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IHSS may refer to: Honduran Social Security Institute (Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social in Spanish), social security in Honduras Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis , an older term for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
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The Honduran Social Security Institute (Instituto Hondureño de Seguro Social or IHSS in Spanish) is a Honduran program that provides pensions and healthcare coverage. It was inaugurated in 1959 when the "Social Security Law of Honduras" was approved during the constitutional presidency of Ramón Villeda Morales.
Granny dumping (informal) is a form of modern senicide.The term was introduced in the early 1980s by professionals in the medical and social work fields. Granny dumping is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "the abandonment of an elderly person in a public place such as a hospital or nursing home, especially by a relative". [1]
Presently, there is no international legally binding instrument to protect the human rights of older persons. It is, however, been discussed since 2011 by "The Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing for the Purpose of Strengthening the Protection of the Human Rights of Older Persons" (mostly referred to as the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing, OEWGA) which was established by United Nations ...
"Home care", "home health care" and "in-home care" are phrases that have been used interchangeably in the United States to mean any type of care—skilled or otherwise—given to a person in their own home. Home care aims to make it possible for people to remain at home rather than use residential, long-term, or institutional-based nursing care.
Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, [1] is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of the elderly. [2] The term geriatrics originates from the Greek γέρων geron meaning "old man", and ιατρός iatros meaning "healer".
A retirement home is a multi-residence housing facility intended for the elderly. The concept is sometimes called an old people's home, [9] old folks' home, or old age home, although old people's home can also refer to a nursing home. [10] Typically, each person or couple in the home has an apartment-style room or suite of rooms. Additional ...