Introduction to the course
The key to promoting healthy aging for all people is to optimize their intrinsic capacity and functional ability, even as aging gradually reduces them, and to provide integrated and person-centered care. When professionals focus on service, they decide and prescribe what the person needs according to their illnesses and the service guidelines. In contrast, when professionals provide integrated and person-centered care, they not only make decisions based on the patient's diseases but also consider their physical, social, and mental conditions, with a focus on their needs, preferences, and personal goals. This approach allows for the establishment of care plans and therapeutic goals considering the levels of functionality and autonomy of the patient.
Purpose
That the professional acquires specific competencies to achieve integrated and person-centered care for the older person at the first level of care, based on the functional ability and intrinsic capacity of the older person.
Objectives
Adopt functional ability as a basis for decision-making in the care of older people
Recognize the older person as a participant in decision-making.
Identify the deficit in the intrinsic capacity and functional ability of the older person using tools for their screening.
Perform an integrated diagnosis centered on the older person by identifying the deficit in intrinsic capacity and/or functional ability.
Design a care plan with interventions based on the needs, priorities, and preferences of the older person.
Coordinate the implementation of a care plan in collaboration with the work team based on the functional level.
Identify and coordinate the use of available resources to optimize intrinsic capacity and functional ability of older adults by promoting evidence-based interventions in the community.
Recognize the needs for support from the family and the caregiver for their effective participation in the care plan.
Target audience
This course is intended for first-level health care team professionals who provide direct care to the older person.