INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF ELDERLY: MAIN REASONS FOR INCREASING DEMAND

Abstract

: Population aging around the world as a result of falling fertility and mortality has created new needs and new social demands in all countries. In this sense, it is understood that the aging process requires special care, which includes attention to the physical, psychological and social dimension in an integrated manner. LSIEs provide care alternatives for the most fragile older people who are very dependent on the basic tasks of daily living and which, for various medical and social reasons, cannot be kept in their homes. Adopted the procedure of bibliographic review, performed in the period corresponds to the months of October and November 2019. Studies showed that other factors that predispose the institutionalization of the elderly were the absence of a spouse, no children, present cognitive impairment and dependence on basic activities. of daily living (LINI; PORTELLA; DORING, 2016). suggests that a program should be resized that privileges the maintenance of the elderly population in their own homes, evidently considering their biopsychic conditions.