Geriatric Care: Services and Hazards for Older People Living at Home

Running head: GERIATRIC CARE 1
OLDER PEOPLE AND CHILD YOUTH
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GERIATRIC CARE 2
Question 1: An organization that informs the support and protection of the Older
Person
The Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) is a multidisciplinary membership
of government administrators, researchers, academics, service providers and consumers. It is
a voluntary, non-profit organization made up of professionals who have interests in
understanding and management of the impact of aging in the Australian Society. AAG
informs and provides a wide range of health services to the older people (Coles et al., 2013,
pp.40-45).
Some of these services include; outpatient and inpatient geriatric and rehabilitative
management services, Home Support Services such as Community Aged Care Packages,
respite services, psycho-geriatric services, palliative services of care, residential aged care
services and specialized healthcare programs that are meant to ensure independence of the
older person in the community hence promoting longer duration of stay (Karlsson et al.,
2013, pp.747-762).
The organization provides financial support and training programs to the older people
to increase their knowledge and understanding of aging in the society. AAG aims at
improving, promoting and protecting the wellbeing and circumstances of older people in
Australia by reaching out to them in the society and ensuring ease of access to regular
medical attention and check-ups. The organization addresses issues such as home safety,
dementia, nutritional patterns and hygiene which are key aspects of people’s health (Coles et
al.,2013, pp.40-45).
Question 2: Risks and hazardous of older people living in their own homes
In the home environment, there are potential safety hazards and risks which occur as a
result of interaction between the elderly and the environmental /physical stressors