Elly Kleinman Americare Companies for Elderly Population

With the progressive growth of the elderly population in the United States, numbers are expected to reach 72 million by 2030. Elly Kleinman Americare Companies CEO points to the fact that aging population has turned into a global phenomenon that must be dealt with efficiently. Providing the older population with the proper quality of care is a major concern that is likely to increase over the next decades.



Although there are many geriatric centers and facilities that offer health care and accommodation for the elderly (aged 65 and above), still there is an issue with evaluating the long-term quality and protection of this vulnerable age group. Elly Kleinman, the founder of Americare Companies explains that their company functions at a level of primary health care center, and in order to maintain the elderly as active as possible, they have developed a number of additional activities and strategies, based on the needs of their residents.

The concept of "quality of care" is still hard to measure, especially when the elderly are residing in such senior’s living and assisted facilities. Traditionally, Elly Kleinman shares, there are three main areas of concern on the basis of which it is possible to consider the quality of care, and those are structure, process, and outcome. Structure refers to the capacity, including the physical environment and equipment. The process, evident from its name, refers to the implementation of care, and outcome means the finishing or end result. These three areas tie together in providing care: the accommodating capacities facilitate the implementation of the care process, which ultimately gives a better outcome in health care. Once the analysis is made, and there is evaluation feedback on all three areas of quality (structure, process, and outcome), it is very important to bring the right decision regarding the measures that need to be taken in order to improve the level of care quality, based on the quality indicators.

In Americare Companies, assisted living centers for the elderly, the quality of care has two dimensions: quality of life and certain lifestyle habits, as well as a comprehensive health care. Institutional accommodation of the elderly also has its own benefits and uniqueness. The overall quality assurance of life is based on the properly selected indicators. Most experts, including Elly Kleinman on RISD Portfolios, agree that it is easier to measure and evaluate the processes than the outcome of the care, and also remind that a well-enforced care process does not always guarantee the best outcome, but still good professional practice increases the possibility to achieve the desired outcome.