Process of Admission of an Aged Resident in Aged Care Department

This paper discusses the process of admission of an aged resident in aged care department. The patient's condition, assessment tools, facility policy, and procedures are discussed. The patient required constant assistance and specific set up to meet daily activities. Legal requirements like verifying identification proof and details are also mentioned.

During my placement in the aged care department, I have experienced about the
process of admission of all the residents as per their specific physical conditions (Andersen.
2015). The assessment tools vary according to the requirement of the patients. All the
residents follow some facility policy as well as procedures for the admission process to be
completed. Here, in this paper I am illustrating the process of admission of an aged resident.
Keeping in mind about the confidentiality his pseudonym is being used here and any
identifying information is strictly not provided.
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e
Age Condi
tion
Assess
ment tools
Other
assessment
requirements
Any
referral
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am Addison
87 The
patient was
suffering
from age-
related
problems and
he was
almost bed-
ridden. He
was unable to
do his own
things and he
could not
even stand
properly. So,
As per
the facility
policy and
procedures
there are some
rules for the
admission of
the aged
patients. The
person’s
physical
condition is
verified in
order provide
support with
An
initial
psychological
evaluation is
also necessary
as per the
facility policy
or procedure of
admission of
all the
residents
(Nates et al.
2016). As per
his condition,
the physical
I
needed to
send a
referral to the
psychology
department
once, as a
part of his
medication
progress. He
was an aged
person and
his condition
was crucial to
create any

he was in
need of
constant
support and
assistance
from the
nurses in
doing his
required daily
activities too.
The patient
was also in
need of some
specific
medial tools
to live life
like others.
proper set up
of tools like
bed, wheel
chair etc
(Basques et al.
2015). It is
checked
where the
person
requires
constant
observation
and daily
assessment of
their
medication is
necessary
also.
There are
legal
requirements
also like
verifying the
identification
proof and
therapy and
massage
therapy will be
provided to
him according
to the facility
policy or
procedure of
admission for
the aged
person like
him (Sjoding
et al. 2016).
The 24hour
nursing service
was there for
the patient in
order to assist
him all the
time.
psychological
issue. So, it
was required
for him to
have a
consultation
with a
psychologist.

details. The
admission is
based on this
assessment. In
this case, the
patient is bed-
ridden so he
needs a
constant
assistance of
nurses and
along with
wheel chairs
he needs some
other specific
set up to meet
daily
activities.
This was the admission process of the particular patient as per the facility poly and
procedure of admission.

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