The problem of maintaining the quality of life of older people living in self-isolation

Abstract

This article describes the main issues and problems that arise in the process of implementing long-term home care and maintaining the quality of life of elderly people who are in conditions of forced self-isolation. The aim of the work is to identify factors that have a negative impact on the provision of a decent quality of life by long-term home care professionals for the elderly in conditions of self-isolation. The research material was official statistics and the results of scientific research by Russian scientists. The main research methods used were the method of theoretical scientific analysis, the method of systematization, interpretation, and the method of generalization of the activities of medical and social services that provide long-term care for the elderly at home. The analysis showed that the forced self-isolation of the elderly, caused by the presence of acute respiratory viral infections, leads to a number of negative consequences, which together can worsen both the physical and mental state of a person, which ultimately will lead to a decrease in the quality of life. The result of this study was to identify such problems that exist in the practice of long-term care for older people who are in conditions of forced self-isolation, such as: the problem of quality control of services, imperfection of methods and technologies used to work with older people to ensure a decent quality of life in conditions of forced self-isolation and limited social contacts. Based on the results of the study, some measures have been proposed that will resolve the existing problems in a relatively short time.