ISO 25557 - Care for older persons at home and in residential care facilities
This document supports the United Nations Principles for older persons:
1) Older persons should be able to live in environments that are safe and adaptable to personal preferences and changing capacities.
2) Older persons should be able to reside at home for as long as possible.
3) Older persons should benefit from family, community care and protection in accordance with each society's system of cultural values.
4) Older persons should be able to utilize appropriate levels of institutional care providing protection, rehabilitation, social and mental stimulation in a humane and secure environment.
5) Older persons should be able to enjoy human rights and fundamental freedoms when residing in any shelter, care, or treatment facility, including full respect for their dignity, beliefs, needs and privacy and for the right to make decisions about their care and the quality of their lives.
6) Older persons should be able to live in dignity, security and be free of exploitation and physical or mental abuse. Older persons should be treated fairly regardless of age, gender, racial or ethnic background, disability, or other status, and be valued independently of their economic contribution.
This document is aiming to specify requirements and recommendations for the provision of health and social care services for older persons provided by healthcare and social care personnel, irrespective of whether the service is provided in the persons own home or in a care home.
The services concerned also include short term care e. g. respite care, enablement, and rehabilitation. Care services are provided in a variety of settings. While this document focuses on those delivered in care facilities including preventive, responsive, and palliative care, many of the requirements can be applied to the provision of care services in any setting.
Service provisions are based on the individual needs and preferences of the older person to assist self determination, participation, safety, and security. The document aims to encompass the holistic needs of older persons receiving care at home and at care homes and the workforce, taking into consideration principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
When the document publishes it is intended to serve as a guide to all providers of care and support to older persons irrespective of size, structure, legal set up, or funding model (i. e. public, private or non-profit).
How can you get involved?
Contact the committee manager for more information or to register your interest to take part in it's development.
Kevin Groombridge acts in the working group convenor role, supported by Stefan Lundberg as co-convenor.