Allied Health Services in Australia Theory 2022

Allied health services in Australia
(for the benefits of aged
population)

Introduction
It is important to maintain to maintain health when people are
getting older and their ability to work is gradually declined. Thus,
preventive health services are essentially beneficial to them.
The term allied health is popular in Australia that describes the
broad range of health services that aims to provide the best
medical outcomes to the patients with the help of diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention procedures of diseases.
Allied health is a new concept that uses special skills and
knowledge for older people to help them to maintain their health
and wellbeing.

Description
• The Australian government provides benefits to older persons through allied
health services by involving various private health institutes.
• Uniting AgeWell organization provides best allied health services for those who
are 50 years old and above.
• There are various programs like residential and home care, independent retirement
living program, therapy program, short term care restoration program, social
support etc. offered by the organization for the aged people.
• Physiotherapy, massages, free hand exercises, stretching exercises, occupational
therapy are the examples of these type of home based allied health services.
• Aged persons can access these services by connecting with the agency through
simple and easy communication methods. (Taylor & Francis, 2019).

Required skills and knowledge
The specialist knowledge and skills that are essential for the allied health services of Uniting
AgeWell organization are:
• Intervention: the practice of intervention motivates people to live healthy lives. The process
also helps to reduce the possibilities of chronic diseases. For example, regular visits to the
nutritionist may help the aged people to identify what is good and what is bad for them.
• Rehabilitation: the rehabilitative care process helps people to gain their strengths after
serious injury or illness. For example, a person recovering from the severe heart attack needs
rehabilitative care process (Allied Health Professions Australia, 2019).
• Health strategies: the allied services provides various health related strategies to the old age
people to stay fit and live independently. For example, various work out processes,
massages, yoga training etc are also the forms of allied care process to assist people to live
freely.

Continuation...
• Coordination: it is one type of allied care services which provides health related information and assist
the aged people by choosing the best care programs for them.
Uniting AgeWell is a famous allied health organization that aims to promote wellness in the journey of life
for the old individuals. It also focus on choice and independence of anyone’s life and aims to ‘doing with’
rather than 'doing for’ the old individuals. The agency support and promote necessary clinical care for the
individuals of above 50 years old. (AnglicareSA, 2019).
According to the statistics, 15% of the Australian population are 65 years and over in 2019 and socialist
are assuming that the increasing rate of old age people is because of adult mortality rate declination as
well as a decrease rate in fertility . The reason behind this statistical data is the better service provision
by various allied health agencies and Uniting AgeeWell is one of them.

Types of allied health services
The broad range of services that are provided by the allied health professionals of Uniting AgeWell are
as follows:
• Occupational therapy: occupational therapist helps older people by reducing hazards, minimizing risks
so that they can easily participate in everyday occupations. The therapist plays a crucial role by
modifying environments and methods to support the older people’s participation in daily life occupation
(Pdfs.semanticscholar.org, 2019).
Key areas of activities are: play activities, household management activities, educational activities,
social activities, paid and unpaid work activities, etc.
Reasons:
when people are trying to adjust to life after a major accident, injury, stroke, etc.,
when people are suffering from disabilities for long term illness,
when people are trying to adjust their life after retirement from work.