[Risks for a good life in old age-Importance of selected dimensions of living conditions].

Background: Life situation dimensions, such as financial resources, housing, health and social relationships, have a significant influence on the scope available to older people for coping with everyday life and participation and thus for a good life in old age.

Method: As a basis for identifying current and future challenges posed by precarious living conditions in old age, current publicly available data and study results on the income situation, housing, health and care are reported as central dimensions of the living conditions of people aged 65 years and over in Germany.

Results: The study results presented provide indications as to which groups of older people live in particularly precarious living situations, which provide starting points for municipal action.

[The handling of psychotropic drugs in outpatient long-term care of older people : Part 2: the perspective of outpatient care providers].

Background: Studies show risks in the psychopharmacological care of older people with long-term care needs. In developing recommendations on the handling of psychotropic drugs in outpatient long-term care, the perspective of care professionals has so far received only sporadic attention.

Objective: The study aims to explore perspectives in outpatient care on the use of psychopharmaceuticals in the care of older people in need of long-term care.

[The psychopharmacological treatment of older people in need of care : Part 1: the perspective of inpatient care].

Background: Studies show a variety of risks associated with psychotropic medication for older people in need of long-term care in Germany. In inpatient care, nursing has important tasks when dealing with psychotropic drugs, such as placement and administration, patient observation and communication with doctors.

Aim Of Study: The study examined experiences and assessments of the handling of psychotropic drugs in inpatient care from the perspective of managers.

Navigating care in rural areas: Strategies employed by older adults with continuing care needs and their impact on social exclusion.

The literature recognizes the great diversity of care arrangements among rural-dwelling older people. However, little is known about the complex relationships between spatial, social and infrastructural characteristics of place and the strategies that older people develop to navigate care. Even less is known about how navigating care impacts social exclusion from the perspective of older adults themselves.