Meditsinskaya sestraMeditsinskaya sestra0025-83422587-9979Russkiy Vrach Publishing House11311910.29296/25879979-2019-05-01Research ArticleLong-term care from the perspective of the modern gerontological conceptProshchaevK. Ilongtermcare.fmba@gmail.comFesenkoE. Vlongtermcare.fmba@gmail.comNoskovaI. Slongtermcare.fmba@gmail.comFederal Research and Clinical Center for Specialized Types of Medical Care and Medical Technologies, Federal Biomedical Agency of Russia150520192153518112022Copyright © 2019, Russkiy Vrach Publishing House2019The paper considers the current trend in long-term care by physicians, nurses, social workers, caregivers (orderly approved nurses) and other persons (including the family of a patient and his/her surroundings) in terms of their knowledge about gerontology and geriatrics.elderly agegerontologygeriatricslong-term caregeriatric syndromesпожилой возрастгеронтологиягериатриядолговременный уходгериатрические синдромы[Бурцев А., Гизатулина Л., Ильницкий А., Прощаев К., Ткаченко Е. Гериатрический подход и деменция: повышение квалификации специалистов. Врач. 2018; 29 (6): 79-83.][Carneiro J.A., Cardoso R.R., Dur es M.S., Guedes M.C.A., Santos F.L., Costa F.M.D., Caldeira A.P. Frailty in the elderly: prevalence and associated factors. Rev Bras Enferm. 2017; 70 (4): 747-52. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0633.][Ильницкий А., Прощаев К., Варавина Л. и др. Синдром старческой астении (frailty): клиника, диагностика, лечение, профилактика. Врач. 2014; 6: 3-5.][van Loon I.N., Goto N.A., Boereboom F.T.J., Bots M.L., Verhaar M.C., Hamaker M.E. Frailty Screening Tools for Elderly Patients Incident to Dialy.][Fernandove E., Kube ov H.M. Do the test results of cognitive function and activities of daily life of seniors correlate with the state of vitamin D supply to the organism? Vnitr Lek. Winter. 2018; 64 (11): 1107-14.][Ильницкий А.Н., Крохмалева Е.В., Коршун Е.И. Одиночество как новый гериатрический синдром: фокус на питание. Клиническая геронтология. 2018; 24 (5-6): 8-13.]