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PARAMEDICAL SERVICES FOR OLDER AMERICANS *
Author(s) -
Spear Mel
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1968.tb02743.x
Subject(s) - medicine , variety (cybernetics) , health services , nursing , social welfare , health care , embodied cognition , gerontology , professional services , human services , public relations , population , environmental health , artificial intelligence , computer science , political science , law , economics , economic growth
A bstract This article outlines the kinds of services that can be rendered by persons other than physicians in complementing the necessary physician's services involved in meeting the objectives for older people embodied in the Older Americans Act. Clearly, if health is to be interpreted in terms of physical, emotional and social well‐being, a team approach is imperative. Every older American is entitled to quality health‐care services, including prevention and diagnosis, no matter where he is—in his own home, a home for the aged, an extended care facility, or a hospital. The role of the physician, though paramount, must be related also to the roles of a variety of other types of personnel, both nonprofessional and professional. Knowing the importance of supportive services, the physician must determine which services are needed and must also seek the people who can provide them.