Open AccessThe Subtle and Silent Issue in Older Adult Care
Author(s) -
Sarah Fu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
university of ottawa journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2292-6518
pISSN - 2292-650X
DOI - 10.18192/uojm.v11is1.5939
Subject(s) - neglect , pandemic , covid-19 , long term care , gerontology , stigma (botany) , medicine , population , medical care , aged care , older people , elderly people , psychiatry , family medicine , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology
The treatment of elders in the community and ageism in our society has been an issue often underlooked. However, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, poor treatment of elders in the community and long term care homes has been brought to light. During the beginning of the pandemic, long term care homes in Canada accounted for around 80% of all COVID-19 related mortalities [1]. This situation is due to an amalgamation of factors leading towards the ultimate neglect of the elderly population, including the governance of long term care homes in Canada, the stigma against the elderly population, and the commonly misconceived clinical picture of a ‘frail’ senior by the medical community.