HEALTH FOR FRAIL ELDERLY AS A GERONOM

Aim: The study seeks to discover the influence optimal oral health care and services have on the frail elderly living in elderly homes. Focus will be based on optimal services ren-dered by staff in elderly homes Research questions were formulated to guide the research process as follows: 1. What is the impact of optimizing oral health services by staff in elderly homes for the elderly in their everyday life? 2. What services and products are needed to promote optimal oral health for the el-derly in elderly homes? Method: Literature review and content analysis was used to explore the Scientific and peer reviewed articles. Results: Oral health care for the frail elderly living in elderly homes needs to be given priority. Educating caregivers on oral health issues, access to oral services and devices, collaboration between oral health professionals will bring about a great change Conclusion: Due to lack of optimal regular oral care routine, frequent, supervised practice and training, and lack of optimal toothbrushes, it is a big challenge for care givers to uphol