| The existing nursing homes in Iran cannot meet the psychological, social,
and physical needs of older people. A majority of vulnerable individuals do not
receive good-quality housing and a pleasant home environment. Therefore, this
study aimed to determine the structure of purpose-built, modified housing, selfcontained
dwellings, residential care, and nursing homes for older people in Iran
and around the developed countries. A systematic review was carried out to explore
all the relative objects published in Persian and English during 1994–2016. The
following databases were investigated: ProQuest, PubMed, Scopus, SID, Magiran,
and Irandoc. Then, the results were screened independently by two reviewers using
predefined inclusion criteria. Moreover, the resources were analyzed in terms of
basic features, patterns of care, type of services, personnel, and facilities. Various
settings such as sheltered housing, extra care housing, nursing home, residential
facilities, retirement community, and foster nursing homes were approached. We
concluded that the care services provided to the elderly of Iran have quantitative
and qualitative deficiencies due to non-compliance of these centers with international
standards. |