Case Study: Analyzing Abraham's Residence at Lotus Aged-Care Facility

This case study explores the experience of Abraham Chatzkel, a 91-year-old resident at Lotus Compassionate Aged-care facility, within the context of the Australian Healthcare system. The study details the facility's description, services, and approach to care, including community service, disability support, and residential care options. It examines how the Australian political and economic ideology supports Abraham's stay, focusing on government funding for aged care and the role of non-profit organizations. Furthermore, the study highlights the importance of community inclusion and participation in Abraham's care, emphasizing pain management, recreational activities, and community involvement as key strategies to promote independence and well-being. The Lotus Compassionate Aged-care facility provides essential care and support to elderly individuals with chronic conditions, funded by government grants and dedicated to providing quality healthcare and personal care.

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Case study of Abraham at Lotus Compassionate aged-care facility
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Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................2
Description of the facility............................................................................................................................2
How does the political and economic ideology of the Australian Health care system................................3
Facilitate Abraham’s residence and stay at the Aged-care facility..............................................................3
Role of community inclusion and participation in care provision................................................................4
At the facility...............................................................................................................................................4
Ways of offering care to Abraham...............................................................................................................4
Pain management....................................................................................................................................5
Recreational activities..............................................................................................................................5
Community participation.........................................................................................................................5
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................6
Works Cited.................................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
This is a case study about Abraham Chatzkel, a 91 year old man currently living at the
Lotus Compassionate Aged-care facility. The study analyzes the facilities, location, and
description within the Australian Health Care system. The study will also analyze the type of
care provided at the facility, how the care is offered and how the Australian Health care system
facilitates residence of Abraham.
Description of the facility
Lotus Compassionate Aged-care facility is a non-profit organization with the aim of
providing quality care and standard care to the community. The services provided at the facility
are; community service, disability support service and residential care. The facility provides
assistance to their clients according to their individualized care plan. Healthcare professionals at
the facility, offer assistance with domestic duties, and recreational activities to the people who
cannot achieve self-care activities because of physical disability (Slatyer 2015).

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The facility offers community service which enables the elderly to remain in their
homes for a long period of time, by providing personal care and social support at their own
homes.
Disability support service is provided at the facility for the disabled seniors living at
their homes but need personal care. It is able to achieve this through their program of home
management.
It also offers residential care in two forms; high level holistic care and low level care.
High level holistic care is provided to individuals who cannot perform activities of daily living,
because of conditions that cause physical inactivity. Low level care is provided to individuals
who need help with social, recreational and personal care.
How does the political and economic ideology of the Australian
Health care system
Facilitate Abraham’s residence and stay at the Aged-care
facility
In Australia the population of individual aged 85 years and above is steadily
increasing. Statistical projections show an increase in the number of elderly individuals, who
may or may not be suffering from chronic conditions, rising from 400,000 to 1.8milion people by
the year 2051. As a result of this, there is an increase in demand for long-term care, residential
care, community care and aged-care (Cooke 2015).
These statistics have led to the Australian government setting up funds for aged-
care, long-term care, community care and residential care, under the Australian Health care

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system. Funds for the elderly are provided through, pharmaceutical benefits, grants for Non-
governmental organizations that offer community care, indigenous care and residential care
Medicare, and contributions to state hospitals. The government also makes payments to the
elderly through superannuation concession and pensions. These financial benefits are available
for the elderly above 65 years (Chen 2016).
Abraham lies within the age that benefits from government aid for care, he also has a
chronic condition, rheumatoid arthritis which is within the criteria for getting funds from the
government. Lotus Compassionate Aged- care facility is a non-profit organization which
specializes in aged care; therefore it is a suitable candidate for grants.
Role of community inclusion and participation in care
provision
At the facility
At the facility Abraham will meet with other people with similar conditions and
in the same situation. He will also meet his age mates. Such inclusions will give him the
company he needs and will help improve the outcome of the condition, by preventing depression
which may result from loneliness.
Ways of offering care to Abraham
In order to promote empower Abraham to promote his independence; the health care
provider will institute measure such as pain management, recreational activities and community
participation.

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Pain management
Pain is the main symptom of rheumatoid arthritis; sometimes the affected person
may be in so much pain that they are not able to perform any activities on their own, rendering
them immobile; therefore pain management, through pharmacological involvement and non-
pharmacological involvement is necessary to help promote independence in our client (Marcum
2014).
Recreational activities
They will provide social interactions between our client and the other members of the
facility. This will help reduce the chances of developing depression; therefore promoting
independence (Fisher 2018).
Community participation
This enables our client to be involved in the community and it gives them a sense
of purpose and it helps promote independence (Messier 2017).

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Conclusion
Lotus Compassionate Aged-care facility is a non-profit organization that provides care
to the elderly both at their homes and within the facility. It provides a home for those with
chronic conditions with no family to take care of them. It is funded by the government and grants
meant for non-governmental organizations offering services to the elderly, which can be
community based or within the facility.
People like Abraham benefit from such facilities because they will access quality
health care and personal care at the same place.

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Works Cited
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Cooke, FLABT 2015, ' Guest editors’ introduction: human resource management in health care and
elderly care: current challenges and toward a research agenda.', Human Resource Management, vol 5,
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Fisher, KL,HEL 2018, 'Predictors of Physical Activity Levels in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A
Multivariate Approach Based on a Socio-Ecological Framework. ', Journal of aging and physical activity,
vol 1, no. 26, pp. pp.114-120.
Marcum, ZA,ZHL 2014, 'Correlates of gait speed in advanced knee osteoarthritis.', Pain Medicine, vol 8,
no. 15, pp. pp.1334-1342.
Messier, SP,CLF 2017, 'Weight-loss and exercise for communities with arthritis in North Carolina (we-
can): design and rationale of a pragmatic, assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial.', BMC
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Slatyer, S,PC 2015, 'Finding privacy from a public death: a qualitative exploration of how a dedicated
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