Long-term care facilities for the elderly: from legislation to needs
Objective: to analyze existing federal legislation on public policies that deal with the elderly’s rights, with emphasis on the assistance provided in long-term care facilities for the elderly and the practical impact of these laws. Methods: this is a documentary analysis of descriptive character. R...
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| author | Ezequiel Vitório Lini Marilene Rodrigues Portella Marlene Doring Maria Izabel Penha de Oliveira Santos |
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| description | Objective: to analyze existing federal legislation on public policies that deal with the elderly’s rights, with emphasis on the assistance provided in long-term care facilities for the elderly and the practical impact of these laws. Methods: this is a documentary analysis of descriptive character. Results: one identified, among nineteen laws, decrees and ordinances in the last 25 years, significant developments aimed at the elderly’s welfare, as well as structural proposals and the supervision of long-term care institutions. Conclusion: the analysis conducted in the documents allowed the conclusion that the needs point to the decentralization of institutions, increase of vacancies and bigger financial investment of public institutions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3ae7f8aa09434c9c8ce4869b8f90dffd2025-08-24T12:52:00ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832015-04-01162Long-term care facilities for the elderly: from legislation to needsEzequiel Vitório Lini0Marilene Rodrigues Portella1Marlene Doring2Maria Izabel Penha de Oliveira Santos3Universidade de Passo Fundo. Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.Universidade de Passo Fundo. Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.Universidade de Passo Fundo. Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.Universidade do Estado do Pará. Belém, PA, Brazil.Objective: to analyze existing federal legislation on public policies that deal with the elderly’s rights, with emphasis on the assistance provided in long-term care facilities for the elderly and the practical impact of these laws. Methods: this is a documentary analysis of descriptive character. Results: one identified, among nineteen laws, decrees and ordinances in the last 25 years, significant developments aimed at the elderly’s welfare, as well as structural proposals and the supervision of long-term care institutions. Conclusion: the analysis conducted in the documents allowed the conclusion that the needs point to the decentralization of institutions, increase of vacancies and bigger financial investment of public institutions.https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2729AgedHomes for the AgedPublic Policies. |
| spellingShingle | Ezequiel Vitório Lini Marilene Rodrigues Portella Marlene Doring Maria Izabel Penha de Oliveira Santos Long-term care facilities for the elderly: from legislation to needs Rev Rene Aged Homes for the Aged Public Policies. |
| title | Long-term care facilities for the elderly: from legislation to needs |
| title_full | Long-term care facilities for the elderly: from legislation to needs |
| title_fullStr | Long-term care facilities for the elderly: from legislation to needs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long-term care facilities for the elderly: from legislation to needs |
| title_short | Long-term care facilities for the elderly: from legislation to needs |
| title_sort | long term care facilities for the elderly from legislation to needs |
| topic | Aged Homes for the Aged Public Policies. |
| url | https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2729 |
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