Elderly Friendly Village Program

Lesson Learn Effort To Community Based To Improve

Of Health Ageing In Bantul Distric Yogyakarta Indonesia

Dwi Endah1, Ratna Kusumaningsih2

Center For Health Empowerment Indonesia d.endah@yahoo.com +6285729776150
2
Cita Sehat Foundation Yogyakarta ratnakusuma.jogja@gmail.com +6281390294533
1

Background The program called

Elderly Friendly Village Program.
Community based is the this
programs concept. It located at
village Pleret Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Number of old people at this place
155 elderly. Determine into disable
elderly and still active.
Aim
of this study is to know
contribution of elderly friendly village
program to improve health ageing.
Method of this study is qualitative
approach with case study.
Results have some program elderly
care like education, for family and
neighbor, long term care, campaign
for elderly care, home visit, clean
the house of elderly, monitoring vital
sign. For running elderly friendly
village program have elderly friendly
companion such as volunteer from the

local community. Local community

do monitoring health status each
elderly, be assist doctor, nurse for
home visit program. Progress this
program, 64% have normal blood
pressure, within a mount ago not
found of communicable diseases
(0%). Nothing of communicable
disease because of in there clean the
house program for elderly.
Impact of long term care program
many member of program have
significant progress. Be found one
elderly able sitting after seven years
ago she cant do it because of stroke.
In addition, a major contributing
factor is the presence of a friendly
elderly volunteer. Program of Healthy
car is very helpful for the elderly for
making them eassier to go to a health
center or hospital.

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Conclusion
Elderly
friendly village program is
restructuring program by
empowering
community
based
health
workers,
neighbors and relatives to
be equally concerned about
the health of elderly.
Key Word
longterm care, village care,
elderly, Indonesia
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