Role of private sector in elderly care

Dr. Ritu Rana

Mission Head- Health Care
Why Act on ageing and health ?
• Right to Health
• To foster sustainable development
• Economic imperative (minimize the
expenditure associated with ageing
and maximize the contribution)
WHO report
 Health characteristics in old age

• Decline in strength and musculoskeletal

functions
• Decline in sensory functions (Vision and
hearing)
• Decline in some cognitive functions
• Decline in immune functions
• Progressive decrement in Skin
Components of elder care
Private sector in the Health care
Factors influencing privatization
 Goods and services provided by private
sector
• Direct provision of health services
• Medicines and medical products,
• Training for the health workforce,
• Information technology,
• Infrastructure and support services (e.g. health facility
management)
• Preventive health
• Insurance
Private sector in Geriatric care
 Long-term care (LTC)

Nursing home
Home care
Old age Homes
Why Long Term Care?
• Rapid growth of >80+ age
group ( dependency)
• Solo living ( Nuclearisation of
families & migration)
• Acute/chronic Morbidity with
disability ( Increased
susceptibility)
 Challenges

• Inadequate trained work force

• High cost
• Standardization
• Regulations
When I becomes we
illness becomes wellness