DEVELOPMENT OF OPERATONL CAPACITY, ELDELY CARE MANAGER IN LONG TERM CARE DISTRICT, HEALTH PROMOTION REGION 1

Abstract

This research aimed 1) to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, practices and guidelines for the operation of elderly care managers (Care Manager) in Long Term Care Sub-District, 2) to assess the satisfaction of participants in rehabilitation capacity development of elderly care manager, exchange knowledge on elderly health promotion in the elderly care system and 3) remove lessons learned from elderly care operations in Long Term Care SubDistrict. The data collected from public officials who had passed Care Manager training in 2016 for 2017 and attend training for rehabilitation of the potential of elderly care managers in the amount of 268 persons.

The research found that the result of assessment knowledge, attitudes, practices, and operations guidelines for the Care Manager in Long Term Care found that when comparing pre-post knowledge training to rehabilitate the elderly, the care manager (Care Manager) had score increases which was statistically significant difference (p = 0.000). The opinions of the elderly care attitudes of the participants in the rehabilitation training program for the development of the elderly care manager (Care Manager) had a higher average score after the training that was statistically significant difference (p = 0.000) in the care operation of the elderly of the participants in the rehabilitation manager development training program, the elderly care manager (Care Manager) found that the elderly care manager had an average score of 3.57 ± 0.49 items.

The result of assignment the satisfaction of trainees for rehabilitation, development of the elderly care manager found that it were satisfied with the training in the highest level.

The result of exchange of knowledge about the operation of health promotion for the elderly in the elderly care system from the exchange of learning, it was found that most of the success factors were Teamwork, commitment, clear intention receive cooperation from network partners. There was a goal by using the elderly center. The driving mechanism used a professional team, most activities had meetings to explain the operations of long term care, create care plan, take care conference, and threats were Local Government Organization that it was not joining the long term care found, lack of budget support and lacking morale”

Lesson Issues the Elderly Care in Long Term Care Sub-District, lesson removing in all 8 Provinces found that it had got best practice from at least 1 province in every province.