Impact of Moving into Aged Care Facility on Tran's Wellbeing

This article discusses the impact of moving into an aged care facility on Tran's emotional, cultural, financial, physical, spiritual, and social wellbeing. It also provides strategies to encourage Tran to continue being engaged in his social network and interests to benefit his mental health and ways to promote a healthy lifestyle for Tran. Additionally, it explains how Tran's cultural and spiritual preferences could be recognized and accommodated. Lastly, it identifies potential hazards and risks to Tran's safety when he was living in his own home.

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Use this case scenario to answer the following six (6) questions.
Tran is an 83 year old gentleman who recently moved into the aged
care facility in which you work as a personal support worker. Tran
came to Australia in 1976 as a refugee from Vietnam. He was a
teacher in Vietnam, but in Australia he worked for many years in the
market gardens near Adelaide. His wife died three years ago and
he has no other family in Australia. Tran’s father was a musician
and Tran has always had a love of music. His faith is Buddhism and
he likes to meditate on a daily basis.

Tran had been managing to live alone until arthritis and other health
problems made it difficult for him to adequately care for himself.
Tran found it difficult to cope with daily life without his wife. The
house and his beloved vegetable garden became too much for him
to manage.
Because of his arthritis, Tran has pain in his back and knees and he
also has bouts of dizziness at times. Tran likes to use
complementary medicines and meditation to improve his health.
Tran had experienced a couple of falls whilst living at home. Since
moving into the facility Tran has been using a walking frame. He
had also lost weight in the last few months he was at home,
because cooking became difficult and he wasn’t eating very well.
He says he misses eating the beautiful Vietnamese food his wife
always made, especially drinking tea.
Tran does have a small group of close friends who he worked with
for a number of years. Most of his friends also came to Australia
from Vietnam. When Tran was living at home, they would meet
regularly to play cards and exchange memories of Vietnam and
their years in the market gardens. He says he misses speaking in
his own language.
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Tran has moved from his home into an aged care facility. This is a
significant move and may impact on the various aspects of his
wellbeing.
Describe how each of the following aspects of Tran’s wellbeing may
be affected by this move. (ensure you provide a potential impact
for each of the aspects of wellbeing listed below)
1. Emotional wellbeing
2. Cultural wellbeing

3. Financial wellbeing
4. Physical wellbeing
5. Spiritual wellbeing
6. Social wellbeing
Aspect of Wellbeing Potential Impact
Emotional wellbeing The emotional wellbeing of Mr. Tran would
be positively impacted since he would not face
isolation or loneliness, lack of acceptance, and
chronic low mood when in the aged care
facility . The aged care facilities provides
platforms where people talk and interact thus
the patients feel occupied and avoid
unnecessary stress or loneliness. He would be
relieved from tasks such as cooking,
household maintenance, gardening, and
cooking. There is also a negative aspect to the
emotional well-being of Mr. Tran as leaving
away from his home will drag him out of his
comfort, his home his garden and the
memories of his wife in their home. This sense
of sudden detachment from his home and
introduction to a completely new place with
new people can impact his emotional well-
being negatively. Moreover he has a group of
Vietnamese friends residing with Australia
with whom he plays cards and exchange their
old memories in Vietnam. However his shift to
aged care facility causes detachment with this
group of friends. Lack of friends from same
cultural and ethnic origin hampers the
emotional well-being.
Cultural wellbeing Mr. Tran culture can be negatively impacted
because he would not be able to practice his
culture within the facility. Most of the aged
care facilities have their own ways of doing
things. Mr. Tran, however, can learn from
other cultures from his colleagues. But
exposure to is culture and old memories will
be restricted as he is now unable to meet and
converse with his Vietnamese friends.
Financial wellbeing Mr. Tran will face financial constraint because
he will not be able to perform some of the
works such gardening he used to do before. He

