Are Filipinos Ready for Long-term Care? A Qualitative Study on Awareness, Perspectives, and Challenges of Relevant Organizations, Community Leaders, Carers, and Older Persons in Select Sites in the Philippines
Summary
The roles, initiatives, and awareness of relevant stakeholders, older persons, and carers towards LTC were found to greatly vary. Policy makers, health workforce, families, communities, and the older persons themselves should have a better understanding of long-term care before they can provide or utilize the system. With the current landscape of LTC provision, the country still has a long way to go in achieving the integrated continuum of LTC appropriate to promote healthy aging. Promoting awareness, integrating LTC in the current programs and services for older persons in the country, capacitating the formal and non-formal caregivers, and strengthening collaborations are recommended.Further research on quantitative measures of readiness for long-term care with focus on the health system and in-depth studies on the varieties or models of long-term care are recommended. © The Author(s) 2025.
| Authors | Garcia AP, de la Vega SAF, Balingbing AMS, Orlino MACD, Herber JMM, Viloria-Larin AL |
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| Journal | Acta medica Philippina |
| Publication Date | 2025;59(3):21-38 |
| PubMed | 40151223 |
| PubMed Central | PMC11936774 |
| DOI | 10.47895/amp.vi0.9778 |