Overview Of Agieng In Australia

Question 1

Diversity groups of older Australian

Answer 1

29 percent of the population were born overseas
1-3 were born overseas
1-7 Australians are aged 65& over

Question 2

Diverse groups of older Australians

Answer 2

1 in 3 were born in a non-english speaking country
2/10 older Australians report speaking a language other then english
1/7 homeless people were iver 55
4% of indigenous are over 65

Question 3

Aged care sector- australia

Answer 3

Living at home 
Retirement living 
Shared facilities and services
Serviced apartment/ low level care
High level care

Question 4

Living at home

Answer 4

Home help, shopping, transport

Question 5

Retirement living

Answer 5

Recreation facilities, health & beauty services, food outlets, meeting space

Question 6

Support

Answer 6

More than one-quarter of a million people were using residential care, home care, and transition
Under commonwealth home support
1/3 of people using programs were born overseas
Indigenous Australians maybe younger in care

Question 7

Support services are provided by a large number of government programs

Answer 7

Common wealth/ state & territory/local/ community and voluntary

Question 8

Commonwealth

Answer 8

Provides help in/directly to the aged care sector
Home modifications,domestic assistance, meals and transport
Financial counselling, health promotion programs, social support
Rehabilitation services and retirement assistance
Advocacy services and information related to government programs

Question 9

Local government/ council

Answer 9

Provide services such as rate relief, electric bill relief, running if senior club

Question 10

State/territory government

Answer 10

States and territory provide range of health housing welfare services for the aged (

Dimentia support programs
Carer assistance, dementia support programs, transport assistance, home help, information services

Question 11

Non government sector

Answer 11

20% of welfare services are funded by non-government sectors/ organisations this kight include age care and charities

Question 12

Unpaid care

Answer 12

In Australia, the replacement value if all unpaid care ( that is when informal care is replaced with services purchased from formal care) for people with a disability mental illness, chronic conditions, terminal illness and older Australians has been estimated to be 60.3 billions

Question 13

Age care residential facilities

Answer 13

Can be shared or private rooms( permit couples)
-24 hours basic nursing required, including care for people with complex conditions and need of nursing interventions daw

Question 14

Support services

Answer 14

Cleaning, laundry, meals

Personal care services- help with dressing, eating, toileting, bathing and mobilisation

Question 15

Access to gp

Answer 15

Trained nurse on site (rn, en)

Predominantly staff by trained carers (pca,ain)

Question 16

residential care support

Answer 16

Average age of female is 85.5 years
Male is 81.6
2/3 of permanent residents are female
47% require in Adl
40% have complex health needs 
8 in 10 residents were classified as high

Question 17

Types of care ( community care)

Answer 17

Commonwealth home and community care programs 
National respite for carer programs
Day therapy Center 
Assistance in housing 
Veterans home care
Community support program
Indigenous aged care
Rural and remote

Question 18

Rural and remote health - access

Answer 18

That live far away have difficulty accessing
Prevention services
Health management and monitoring emergency care : ex ambulance, acute hospital access
Specialist surgery
Rehabilitation services after surgery
Aged care services
specialist medical care

Question 19

Rural and remote health - aged care

Answer 19

The majority of the people aged 65 and over in permanent residential aged care are in major cities (70%), followed by inner/outer regional (30%) and remote/ very remote (0.6%)

There are fewer residential aged care places in remote/very remote areas , 75% in very remote areas , having fewer than 20 aged care places available

Question 20

Changes in the aged care factor-the positive change

Answer 20

Older adults want choice
Older adults want to participate in their care
Older adults have more knowledge in their rights
Prefer community based care
Institutional and hospital based care was so costly and the need for alternative models

Question 21

Nursing in aged care - future ready

Answer 21

Aged care nurses say young grad and anyone looking for a challenge should carefully consider aged care facilities in an rn nursing career plan
With people living longer and with more aged care nursing options available ( facilities, hospitals, community clinics)