Elderly People with Dementia and Their Vulnerability

Running head: ELDERLY PATIENT VULNERABILITY
Elderly people with dementia and their vulnerability
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Why are elderly people so vulnerable in healthcare?.................................................................3
Social Determinants...............................................................................................................3
Health Inequities....................................................................................................................3
Health Inequalities.................................................................................................................4
Health outcomes of elderly people with dementia.................................................................5
One specific health disparity impacting elderly people suffering from dementia.....................6
Identifying a target audience to make policy decisions.............................................................8
Recommendations for the project..............................................................................................9
Conclusion (Standard of Practice)...........................................................................................10
References................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
Health disparity is a pervasive rate that is looked at by every one of the sections in
Australia. Of the considerable number of sections present in the nation-state, older
individuals have been for some time disregarded off their entitlement to fitting and required
medical aids. In 2013, 14% of the populace (3.3 million individuals) were 65 and over and
1.9% were 85 and more than (439,600 individuals) ("Ageing and the health system:
challenges, opportunities and adaptations", 2015). By 2053, in light of Australian Bureau of
Statistics (ABS) medium-level development presumptions, 21% of the populace will be aged
65 and over (8.3 million individuals) and 4.2% aged 85 and over (1.6 million individuals)
("Ageing and the health system: challenges, opportunities and adaptations", 2015). Without a
doubt, ageing will present difficulties to the social insurance framework, given the bigger
number of more established individuals, the way that numerous wellbeing conditions and
related incapacity become progressively basic with age, and that more established individuals
are higher clients of wellbeing administrations (Harvey, Mitchell, Brodaty, Draper & Close,
2016). The commonness of numerous wellbeing conditions is higher in more seasoned age
gatherings. Dementia is a huge medical issue among more established Australians—an
expected 332,000 Australians had dementia in 2014, of which 93% were matured 65 and over
("Ageing and the health system: challenges, opportunities and adaptations", 2015). In view of
projections of populace development and maturing, the quantity of individuals with dementia
is assessed to stretch around 900,000 by 2050.
In the following essay, the social determinants of health of elderly people in Australia
will be discussed. In addition to that, a policy will be recommended to a fitting organization
to enhance the care to be provided to the elderly populace of the country.

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Why are elderly people so vulnerable in healthcare?
Social Determinants
Notwithstanding variations in medicinal services between more seasoned people and
the remainder of the populace, aberrations are likewise apparent among more seasoned
people themselves, for example, by sexual orientation, salary level and racial or ethnic
foundation (Nair, Mansfield & Waller, 2016). Albeit burdened more seasoned people will, in
general, be increasingly presented to wellbeing dangers and to encounter more medical
issues, they regularly stand up to more difficulties in getting to wellbeing related
administrations (Herrmann et al., 2018). Family ancestry, heredity and hereditary qualities
assume a role in deciding a person's probability of building up certain kinds of dementia. Be
that as it may, chance decrease has a solid task to carry out at a populace level and at this
stage speaks to the best way to deal with diminish the predominance and cultural effect of
dementia. General wellbeing exploration has shown steady measurable relationship between
social conditions and wellbeing of the individuals. Individuals of higher financial status
reliably show preferred wellbeing over the individuals who experience less great social
conditions. Further, inquire about proposes that wellbeing helplessness is involved both
individual and cultural components. There is proof of stamped contrasts in wellbeing and
social help use between elderly individuals with and without dementia. Twisting diseases are
the most significant indicator of long haul care among elderly individuals.
Health Inequities
Imbalances are correspondingly reflected in future and examples of mortality and
weakness for the duration of the existence cycle and into seniority. While future during
childbirth keeps on moving crosswise over areas, contrasts are noteworthy as per nations'
degrees of financial advancement and are additionally clear by sexual orientation and