Good care for the elderly and those with disabilities and chronic
illness basically refers to the complete process of fulfilling the
special requirements that are needed by senior citizens and those
with disabilities and chronic illness. The services in question are
social and medical programs that are unique to the elderly and
those with disability and chronic illness. Social programs include
providing company by the care takers and also by bringing the
elderly together so they can share companionship in a group
setting. Medical programs on these individuals include providing
and administering medication to those with chronic diseases and
also giving therapy that may be required by the elderly, those
suffering from chronic diseases and those with disabilities.
These programs have a numbers of objectives to be attained
once they are put into practice.
One of the main objective of good care is to provide a friendly
home to individuals with chronic illness and disabilities and also
the elderly. These individuals may lack enough care from their
family members due to them being occupied with daily chores and
responsibilities and therefore feel deserted. It is for this reason that
the caregivers create a friendly home for these individuals where
they feel appreciated and good care is provided to them.
Chronic diseases may put the life of individuals at risk and may
ultimately lead to their demise. These are deaths that could

otherwise have been avoided with good care and close supervision.
These diseases include arthritis, diabetes, and dementia. Good care
aims at ensuring that these individuals avoid premature mortality
by treating these illnesses so that they lead maximum lives.
Another aim of good care is to actually cure the diseases or
return individuals suffering from chronic illness to a previous state
of better health. The illnesses are cured by administering
prescribed medication to these individuals. A previous state of
better health is attained through medication and also providing
therapies may it be physiotherapies or chemotherapies.
People with disabilities and the elderly living alone are at risk
of harming themselves in the absence of good care. This is because
their body parts may fail in their normal life and cause accidents.
This risk is minimized in the care home because the caregivers
actively monitor the elderly and the disabled so that they protect
them from avoidable harm and ensure they are in a safe
environment in case their bodies fail.
The lives of the elderly and people with disabilities and chronic
illness may be a little void if there is inadequate care. It is due to
this reason that good care aims at enhancing the quality of life of
people with these conditions. The elderly feel more appreciated
once good care is extended to them even though their active days
are behind them. Individuals with disabilities and chronic diseases

are given medications and therapies which improve their health
and therefore add more quality to their lives.
Those are the main objectives of good care to individuals with
these conditions and the elderly.
There has been increased demand for good care for the elderly
and those with chronic illness and disabilities in recent times.
Several factors have caused this growing trend for good care.

One of the reasons there is increased demand for good care is
due to the higher incidence of chronic diseases among the elderly.
Diseases such as arthritis are more common among the elderly and
therefore there is more need for good care to be extended to the
elderly. Chronic diseases such as dementia cause the body to fail
and require close supervision which can only be provided in good
care.
In our current lives people are occupied in their jobs to fulfil
their financial obligations and this makes it hard for them to take
care of the elderly and those with disabilities and chronic illness.
This leaves them with the option of taking individuals with these
conditions to care institutions to receive care and supervision that
they require. It is therefore safe to say that increased labor-force

participation due to financial obligations among the working
population has led to increased demand for good care.
In recent times there has been decreased birth rates in the
population. This is due to factors such as emergence and use of
family planning methods which has led to less children being born.
Financial constraints have also led to controlled births due to high
cost of living and therefore the population is reduced This has led
to increased focus on the care of the elderly so that the population
can be maintained and hence the increased demand of good care.
Satisfactory policies are required to be put in place to ensure
that the elderly have good housing arrangements and are
reimbursed accordingly. Unfortunately, this is not the case. The
current policies are inadequate and do not fully cater for the needs
of the elderly and people with disabilities and chronic diseases.
People responsible for the elderly and individuals with these
conditions are left with the task of coming up with solutions to
these inadequate policies. The most appropriate option is to take
these individuals to a care home where they receive close
companionship, supervision and care. It is therefore observed that
inadequate policies concerning housing arrangements and
reimbursement have caused increased demand for good care.

The factors above are the most common causes of increased
demand for good care of the elderly, the disabled and individuals
suffering from chronic diseases.