Abstract:

Humanity has been faced with many disasters such as wars, migrations and outbreak since the day it emerged. One of these disasters is undoubtedly Covid-19 outbreak. This new type of coronavirus, which was encountered for the first time in Wuhan, China, affected millions of people worldwide, spread to all countries and was declared an outbreak by the World Health Organization (WHO). Although there is a risk of transmission of this new type of virus for people of all ages, mortality rates in the elderly are higher than other age groups due to chronic diseases accompanying old age. In old age, individuals may face more physiological, psychological, social and economic problems than other age groups. Combining with the multi-dimensional structure of old age and its unique problems, the The Covid-19 outbreak has made the emergence of applications and new approaches specific to the elderly mandatory. For these reasons, since the beginning of the outbreak, governments around the world have developed measures, restrictions and new service models for the elderly group. In the Covid-19 outbreak, during work for elderly people in Turkey, and to determine whether services are what are important to be ready for a new outbreak in the future. It is shown as an example by WHO with the studies conducted by Turkey in the Covid-19 outbreak for the elderly. Examining and evaluating the work and services of Turkey for the elderly during the outbreak process is important to be prepared for new outbreaks that may occur in the future. For these reasons, the purpose of the study is to evaluate and examine practices for the elderly in Turkey during the Covid-19 outbreak. Applications for the elderly services, restrictions, economic support, permission/ privileges and medical services has been examined in this research. As a result, it was understood that the elderly people were tried to be supported psycho-socially and economically in the dimensions discussed. However, it can be said that the applications do not create the desired level of impact because the services are not planned, multi-dimensional and sustainable. In this context, the services provided to the elderly should be multidimensional and solution oriented, with the elderly at the centre.

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