TY - JOUR
T1 - Human Rights to Inclusive Living and Care for Older People With Mental Health Conditions
AU - Verbeek, Hilde
AU - Peisah, Carmelle
AU - Lima, Carlos Augusto de Mendonca
AU - Rabheru, Kiran
AU - Ayalon, Liat
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - Although older persons wish to age at home, many older persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disability (MHC-PSD) spend the last few years of their life in residential facilities. This paper will examine the impact of ageism and human rights violations manifested in environmental design, specifically regarding social isolation, loneliness, inadequate psychosocial, environmental, recreational and spiritual support. This is compounded by failure to meet basic care needs-nutrition, hydration, pain and medication support. This paper highlights two innovative initiatives from the Netherlands, which show that older persons’ rights can be maintained in innovative, collective living arrangements. It is concluded that the creation of inclusive and safe environments for older persons with MHC-PSD can facilitate the enjoyment of Human Rights.
AB - Although older persons wish to age at home, many older persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disability (MHC-PSD) spend the last few years of their life in residential facilities. This paper will examine the impact of ageism and human rights violations manifested in environmental design, specifically regarding social isolation, loneliness, inadequate psychosocial, environmental, recreational and spiritual support. This is compounded by failure to meet basic care needs-nutrition, hydration, pain and medication support. This paper highlights two innovative initiatives from the Netherlands, which show that older persons’ rights can be maintained in innovative, collective living arrangements. It is concluded that the creation of inclusive and safe environments for older persons with MHC-PSD can facilitate the enjoyment of Human Rights.
KW - Long-term care
KW - dementia
KW - environmental design
KW - housing with care
KW - quality of life
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85109090701&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.05.023
DO - 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.05.023
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C2 - 34226135
AN - SCOPUS:85109090701
SN - 1064-7481
VL - 29
SP - 1015
EP - 1020
JO - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
IS - 10
ER -
