ELDERLY POSYANDU

IMPLEMENTATION AS HEALTH
SERVICES IN COMMUNITY

Universitas Muhammadiyah Jember

Puspita Merinda Putri Sanrio, S.Kep
The increased number of elderly is one of a
big homework for the Indonesian
government. The government must ensure the
health of the elderly who have to be
guaranteed to manifest a productive healthy
elderly as the vision of the National Action
Plan for Health (PMK No. 25, 2016).
The elderly can socialize with
each other and also can check
their health status regularly
(Sunaryo, 2015).
One of the government's mission as
stated in the National Action Plan is
realizing a holistic elderly health
services effort consist of the family
order, community and first health
facility level to referral services.
Posyandu is an integrated service
for elderly people in a certain region
that has been agreed, which
actuated by the community where
they can get health care (Sunaryo,
2015).
Mayang is a district located in Jember City which covers about
63.78 km2 with population of 50 383 in 2017.

Desa
Seputih

Desa Desa
Tegalwaru Mrawan

Desa
Mayang

Desa
Desa
Sumberke
Sidomukti
jayan

Desa
Tegalrejo
 Puskesmas
Mayang has 2
programs

Essential
program and
non-essential
program

The elderly
program
(Posbindu)
 The Condition of the elderly in the Mayang
on February 2019

Number of Elderly The highest disease Analysis Results Achievement Target achievement
(Goal) Target (70%)
7042 Hypertension (31%) 780 11.07% (achieved) 11.66%
1. A number of cadre are 2. Many elderly said that
limited. they did not know about
Posyandu.

3. A Number of health
givers are insuffisience
compared to the number
of elderly.

1.4. Less interest to attend

posyandu because the
activities is boring to them
 4. Increasing the activities of posyandu towards the elderly
1. Giving training and refreshing to the cadres about motivation in Mrawan village by blood pressure measuring,
elderly posyandu program. glucose, uric acid, cholesterol screening for free and also
elderly excercise.

2. Empowering elderly community through optimilized 5. Enhancing the role of cadres by improving the elderly’s
knowledge in following elderly Posyandu with blood pressure,
the role of cadres towards level of knowledge in following cholesterol, uric acid checks using the KPM (Self Monitoring
elderly Posyandu in Mayang. Card) to increase self-reliant and activity of the elderly

3. Empowering the cadres in Seputih Village by blood 6. Optimalizing cadres in Tegalrejo Village by free blood
pressure measuring, glucose, uric acid, cholesterol pressure checks, the providing alternative treatment with
screening for free and also elderly excercise. avocado leaf decoction to decrease high blood pressure.
Village name The number of elderly who come posyandu The number of elderly who come posyandu
before the intervention (February, 2019) after intervention (March 2019)

Sidomukti 25 40

Mayang 12 55

Seputih 28 45

Mrawan 22 34

Sumberkejayan 20 49

Tegalrejo 11 25
 Conclusion
and Suggestion
Improving quality of health care in elderly can not be separated from the role of cadre’s Posyandu.
The success of elderly posyandu program needs support from various parts, including moral
support, material and financial.

a.Government

a.Health facility

a.Elderly’s Posyandu Cadres