Abstract
It aimed to analyze the line of care for the elderly with covid-19 from the perspective of health managers. Descriptive and qualitative study, carried out from November to December 2020, involving 11 health managers from a municipality in the interior of Paraíba, Brazil. A semi-structured interview was used, and the thematic content analysis technique was used in the analysis of the results. Two central themes emerged: Elderly person with Covid-19 and the scenarios of the line of care; and Line of care for the elderly person with Covid-19: arrangements of the system. The participants pointed out the importance of the priority service flow for the elderly, although they mentioned the lack of articulation between the services and devices of the network, especially those of medium and high complexity. Thus, it is recognized that the line of care for the elderly with Covid-19 has weaknesses related to its composition and management of the flow of care between services, which reinforces the challenge of the need for greater qualification of professional teams to face the current situation of health crisis.
Keywords:
Aged; Covid-19; Health Services