Assessment on the General Healthcare and Wellbeing of the Aged

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Assessment on the General Healthcare and Wellbeing of the Aged
In the case study, Abraham is aged and stays with his niece’s family where he receives care since
he never married and has no children of his own to care for him. Abraham has no choice but
moves to Lotus Compassionate Age Care Facility to receive care since his niece is relating to
New York from Brisbane. Therefore, this paper addresses the importance of community
inclusion and participation in the well-being of the aged, various funding mechanisms to aid in
the work of caring for the elderly and how caring through various activities empower the aged
and promote their independence (Henwood, Neville, Baguley, & Beattie, 2017).
Elderly care funding facilities access the care needs of residents and then uses
government mechanism to allocate subsidies to aged care providers to care for the aged people.
In Australia, the government provides care services that consist of residential care, flexible and
home care (Comans, Peel, Cameron, Gray, & Scuffham, 2015) . Providers include home support
and indigenous care through funding agreements with providers. The government offer care
based on the information on care statistics and support programs. The services provided at home
and in the community include transport, social support, nursing care, meals, personal care, and
health services. The government of Australia offers Home Care Packages for older people that
require more significant help at their homes. The program provides care packages from an
approved home care providers and enables older people to stay at their homes which they are
familiar with, rather than residential aged care. In addition, the service is tailored according to
the needs of an individual and the Principles of Consumer Directed Care (Grove, 2016) .
Moreover, community inclusion and participation in caring for the aged has primacy in
facilitating contact between the residence and their families. Social inclusion is achieved in case
of organized activities and creates a sense of belonging. Also, various activities organized by the

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community improve ownership and results in the sense of control and increasing interaction
between people and the aged. The community can recognize the needs of residences that are
often isolated thus filling the void far much beyond the call of duty. Participation poses a
challenge to the withdrawn residence, and through activities, they feel that they belong to a
particular society. Volunteers play an essential role in the social environment as they utilize their
resources and time to break the barriers of social inclusion (Bidee, et al., 2017). Most residences
feel their past moments revived when they are involved in social participation and their past
activities that they once love to make them feel at home hence improving their happiness and
well-being.
Furthermore, the aged need assistants a result of general old age and associated physical
disabilities. By encouraging independence, it would improve their health and enliven their home
life. Hence, they need tools to support independent such as adaptive tools that help them perform
daily tasks, i.e., toilet seat lifts and ramps. Mobility equipment tools helps the aged to move on
their own on wheelchairs and walkers. Physical activities and exercise that strengthen their
bodies and enable them to move freely. Daily activities will boost their physical health and
revive their social activities (Shimada, et al., 2016) . In addition, activities that give the aged
moments of fun should be involved in the residence and those that stay at home. This would
include offering transportation to support such activities outside the facility. They include
visiting historical sites, going for shopping, dancing, gardening, and gong for shopping. These
activities encourage their independence and mental stimulation. Also, watching television and
reading should be offered to the aged.
The wellbeing of the aged involves meeting the needs specific to cultural identity as an
essential factor. Human beings are completely different or the same, but society is made up of