[Bio-psycho-social model of energizing care of the elderly and senile age at home.]

Due to the introduction of new medical technologies, there is an increase in the number of people, including the elderly and senile age, who have extended their lives, but who need constant care from medical and social services at home. In the study of age differences of biological needs in home care, it was found that for middle-aged people the greatest difficulties and contribution to the reduction of quality of life brought insufficient nutrition, limited independence in the performance of household manipulations due to joint damage, pain and other biological causes, as well as hypothermia syndrome compared with elderly and senile age. For people of older age groups was characterized by the need to bridge the lack of communication; enhancing the role of the family in the implementation of care; increased confidence in caregivers; increased availability of medicines; and increased availability of religious services. Developed on the basis of identified age-based determinants of quality of life, the original model of the bio-psychosocial activating care for the geriatric contingent of patients at home, the difference from traditional approaches is the use of activating kinesitherapy and cognitive exercises, contributes to the achievement of a higher level of functionality and independence of the geriatric patient, which is accompanied by improving the quality of life.