In their recent editorial in JAMDA, Essuman et al
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address an issue that is only starting to emerge in Africa, namely the management
of older persons in long-term care facilities. There are several reasons for this.
From a societal perspective, the old African saying “When an old person dies, a library
burns to the ground” seems to have become obsolete. Indeed, the older members of African
society are progressively losing their central role as sages, protectors of tradition,
and guarantors of the passing down of culture from generation to generation. Although
it is true that traditional barriers are being torn down in today's world, there still
remains a strong feeling of guilt and shame for African families when they envisage
placing their elders in long-term care facilities. For this reason, although the demand
may exist, it is rarely expressed by families.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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