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Topic 1:THE NEED OF THE AGED INDIGENOUS POPULATION IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
The Melbourne area houses close to 4,485,211 people and 0.5% of the total population is comprised of the aboriginal or the indigenous populations.According to the census data the area houses close to 24000 aboriginals with respect to the greater Melbourne area (censusdata.abs.gov.au, 2018). The total number of older or aged individuals in the Australian territory is 23801892, with one among six being over 65, 2.1% being over 85, and close to 3500 people are at or over 100 years of age. In the greater Melbourne, the total number of aboriginals living in the area are 30,143, among them 10% belong to the elderly populations (melbourne.vic.gov.au, 2018).These older culturally diverse population have special health needs. Australian population and aging
There are significant challenges for the older patient population living in the areaStaff shortage and lack of infrastructure in the suburban Melbourne (melbourne.vic.gov.au, 2018).0.7% of the older populations live away from the city and have to migrate to the city to avail health care services.A significant lack of residential aged care or RAC facilities for the people living in MelbourneThe staff shortage and staff strike is very common in the greater Melbourne (health.vic.gov.au, 2018). The number of culturally compatible residential facilities are exceptionally low (Aihw.gov.au., 2018)Need for greater cultural safety in the RAC facilities with culturally diverse staff. Health needs of aged aborginals
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