The provision of care services for older adults - A narrative review (2015 to 2020)

Aging is an important period of life which needs basic support. The purpose of this study is survey the methods and programs of providing services to the elderly in the countries studied and to find the best care method for planning to provide services to the elderly in Iran.

This is a narrative review that was conducted comparatively. The study was conducted in Italy, Sweden, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Japan, Turkey and Iran. More than 2,000 search articles were found and 170 related articles were selected. Finally, they were adapted and differences and similarities were determined and the initial model was formed.

In Italy, Sweden, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany and Japan, home care policies are successful, and countries that follow a policy of integrated services (social-health-treatment) are successful. . And providing care services for the elderly in these countries is free of charge and provides sustainable resources through insurance and taxes and public resources. In these countries, municipalities play a key role in helping to provide services to the elderly.

In Iran, due to the poor condition of elderly care, comprehensive planning and design of service packages for the elderly with sustainable financial resources such as long-term care insurance is inevitable.