resource; Demarcation standard
Contributor Information
Shanshan Zhao
Malu Township Community Health Service Center of Jiading District, Shanghai 201801, China
Ji Gu
Minjie Jin
Ping Lu
Bo Gao
Yuanyuan Ge
Haifeng Yan