By : Lamiaa Moustafa Elbosaty
Community Nursing Staff:
- Community sister "district nurse". she provides nursing service for the sick elderly people at their own home.
Health visitors: They are specialized in care of elderly people. They also play a valuable role with regard to the following: Giving advice counseling, educating, identifying needs and liaisoning with other services.
- Community psychiatric nurses: They support the patients and their carers as well as monitor progress and detect any deterioration (Bushy, 2002).
3: Allied Health Professional:
They provide an invaluable service to the elderly. They include: Physiotherapists, rehabilitation therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists and pharmacologists (Lund & Wright, 2001).
4: Geriatricians:
These are consultant doctors who are specialized in the diseases and problems of aging and who are responsible for geriatric departments. They make home visits to advice in treatment.
5: Social Workers:
They can provide the vital link between the elderly person and the availability of any of the local services. The social worker is usually the key to obtaining extra financial help for an elderly person (Lund & Wright, 2001).
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