will be forced to depend on the facility to get
things such as food and clothing.
Physical wellbeing The physical well-being of Mr. Tran will
highly approve because the aged care facility
schedule time for physical activity such as
walking around the compound. He will also be
able to eat nutritious food such as fruits and
vegetables which would promote or enhance
his physical wellbeing.
Spiritual wellbeing Mr. Tran would be able to attend church
services organized by the aged care facility.
However, he might be negatively impacted if
the facility does not offer Buddhism or none of
the occupants is a Buddhist.
Social wellbeing Mr. Tran would be able to meet new people
and interact or socialize with them. He will not
find himself physically isolated from people.
The aged care facility allows members to
interact and organize various social events
which enable the residents to associate with
one another.
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Hi Tatiana you have given some good answers here and given your reasoning to back them
up. Well done. Just be mindful that moving into a residential facility may have a negative
impact on Tran under Emotional Well being as he is leaving his home and everything that is
familiar to him. Also Tran may meet new people as you say and this may have a positive
impact on his social well being but he may miss his old friends and this may have an negative
impact. The transition process can be very different for each individual person.
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Provide three (3) strategies you could use to encourage Tran to
continue to be engaged in his social network and interests to benefit
his mental health?
One of the strategies I could use to encourage Tran to continue being engaged in his social
network includes building a good rapport or relationship with him.
Secondly, I would help the client establish a social circle of beneficial friends; which would
provide Tran with a safety and secure area to express as well as share his emotions and
thoughts. I would also ensure that the client remains happy through ensuring proper welfare.
Lastly, I would encourage Tran to indulge in some activity of his choice like gardening or
playing cards. Participation in such activity will help Tran to work in his mental well-being
moreover, when this activity will be done in groups, his social participation will increase.
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Hi Tatiana your first and second answer are correct. Well done. Your third answer sounds the
same as your second answer. Both read that you would encourage Tran to meet people and
socialize within the facility. Can you please think of another response that covers another
strategy? Maybe have a think about his interests from the scenario and see if you can use this
to find something he may like to do.
Please resubmit with 1 different strategy.
Anne Piltz
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As a support worker, what two (2) actions could you take to
promote a healthy lifestyle for Tran?
One of the ways to promote healthy lifestyle for Tran is by decreasing the incident of
limitation or constraint of physical activity because of arthritis. The promotion of the physical
activity can be done by encouraging Tran to indulge in gardening. Daily gardening activity will
help to reduce the sedentary time of Tran and at the same time will help to maintain healthy
lifestyle.
I would also successfully increase relevant non-clinical-based exercise and physical activity
programs. The activities or programs will decrease the cost of health care and improve the
quality of life for the patient.
I would also promote a healthy lifestyle for Tran by encouraging him to eat nutritious food or a
balanced diet including vegetables and fruits. I would encourage Tran to consume foods rich
in omega-3 fats such as fish including salmon and sardines. Foods rich in omega-3 fats help in
reducing inflammation related to rheumatoid arthritis. Eating a nutritious diet would enable
the patient get the necessary minerals and vitamins. In the dietary plan, I will include some
easy to cook yet tasty Vietnamese food which score high on nutritional quotient. Having

Vietnamese food in the diet chart will prevent skipping of meal and at the same time
consumption of nutritional food will help Tran to maintain healthy lifestyle.
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Hi Tatiana, you have given two good strategies that can be use for all clients. Encourage
activity and a well balance diet. To meet Trans specific needs this could be taken further.
Providing a diet that includes Vietnamese food for Tran as this would ensure cultural
inclusion. Also finding an activity for Tran that he likes to do would be better at meeting his
needs. You could consider encouraging Tran to continue gardening as this is what he likes to
do instead of a structured exercise programme.
Anne Piltz
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Outline two (2) Vietnamese customs, values or beliefs that may be
important to Tran.
First Vietnamese customs or values or beliefs that might be important for Sam is daily
practice of meditation. Daily practice of medication will help Tram to have mental health and
well-being.
Second Vietnamese customs, culture or beliefs that might be important for Sam is practising
Buddhism. Buddhism in Vietnam is practised mainly by the Vietnamese who are from
Mahayana tradition. Vietnamese Buddhism loves to share syncretic relationships which help
them to lead to life of serenity and peace.
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Hi Tatiana you have given lots of information regarding Vietnamese culture beliefs and social
structure. This may be important to Tran but we do not know this and may be a stereotype.
This question is asking you to " Outline two (2) Vietnamese customs, values or beliefs that
may be important to Tran" Please use the information given to you in the scenario about Tran
at the start of this assessment to give two answers that we know are relevant to Tran.

Please resubmit
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Explain how Tran’s cultural and spiritual preferences could be
recognised and accommodated?
Provide two (2) examples
Tran’s cultural preferences can be recognized and accommodated through with the help of
compassionate communication. This would involve understanding that traditions and beliefs
are important forces in the patient’s life.
Tran’s spiritual preferences would also be recognized and accommodated through religious
and spiritual beliefs support. This can be done through accommodated through organizing
cultural and spiritual leisure activities such as religious affiliation, folkloric music as well as
celebration of cultural days.
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Hi Tatiana you have given a lot of information some of it seems to repeat itself or not be
specifically related to Tran. Please be mindful that giving extra information can lead to
misunderstandings.
From your statement above I can take 'Tran’s cultural preferences would be recognized and
accommodated through compassionate communication'. This is correct, listening and learning
about Trans beliefs and cultural/spiritual needs is important.
I can also take 'spiritual preferences would also be recognized and accommodated through
religious and spiritual beliefs support.'This is correct, we need to be respectful of Trans
beliefs.
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If you were a support worker providing assistance to Tran when he
was living in his own home identify three (3) potential hazards and
risks to Tran’s safety?
One of the risks for Tran when living in his own home includes falls. The patient could get
injuries such as broken bones due to falls which can affect his wellbeing and safety. Falls may
occur as a result of slippery stairs or wet floors. Another hazards which Tran could face burns
which can result due to stoves and dishwashers. The client can have burns, for example,
when preparing his meals. Lastly, the patient could experience cuts, for example, sharp
edges. The garden hoe can also cause danger due to the patient’s old age.
Three potential hazards include Major side-effects arising from the use of complementary
medicines, Lack of proper intake of food due to lack of Vietnamese menu in diet and thus
increase in the hazard of weight loss further and increase in the pain of arthritis hampering
the quality of life
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Hi Tatiana, you have identified three risk for Tran. Risk of falls, risk from the garden and risks
with injury due to frailty which you have identified when cooking.
Anne Piltz