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Family physicians assessed more than 4 million older people in nine months
The Ministry of Health announced that more than 4 million people aged 65 and over underwent comprehensive health assessments at family medicine units during the first nine months of the year. While 266,000 people received services through Healthy Aging Centers, the health reports of 983,567 people were renewed.
The Ministry of Health issued a statement on health services and practices for older people ahead of World Older Persons Day on October 1. The statement noted that, with advancing age, changes in cognitive functions and problems such as chronic diseases, vision and hearing impairments, mobility difficulties, falls and nutritional issues become more common.
It said that adopting healthy lifestyle habits from an early age, undergoing regular health checkups and identifying risk factors in a timely manner help people maintain active and independent lives in old age.
Multidimensional assessments at family medicine units
As part of the Disease Management Platform, people aged 65 and over undergo multidimensional assessments for older adults at family medicine units. More than 20 parameters are taken into account during the assessments to determine the health services they need.
People deemed to require further care are referred to hospitals or healthy living centers for advanced examinations, treatment and counseling services. Family physicians and family health workers conducted comprehensive health assessments for more than 4 million older people during the first nine months of the year.
Home health support through YAŞAM centers
A directive on Healthy Aging Centers was issued on March 30, 2023, to facilitate older people's access to health services. Under the program, the medical care needs of people aged 80 and over are identified in their homes and where they live, their health is monitored, and examinations and counseling are provided through remote health services when necessary.
The services, which also coordinate transfers between hospitals and homes, are provided in an integrated manner with home health teams. Since the program began, 266,000 people have received services.
e-Report system streamlines renewal procedures
The e-Report system, introduced in May 2025, streamlined the renewal of reports for nutritional supplements, medicines, incontinence products and medical devices for people aged 80 and over and those who are bedridden.
People who need to renew their reports are contacted by home health teams without having to make an appointment. Those assessed at home or in public nursing homes on the designated date have their eligible reports renewed either in person or through the Remote Patient Assessment System.
As part of the program, the reports of 983,567 people across Türkiye were renewed. Home health teams carried out the report renewal procedures for 191,563 of these people.
Who can benefit from home health services?
The medical needs of people who have difficulty accessing health services and are bedridden, dependent on medical devices or confined to their homes are met in their living environments. In addition to people aged 80 and over who request the services, patients aged 65 and over may benefit if they have a chronic disease documented by a medical board report and are assessed as being fully or severely dependent in terms of daily living activities.
Medical procedures consistent with patients' current conditions and treatment plans are carried out as part of home health services. When necessary, samples are collected for testing, and report and prescription procedures are handled.
People with diabetes, heart failure, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, neurodegenerative diseases, terminal-stage cancer or multiple chronic conditions are assessed as a priority. The program also covers people receiving follow-up care and treatment after a fracture, as well as patients requiring medical care because of an amputation.
In a statement issued for World Older Persons Day on October 1, Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu said that older people guide society through their experience, congratulated all older people on the occasion and wished them healthy, peaceful and long lives.
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